A member asked:

Quit smoking 18 years ago, i have run 9 marathons and exercise daily. been coughing for 4 weeks,xray showed mild hyper inflation. read wrong?

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Unlikely: A chest xray is a basic screening tool. Mild hyperinflation means your lungs looked a bit too big. This can be from a big deep breath you took when the xray was taken (as usually instructed by the xray tech), or could mean the beginnings of COPD/emphysema. Cough can be from many things. Please see your doctor to review the xray findings.

Answered 3/13/2018

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