Whether or not the pneumothorax caused by acupuncture is prone to recurrence depends on the situation, and it is recommended to consult a doctor in time after the appearance of relevant symptoms.
1. Patients who do not have any underlying disease will not recur under normal circumstances. Traumatic pneumothorax is usually self-absorbed when the volume of air intake is relatively small. However, close observation is needed, patients should not engage in physical labor, pay attention to preventing constipation, if necessary, can take anti-inflammatory, cough medication, to prevent coughing caused by wound enlargement, or even infection.
Under no special circumstances, lying down and resting for about a week, the condition will not recur after relief, but also need to do x-ray chest X-ray for review.
2. If the patient is elderly, or has cardiopulmonary underlying diseases such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, chronic heart failure, etc., the disease is prone to recurrence. If severe life-threatening pneumothorax is caused with severe dyspnea, cyanosis, and shock, the probability of recurrence of pneumothorax caused by acupuncture is high even if the pneumothorax is healed.
If there is any abnormality such as chest pain or cough after the healing of pneumothorax caused by acupuncture, please go to the regular hospital for examination in a timely manner, and the doctor will clarify the cause of the disease according to the examination results and treat the symptomatic condition, and remember not to take it lightly so as not to delay the condition.