“Can coughing often damage your lungs?”
I am a 17 year old female. I wonder if coughing often can damage your lungs?
3 Answers
Coughing is a natural reflex that helps clear the mucus from the lungs. However, extended period of severe coughing, and if the cough if for an extended period, components of the respiratory system and other areas can be affected. Lung coughing fits can cause blood to accumulate in the lungs. Consult a pulmonologist if the cough persists.. Thank you.
No coughing cannot damage your lungs. But you have to rule out underlying cause for the cough which may or may not be from the lungs
By itself no.
