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What Causes Tightness In Lungs?

HI I HAD TB IN 2012 MISS diagnosed for about 6 months ended up with fluid in lungs was treated for 6 months and finished my tablets last augaust 2013 i still have tightness in my lungs when i take a deep breath i am wondering will i have this for the rest of my life i am 44 years old not over weight and healthy and do a bit of cycleing 4to5 times a week
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
By your history, I think you were having Tubercular pleural effusion. .
It is accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity (between two layers of pleura) which is lying outside lung.
So when patient complete the full six months of treatment, the fluid is absorbed and the pleura is healed.
Do to the healing pleural layers are thickened.
So this thick pleural layers rub with each other during coughing, sneezing and deep breathing and produce pain.
And these thickened layers also restrict the lung expansion during deep breathing and gives feeling of chest tightness.
So get done ultrasound examination of chest to diagnose this.
No need to worry much for this. Do regular deep breathing exercise.
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What Causes Tightness In Lungs?

Thanks for your question on HCM. By your history, I think you were having Tubercular pleural effusion. . It is accumulation of fluid in pleural cavity (between two layers of pleura) which is lying outside lung. So when patient complete the full six months of treatment, the fluid is absorbed and the pleura is healed. Do to the healing pleural layers are thickened. So this thick pleural layers rub with each other during coughing, sneezing and deep breathing and produce pain. And these thickened layers also restrict the lung expansion during deep breathing and gives feeling of chest tightness. So get done ultrasound examination of chest to diagnose this. No need to worry much for this. Do regular deep breathing exercise.