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Shortness of Breath
I use to smoke 4-5 cig per day since 4 yrs and last month I had a breathing issue where I had shortness of breath. Normally I had continuous cough since a year. I have left smoking since then (almost 7 weeks now) and I still have very small cough at times. Still I have this shortness of breath and I feel something stuck in my throat. What can be the issue? Is it something serious?
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
I can understand your concern.
4-5 cigarettes a day for 4 years would have caused a lot of damage which you expect to clear immediately once you quit.
That's not going to happen.
It will take time.
Body takes time to clear the lungs.
Consult a pulmonologist in person for further evaluation and management.
Best regards.
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