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Could there be an inhaled object in your lung\?

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Yes.: Oftentimes patients will recognize that they have inhaled something - tooth- bug - bead-food. Sometimes they are unaware due to intoxication, dementia, anesthesia or medical illness.

Answered 10/12/2019

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Could there be an inhaled object in your lung\?

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Dr. Dan Fisher answered

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