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Do you know why my doctor cant hear my left lung otherwise the right lung is clear?

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Lung sounds : The left lung is smaller than the right so there is less air movement to hear. If this is a recent change then a chest X-ray could be done to look for other issues that could cause this

Answered 8/14/2017

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