Cure Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) I am working to find an end to incurable diseases, I recently tried of Asthma and thought of this. I am unaware if this would work or if it has already been attempted. Edited March 23, 2018 by Cure Made a mistake in typing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 "Would an Artificial Trachea Cure Asthma?" No, because the problems are in the lungs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cure Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Oh, from what I understood Asthma made the bronchial tubes more susceptible to inflammation. My mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area54 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 (edited) I am not well versed in human anatomy, or in medicine. However, it is my understanding that asthma is a condition that effects directly the lungs. The trachea is not involved. How would an artificial trachea help? Oops. Cross posted with John. 1 minute ago, Cure said: Oh, from what I understood Asthma made the bronchial tubes more susceptible to inflammation. My mistake. The bronchial tubes are located in the lungs, not the trachea. But 10 out of 10 for wanting to cure a serious and growing complaint Edited March 23, 2018 by Area54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cure Posted March 23, 2018 Author Share Posted March 23, 2018 Yes, I understand now. Okay, forget about the trachea; would artificial bronchial tubes work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area54 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Then you are essentially talking about an artificial lung. The technology for such a device, located in the human body, is beyond our present capacity. (I suspect, well beyond.) Perhaps a genetic engineering approach would be more appropriate, easier to achieve and more socially acceptable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cure Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share Posted March 25, 2018 That makes much more sense, thank you for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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