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What Could Itchy Lungs Sensations Suggest?

When I breathe deeply, my lungs feel itchy , like they can t expand fully enough, but I don t cough. I m not sick and I don t have asthma to the best of my knowledge, at least no one ever diagnosed me with it. It borderline feels like I am ready to cough but I never do. I am not congested. I get the same thing when I eat ice cream, my lungs close up and feel tight and I want to cough. What is that from? That itchy sensation is annoying. I have a pulse ox for my dad and took a reading, says 97 so that s okay.
Mon, 10 Nov 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out bronchitis.
If both of the above are normal than no need to worry. You may have cold induced bronchspasm, as you find trouble after eating ice cream.
So ice cream being cold can induce bronchspasm and this spasm produce coughing.
So better to avoid cold stuff.
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What Could Itchy Lungs Sensations Suggest?

Thanks for your question on HCM. In my opinion you should consult pulmonologist and get done chest x ray and PFT (Pulmonary Function Test) to rule out bronchitis. If both of the above are normal than no need to worry. You may have cold induced bronchspasm, as you find trouble after eating ice cream. So ice cream being cold can induce bronchspasm and this spasm produce coughing. So better to avoid cold stuff.