so as you read in the title I'm still 16 and I have the exact same symptoms except that i don't smoke but the issue is that I live in Saudi Arabia, Dammam. Which is near an industrial city (aljubail) which is the 5th in the world most pollution cities, plus the wind is coming directly from AlJubail to Dammam so technically I live in industrial city, I've these symptoms since 8 months ago and it's incredibly increasing day by day and 3 months ago I started smelling gases and industrial smells In the air and get the episode if I stayed outside home for a long time 2 months ago I couldn't get out of the home and I still can't I haven't been outside for 2 months now except to go to the hospital because as soon as I get outside I get the episode, I get the episode every 2 days even if I stayed at home then immediately I go to the ER I use the BIPAP for only half an hour on settings 24 over 12 and then I get better that doesn't mean I get to the normal breathing I always have shortness of breath even after the BIPAP.
I can't walk for more than 2-3 min I can't run I can't do my sports.
I describe it as I can't get enough air and I can't get the air outside my lungs.
and I forgot to mention that my blood co2 is high and my lungs are hyperinflated.
So please I need to know if my son might have COPD so I can find him a better doctor to treat him well (this is his father).