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Spirometer test show i have trouble getting air in not out. could a hiatal hernia cause symptoms like this?
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Not us much: More consistent with asthma or chronic lung disease.
Answered 4/7/2013
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Unlikely: Gi symptoms, reflux heartburn etc your cigarettes are causing airway obstruction, or COPD from earlier.
Answered 6/10/2014
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