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I can feel my right lung pressing slightly against my ribs and it hurts a little. sudden onset after wake, is it something to be worried about?
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Doctor should check: One possibility is symptoms of partial pneumothorax (collapsed lung). Symptoms may include sharp chest pains (especially with breathing), a dry cough, and shortness of breath. If the leaked air is compressing the lungs and heart, it is a tension pneumothorax and symptoms may include a very anxious looking person with trouble breathing or talking, swollen veins in the neck, & bluish skin color.
Answered 1/7/2015
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