Can someone talk with a collapsed lung?

Nope! I could still breathe, walk, and talk when one lung was collapsed. I felt chest discomfort, tightness, shortness of breath, shoulder pain, and exhaustion — symptoms that I had experienced before with CF, but not all at once.

What does a pneumothorax sound like?

Crackles are heard when collapsed or stiff alveoli snap open, as in pulmonary fibrosis. Wheezes are commonly associated with asthma and diminished breath sounds with neuromuscular disease. Breath sounds will be decreased or absent over the area of a pneumothorax.

What happens traumatic pneumothorax?

(Collapsed Lung) Traumatic pneumothorax occurs when air accumulates between the chest wall and the lung because of an injury. It causes the lung to collapse partially or completely. People have chest pain and sometimes feel short of breath. Usually, a chest x-ray is taken.

How long can someone last with a collapsed lung?

Recovery from a collapsed lung generally takes about one to two weeks. Most people can return to full activity upon clearance by the doctor.

Why do my lungs make noise when I twist?

When you twist, air that’s forced out of the lungs or stomach passes through a narrowed airway, causing that wheezing sound. No, you don’t need to change your workout routine: There’s no problem unless you’re also short of breath, says Dr. Casciari.

Can you hear breath sounds with a pneumothorax?

Tension pneumothorax is classically characterized by hypotension and hypoxia. On examination, breath sounds are absent on the affected hemothorax and the trachea deviates away from the affected side.

What is the most common type of traumatic pneumothorax?

Thoracentesis is the most common cause. Traumatic pneumothoraces can result from blunt or penetrating trauma, these often create a one-way valve in the pleural space (letting the airflow in but not to flow out) and hence hemodynamic compromise.

When does traumatic pneumothorax occur?

Traumatic pneumothorax occurs when air accumulates between the chest wall and the lung because of an injury. It causes the lung to collapse partially or completely. People have chest pain and sometimes feel short of breath. Usually, a chest x-ray is taken.

What is a traumatic pneumothorax?

A traumatic pneumothorax can be the result of blunt or penetrating trauma. Pneumothoraces can be even further classified as simple, tension, or open. A simple pneumothorax does not shift the mediastinal structures, as does a tension pneumothorax. Open pneumothorax is an open wound in the chest wall through which air moves in and out.

Can CT scan results translate to all traumatic pneumothoraces?

Whether these results can translate to all traumatic pneumothoraces is unclear and needs clarification. CT scanning is now almost ubiquitous in patients with multiple trauma, and the distinction between occult and overt pneumothoraces may become antiquated.

Can blunt traumatic occult pneumothorax be treated expectantly?

Treatment of occult pneumothoraces from blunt trauma. Blunt traumatic occult pneumothorax: is observation safe?—results of a prospective, AAST multicenter study. suggest that occult pneumothoraces can be managed expectantly, including in patients receiving PPV.

Can you talk with a pneumothorax?

Long answer: in a “normal” pneumothorax, you can talk almost normally. As Matthew Higgins describes, you might be short of breath so you might need to breathe more when speaking. I once had a pneumothorax while on my way to give a speech and managed to speak without anyone noticing that something was wrong.