Should i go to the hospital straight away for spontaneous pneumothorax?

Yes: Spontaneous pneumothorax can cause shortness of breath and pain. If air continues to build around the lung you can get a tension pneumothorax which can put pressure on your heart and decrease your blood pressure severely. Treatment is a chest tube with possible pleurodesis if spontaneous pneumothorax recurs.

Yes: Yes. A pneumothorax can progress. It is important to be properly evaluated by a qualified physician/surgeon. Be well.