An hour later, I took an X-ray at a local urgent care facility and learned my right lung had collapsed. An hour after that, I ...

When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed lung. If blebs become larger or come together ...

When a person has atelectasis, their alveoli have partially or completely collapsed. This may affect a small or large area of the lung. Research from 2018 notes that atelectasis may be the first ...

Under normal breathing patterns, many of these remain partially collapsed or underutilized, particularly in the lower lung regions. Deep breathing techniques effectively recruit these dormant ...