what is the little white balls people cough up sometimes is it out of the lungs?
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i thought it was just food out of the digestive system but i don't know for sure
446253
Most likely you are thinking of a respiratory infection that comes from breathing aerosolized Mycobacterium avium from an improperly maintained hot tub.\n\nSee this web site: \nhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hot-tub-lung/AN00660
745778
Sounds like the doc said, an inflamation, maybe caused by an infection.  I've had it a few times, but normally following a rib injury, which does not have to be major. You don't breathe properly, or cough, so the air in the bottom of the lungs gets stagnant.
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Coughs are usually nature's way of clearing secretions from the nose, throat or lungs. Dry coughs are caused usually by a virus and can be helped by increasing your fluid intake, inhaling steam from a kettle and hot drinks. A prolonged cough for more than two weeks is reason to see the doctor.
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Henry is correct, they are called floaters.  Some people have them all them time, others have them only when they cough or sneeze, some people never experience them.  I would have your eyes checked to be safe, make sure that is a natural occurrance and not something else going on.
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Not really sure what you have, but I will say that "coughing" is the most common and probably least known symptom of "asthma".I discovered this when my son was 8 and playing soccer. He would have to pull off to the side and cough and cough, sometimes until he threw up...we pulled him out of soccer. The specialist told me that coughing and especially when you have to forcible exhale to get the air out of your lungs is a big sign of asthma. I never heard my son "wheeze" in all the years he had asthma....just cough and do that forcible exhaling thing. Go check it out, may not be serious, may only be seasonal or temporary, but do check it out. By the way my son took allergy  shots, weekly for a couple of years, is now 21 and hasn't had asthma in years. Good luck to you and may God bless you.
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it maybe  what they call a calcified granuloma which would show up as a spot on your lung but that is nothing harmful lots of people have them and they can tell by a chest xray if thats what it is. your doctor is probably right but it would also help if you said your age and what kind of doctor it was that told you that. Also a radiologist probably read the xray sometimes you can get to talk to them about it. Don't panic because it probably is nothing but if it would make you feel any better get a second opinion and/or ask if you can see a pulmonologist (lung doctor).  When it comes to YOUR health you can't be too cautious. If you have any more questions send me a message
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Flinging.  lol j/k\n\nBoogers are made up from all the dirt and debris that the cilia like hairs of the nose collect.  The hairs are a filter keeping infection causing debris out of the lungs.
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Coughing uncontrollably, coughing up blood, not being able to breathe properly.\n\nLong term - permanent damage to your lungs and death.
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The lungs are surrounded by two membranes, the pleurae. The outer pleura is attached to the chest wall and is known as the parietal pleura; the inner one is attached to the lung and other visceral tissues and is known as the visceral pleura. In between the two is a thin space known as the pleural cavity or pleural space. It is filled with pleural fluid, a serous fluid produced by the pleura.\n\nThe pleural fluid lubricates the pleural surfaces and allows the layers of pleura to slide against each other easily during respiration. It also provides the surface tension that keeps the lung surface in contact with the chest wall. During quiet breathing, the cavity normally experiences a negative pressure (compared to the atmosphere) which helps adhere the lungs to the chest wall, so that movements of the chest wall during breathing are coupled closely to movements of the lungs.\n\nThe parietal pleura is highly sensitive to pain; the visceral pleura is not. The visceral pleura has a dual blood supply, from the bronchial and pulmonary arteries. In humans, there is no anatomical connection between the left and right pleural cavities, so in cases of pneumothorax (see below), the other hemithorax will still be able to function normally.\n\nDiseases involving the pleura include:\n\n    * Pneumothorax (collapsed lung): air enters the pleural cavity, either from the outside or from the lungs. This can be the result of a penetrating chest wound, or of an internal injury. A tension pneumothorax is where the punctured chest wall forms a one way valve so that air may enter (through the puncture) on inspiration, but cannot exit on expiration. With each breath air builds up in the chest cavity, compressing the lung still further, thus reducing the surface area available for gas exchange. It is a medical emergency.\n    * Pleural effusion: fluid accumulates in the pleural space, compressing the lungs. This can result for example from lung cancer, infection or heart failure.\n    * Mesothelioma: this is a type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure.\n    * Pleurisy: an inflammation of the pleura, especially one causing painful respiration. Pleurisy can be provoked by a variety of infectious and non-infectious causes. The modern term for this is pleuritis, but the older term is still in common use.
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Air is forced out of your lung through your nose suddenly.
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Consolidation is when an area of lung is full of infection and white blood cells go to that area to fight infection as in pneumonia or abscess. A collapsed lung--the lung tissue is surrounded by a sac--the sack has a leak-called pneumothorax--very serious,may need a chest tube inserted to re inflate lung--can happen from accident,disease, surgery, or "spontaneous from lung wall weakness
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Depends what the vacccination is. Some of them are said to have illness connected to them, but a lot of them have not been proved yet.
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Practically, it means you have a lung infection. Either simple bronchitis, or perhaps even pneumonia.  Do see a doctor if it persists, gets any worse or if you get fever or shortness of breath...
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It is callled oldwrinklyball syndrome. Drink lots of fluids and they will puff right out
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Sorry the spellings are wrong.It is like this :-\nPneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis.\n\nIt is a type of lung disease caused by small dust particles.
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it affects your lungs thats it