Loud music can do more than damage your hearing - it can also cause your lungs to collapse.
Experts writing in the Thorax detail four cases where loud music fans experienced the condition, known as a pneumothorax.
One man was driving when he experienced a pneumothorax, characterised by breathlessness and chest pain.
Doctors linked it to a 1,000 watt "bass box" fitted to his car to boost the power of his stereo.
A pneumothorax occurs when air gets into the space between the lung and the membrane that covers it when small breaks occur in the lung wall.
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Experts writing in the Thorax detail four cases where loud music fans experienced the condition, known as a pneumothorax.
One man was driving when he experienced a pneumothorax, characterised by breathlessness and chest pain.
Doctors linked it to a 1,000 watt "bass box" fitted to his car to boost the power of his stereo.
A pneumothorax occurs when air gets into the space between the lung and the membrane that covers it when small breaks occur in the lung wall.
MORE
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