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What Causes Discomfort In Lungs?
I was wondering why I have discomfort in my lungs? It is a dull achy pain and I tend to have an annoying cough. I had a really bad allergic reaction years ago that affected my lungs for 9 months. Do you think that could've damaged my lungs? I am a healthy fit woman of 51 yrs old.
Thu, 16 Jul 2015
thanks for your question
i completely understand your question
dull achy pain in chest /lungs can be due to variety of diseases like pleural effusion, pneumonia etc
in your case it seems like old healed infecton ,as you said you had some lung infection few yrs back
that old infection can cause fibrosis in due course of time amd that might be causing the pain.
you need to consult a pulmonlogist who can request for a chest xray and rule out other causes ans mentioned above and lead to a certain diagnosis
thanks
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
i completely understand your question
dull achy pain in chest /lungs can be due to variety of diseases like pleural effusion, pneumonia etc
in your case it seems like old healed infecton ,as you said you had some lung infection few yrs back
that old infection can cause fibrosis in due course of time amd that might be causing the pain.
you need to consult a pulmonlogist who can request for a chest xray and rule out other causes ans mentioned above and lead to a certain diagnosis
thanks
feel free to ask more questions
may god bless you with good health
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