Boozi-

i'm just as curious. The other day, my boyfriend's doctor said that he had a hole in his lung, and we didn't know that that was even possible. And now that I know it is, i've been researching everything.

I was wondering if it is just something that you're born with, or if it is something that occurs over time.

We still don't know exactly what it is, but there is a high chance of surgery.

If anyone has information, please respond.

Thanks very much,
- becca

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about pneumothoraces (from mayoclinic.com)

This usually occurs in otherwise healthy people with no history of chest trauma. It's most common in tall, thin men � many of them smokers � between 20 and 40 years of age. Primary spontaneous pneumothorax is thought to develop when a small air blister (bleb) on the lung ruptures. Blebs are caused by a weakness in the lung tissue and can rupture from changes in air pressure when you're scuba diving, flying, mountain climbing or, according to some reports, listening to extremely loud music.

Primary spontaneous pneumothorax can run in families, and researchers think that genetic factors also may play a role. A primary spontaneous pneumothorax is usually mild because pressure from the collapsed portion of the lung in turn collapses the bleb.