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Is Collapsed Lung Caused Due To Continuous Smoking?
First, I am a smoker of 5 years, on and off, but I am cutting back so I can quit. Now, lately, randomly when i breathe, my left side kind of under my ribs i feel like, something pop out kind of, Its worrying me and is alittle suprising when it happens, because i read somewhere that it could be a collapsed lung
Fri, 17 Jan 2014
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Smoking increase the chances of collapse lung. but kind of symptoms u r telling is not of collapse lung. Its symptoms include sudden and sharp chest pain, Shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, cough, and fatigue etc. Get a chest x ray done and consult a general physician for it.
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Smoking increase the chances of collapse lung. but kind of symptoms u r telling is not of collapse lung. Its symptoms include sudden and sharp chest pain, Shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, cough, and fatigue etc. Get a chest x ray done and consult a general physician for it.
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