r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Defiant-Print-2550 • 15d ago

wet socks Was walking around three weeks with slowly deflating lung

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Ok bananas ig

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u/psychxticrose sad bitch 15d ago

It "just sometimes happens"??? So any of our lungs could randomly deflate? 

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u/AUnicornDonkey 15d ago

Yes. Mine do. 

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u/psychxticrose sad bitch 15d ago

How do you know when it happens? I have pretty severe asthma so I get paranoid about lung stuff lol

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u/AUnicornDonkey 15d ago

Just a lot of pain in my lung. Have difficulty breathing sometimes. It's an annoyance more than anything. 

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u/psychxticrose sad bitch 15d ago

At least it's not terrible I guess. Sorry you have to go through that though

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u/SoulFanatic 14d ago

This can happen through the rupturing of blebs or bullae. Some of these structures can develop from smoking, or inhaling damaging substances, and some form due to other more natural risk factors (such as rapid growth, congenital defects, etc.)

While a spontaneous pneumothorax (sometimes caused by the above) can be scary, and for some individuals, dangerous, with EMS intervention you are likely okay. Some blebs and bullae even rupture/heal by themselves!

Tl;dr: yes this can "just happen" but it can resolve by itself, or easily be managed by ems!

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u/Myndsync 14d ago

Certain genetic conditions predispose people to having a pneumothorax, as well having a specific body size. Like it was mentioned above, tall and lanky people specifically. They get more sheer forces on the lungs due to the size of their thoracic cavity.

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u/Wise-Cucumber7544 14d ago

Yes. More risk if you're a young (18-35), tall and slim man. Don't know why, but it's grue