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by 762236 1618 days ago
How would you get a collapsed lung from using this? And how does its calibration influence whether you get a collapsed lung? This device doesn't interfere with inspiration, and a large breath of air inflates your alveoli.
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Questions like this are why people should not be building medical devices at home. Your average athlete interested in this may lack the necessary medical knowledge to understand that a collapsed lung is a possibility when using this device, and cause themselves serious bodily harm.
Pulling a vacuum against your lung can break adhesion when done from the lung cavity.