What is the youngest age to get COPD?

Answer 1

I can only answer this question by personal experience. I was 40 years old when I was told I had COPD. I have researched this and found this is a disease that is found in older people in their 60 and 70. Hope this helped a little.

Nicholas Sorrentino:

I'm eighteen years old. Last year, at the age of seventeen, I was diagnosed with COPD and had half off my left lung removed due to spontaneous pnuemothoraces. They found the emphysema (COPD) in my right lung during the procedures. If you would also categorize Chronic Bronchitis into the COPD diagnoses, I was born with it. So, seventeen or from birth. I also have no blood relatives with COPD. It isn't genetics at all, but I have smoked for a few years. My suggestion is stay away from cigarettes, or any other inhalant based chemical and take care of your body. COPD can cause a lot of damage to other parts of the human body (ex. liver, kidney, and Heart diseases/failures). When I had my first pnuemothorax, my lung was 100% deflated and caused a minor heart attack. If you have any other respiratory questions and what can be caused from them, feel free to ask. Hopefully some of this information will help you and any others who have this or a similar question.