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Does coughing damage your lungs

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 9/6/2023

when coughing you damage the air sacs in your lungs reducing their surface area, but this if for when people cough constantly from smoking or something else

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∙ 14y ago

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Can your cold go into your lungs?

my lungs are score from coughing so much

What is the diff between coughing and sneezeing?

coughing clears your lungs sneezing clears your sinuses

What are symptoms of lung damage?

coughing up blood or continuous coughing

Why hole in heart keep coughing?

When the heart is poor, the lungs are often also affected. If the lungs don't work as they should, liquid may seep into them. Coughing is how the body tries to get rid of the unwanted liquid in the lungs.

You had a cold and now your lungs hurt?

i have got a cold and i am getting over it but when i was coughing a got saw lungs

What is the medical term for material coughed up from the lungs?

Coughing and spitting blood from the lungs is known as haemoptysis

If you have a cough can you smoke?

Yes; however, smoking can both cause coughing and irritate the esophagus and lungs ultimately causing coughing.

What function does the carina do?

Trapping dust and for coughing

What is the haemoptysis?

Haemoptysis is the coughing up of blood. The blood is usually from the lungs.

I have a very bad cough that has been for two years and now can taste blood when coughing. my chest hurts without coughing and during coughing. what can this mean?

First, go see a doctor immediately. Anything other than air and mucus coming out of your lungs is abnormal, blood indicates that there is damage in your lungs, possibly due to infection (Pneumonia, Tuberculosis, etc.) or, worse, cancer. You should definitely see a doctor immediately -- lung conditions should always be taken seriously.

Can a simple cough can cause a spot in the lungs?

Coughing is not the cause of anything. It is a symptom.

What is the bodys way of getting rid of foreign objects out of the lungs?

Mucous production and coughing.

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