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I coughed up a tiny black speck and don't know what it is?
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Probably unimportant: Most likely you inhaled the speck and it made it past the usual barriers which are mostly quite effective. If you do not have chronic coughing or other signs of illness, then you probably have nothing to worry about..
Answered 11/30/2013
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