People who are smokers, tall and thin men with a history of pneumothorax or a family history of pneumothorax are more likely to get pneumothorax, which usually has more obvious symptoms and requires prompt medical attention.
Among the population, the longer the duration of smoking, the more likely to get pneumothorax; men are more likely to get pneumothorax than women; people who have ever had pneumothorax or have a family history of pneumothorax are also more likely to get pneumothorax; and pneumothorax may be triggered by holding one’s breath in daily life, exercising strenuously, laughing, and straining to have a bowel movement, and so on.
Symptoms of pneumothorax include sudden, stabbing or cutting pain on the affected side of the chest, chest tightness, dyspnea, inability to lie down, and in some cases, irritating cough and arrhythmia.
If symptoms related to pneumothorax appear, you should seek medical treatment promptly.