What are the symptoms of a collapsed lung?

Answer 1

You have a sharp, tight pain on one side of your chest with every intake of breath. For many people, this pain spreads to the upper back on the side of the collapsed lung. You will have shortness of breath, especially just after walking up a flight of stairs, and having to breathe hard after heightened activity will be excruciating. Sometimes, taking sudden deep breaths and listening to the sound of your breathing can reveal a "squeak" like sound that marks air leaking out of the lung. Laying back is painful on your chest and you will be most comfortable leaning slightly forward.

Answer 2

A puncture of the lung will often lead to a lung collapse.

The diaphragm increases the volume of the chest cavity. If air rushes into the chest cavity from a leaking lung, the cavity will fill with air. When this happens the lungs deflate and you get symptoms of shortness of breath and death.

The technical term for this condition is 'Pneumothorax'. Bubbles of air can be detected under the skin of the neck by a 'crackling' sound when the neck skin is pressed down and released.

Answer 3

My daughter has a constant croupy cough and she vomits thick mucus when she coughs too much. She doesnt have Asthma but asthma medication helps her. Her symptons are worse when the weather is cold and at night. Whats could she have ? my little sister has the same thing except she has asthma. when i take her outside she stops because of the fresh air. but first i would see the docter about that. mabye for another antibiotix. it works every time. but every one has another problem. Jake, age 13

Answer 4

Hard of breathing, cannot feel one side of your chest inflating.

Answer 5

The victim has shortness of breath and sharp chest pains that worson with breathing.

Answer 6

Pain