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Quite smoking about a week a go and now have started having burning sensation in lungs what could this be?

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Dr. James Rotchford answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Extra secretions..?: The cilia become more actve after stopping smoking. More phlegm can be produced or brought up as a result. Perhaps this is causing some extra irritation? Of course this would only be temporary.

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Answered 1/27/2017

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