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Can smoking cause hyperinflated lungs?

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Dr. Sunil Mehra answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Yes: Smoking can lead on to develop emphysema, which causes hyperinflation sec to airtrapping.

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Answered 8/14/2018

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