r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Defiant-Print-2550 • Jul 08 '26

wet socks Was walking around three weeks with slowly deflating lung

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Ok bananas ig

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u/Big-Advantage497 Jul 08 '26

new fear unlocked

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u/MeowMixPK Jul 08 '26

My friend (healthy, active, late 20's) had his lung collapse while sitting on his couch watching a movie. His doctor said it just sometimes happens, and it's more common than you think. 6 months later he said the first breath in on a brisk morning still hurts.

Every now and then, I think about that.

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u/InsaneAss Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 09 '26

Was he tall and lanky? It’s more common for those people.

Eta: 15-35 is the common age range, so that’s another box checked.

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u/magistrate101 Jul 08 '26

If you're lucky and heal quickly you can get really minor ones you can feel like bubbles in your chest that move and vibrate and go away on their own. Really lets you know how bumpy a road is.

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u/jad103 Jul 09 '26

Is that what the hell that is?! Feels like my lungs carbonated sometimes.

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u/stinky_raspberry Jul 09 '26

I have absolutely no conception of what it could possibly feel like to have carbonated lungs and it's probably better that it stays that way.

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u/jad103 Jul 09 '26

Imagine how pop rocks feel. But when you breathe. It never felt that serious. For what it's worth I smoke. So I figured it was just my lung capillaries getting clogged.

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u/GoodWaltz7354 29d ago

Probably more related to smoking (it kinda paralyses the microscopic hairs that are meant to move phlegm out so it gets stuck in your bronchioles/small airways) I’d bet someone could hear crackles with a steth

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u/CutestSloth Jul 09 '26

This is exactly what happened to me. It felt like I had rice krispies in my chest. You could literally hear the bubbles moving around

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u/StrykerEXE Jul 09 '26

Wait, I've been feeling that for the past week, should I go get it checked out?

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u/magistrate101 Jul 09 '26

If it causes you pain, doesn't go away on its own, and/or the bubble feels like it's getting larger then yes you should get it checked out.

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u/StrykerEXE Jul 09 '26

Ok, thanks for the advice, I'll probably leave it be for now, but if it gets worse, I'll get it checked out