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Lesions from Histoplasmosis 40 years ago or Lung Cancer?

jeanette1952

I have a 62 year old male friend who had histoplasmosis 40 years ago. He almost died but finally recovered. Doctors told him that he woul...

Is there a corn chip in my lungs?

dontwannadiern

i was eating corn chips while watching tv and i got distracted and aspirated a bit of it. i automatically coughed pretty hard for about ...

1 answer

Coughing up green disc like things

bumper12

For the past year or so I have been coughing up green colored stuff in a circular shape or disc shape. It is always the same looking dis...

16 answers | 3 comments

Bad smell in nose

patrizia

I've read over this forum, and I wanted to add something that has helped me. For the past three years, I too had a bad smell coming from...

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Bad smell coming from nose..Found a Cure!!! Yayyyy

nosydeadkitty

This is not a question but answer..i couldnt find how to comment or answer! I have been suffering from a really horrible smell coming ...

136 answers | 47 comments

I Feel Like I Stop Breathing

RaysGirlNessa

I can sleep during the day with no problems, but when I try to sleep at night, I start to fall asleep and then suddenly feel like I quit ...

1 answer | 1 comment

Constant phlegm in throat

shannonwooten

For about a year now, it feels like I have phlegm/mucus stuck in my throat and can't completely clear my throat. Also when I cough, its a...

85 answers | 37 comments

Why am i still wheezing?

AnJ2222

Around the ending of Nov. Of 2018 i woke up and felt like my chest was congested. This proceeded with a cough i could not get rid of, whe...

3 answers | 6 comments

Constant Urge to Take Deep Breaths

RickM78

Hi, For the last week I've had a constant urge to take deep breaths, and fill my lungs so that they feel stretched. The breath gives m...

116 answers | 37 comments

Anyone with diaphragm paralysis?

Kennium

Is there anyone else out there suffering from paralyzed diaphragms? If so, what has helped you? I have bilateral diaphragmatic paralysi...

38 answers | 17 comments

bad smell in nose while inhaling

nsinghbob

why i feel bad smell in my nose while inhale. The smell is sometimes strong , pungeant and feels like the last food or drink i take last...

9 answers | 1 comment

Am I having an asthma attack and do I need to go to the ER?

adapickett58

I have asthmatic COPD.I've had attacks before and,ended up hospitalized. Those times I had a bad cough, wheezing, short of breath, and fe...

Enlarged Lungs

nancee562

My son recently had an xray, the first one he has had in a few years. His lungs were so big that they wouldn't fit on the xray machine! T...

2 answers

Suddenly not inhaling automatically anymore.

aaron386

Hello. My name is Aaron, I'm 26, and I've had a serious problem for the past three weeks. Around December 16th, over the course of 3 days...

32 answers | 11 comments

TB not completely curable?

c87

My wife took 6 months of meds for at least what started as latent pulmonary tb (rifampin, pyrazinamide, isoniazid, ethambutol). We seemed...

1 answer | 1 comment

Why am I always catching colds

Dani3ll3_

Since December I’ve been catching pretty much cold after cold. I had 3 colds. January I had 2 and February I had 1. It’s now April and he...

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heavychest/shallow breathing only when sitting in evening?

Willos77

I've been getting this for a couple years since starting a desk job. It hits in the evening when I'm sitting down, even for a little w...

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bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis

kfindle

I recently have been diagnosed with bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis. I am a 52 year old female. My research has found very little for...

3 answers | 1 comment

violent coughing...is it laryngeal spasms?

Deba22

Hello. Yesterday my doctor suggested I might have Laryngeal Spasms, and while I wait 2 months for the Throat specialist to get my appoint...

259 answers | 21 comments

Can the same infection that caused Pneumonia cause Aortic valve failure?

Darren2149

I recently was hospitalized for pneumonia the second time (5 years apart) which resulted in replacing my Aortic Valve 1 week later. I was...

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