I am 37 5 10 I had a bad chest cold the second week of March and I still have the lingering cough.  My chest xray showed minimal hyperexpansion and i was a light smoker for about 18 years.  I had a chest xray back in December that was clear, i am wondering if the hyperexpansion could be from the cold and not emphysema. I still have chest pain on the right side of chest and had a normal nuclear stress test back in January. I would Ike to know what is going on!  Very frustrated and scared.
Hi and thank you for asking in Chat Doctor To evaluate better the cause of hyperinflation better to do a chest ct and then to decide about further follow-up Take care Chat Doctor.