What would happen if your diaphragm were damaged (had a hole in it)?

Answer 1

If your diaphragm is paralyzed, your lung does not work at all. The diaphragms help the lung to ingest air , then expire air form your lungs..if that makes any sense. Without the diaphragm working the lung just sits there and does nothing, Air can come in, but its not helped. When the diaphragm is not working then the the internal organs can move up and cramp the lung as well... making breathing even more difficult. Ie the liver normally moves higher into where the lung hangs and cramp the lung by about 50 % in most cases. This has different affects for different people and can really make breathing very difficult and stop most things you do. Most people can cope with it, however life as you know it is over and you cannot do any thing whats ever that needs exertion. Simple things like making love are very difficult even in good cases. Running is out, swimming is out most people can walk without any problems, climbing stairs etc is very hard.

There is Four options is you have this condition:

1. Do nothing and get used to doing nothing

2. Get really fit by walking and dieting strictly (almost impossible)

3 Have a plication operation: this ties the Diaphragm down and keeps the internal organs such as the liver in place. The diaphragm will never be able to work again. The known benefits are not exact and does carry risk

4. Possibly can have the Phenric nerve replaced ( a nerve from the calf grafted into the neck) in a section, which may result in the diaphragm working again

This is only done in New Jersey and is quite new and very expensive and not guaranteed to work

if you need any further info please post

Regards

BP

Answer 2

if the diaphragm was damaged all breathing movements all stopped:(

Answer 3

Once your diaphragm is paralyzed then once you kae in air it will stay like that then less than 1 minute you'll get unconsious

Answer 4

You wouldn't be able to breath

Answer 5

You wouldn't be able to breathe or inhale