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If lung airways and muscles had pain receptors, would it hurt to breath normally? I'm guessing it would really hurt during asthma/influenza or pneumonia? What do you think? I guess that's why we don't have them there? I know pain receptors are present in the pleura

by /u/gideonbutsexy in /r/askscience

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