Doctor Answers Lung Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Pulmonologist Dr. Ravi Kalhan, MD answers the internet's burning questions about our lungs. Why do we yawn and why is it contagious? How do lungs heal after a smoker quits? What chemicals actually make vaping dangerous? How does a lung transplant work? Answers to these questions and many more await on Lung Support. #Pulmonology #Lungs #Health 00:00 - Lung Support 00:12 - My lungs are on auto-pilot 01:19 - How inhalers work 02:29 - Wind knocked out of you? Blame the diaphragm 03:17 - 1 big lung ❌ 2 lungs ✅ 03:34 - What does this sound like? 04:26 - The new way to transplant lungs 05:51 - Contagious yawning? It’s empathetic 06:50 - How air enters the lungs 07:43 - Hiccups: nature’s punishment for breathing 08:29 - Why vaping is dangerous 09:55 - CO₂ is a diver’s worst enemy 11:09 - Should I breathe through my 👃 or 👄? 12:49 - Burning lungs? Your body’s lying to you 13:21 - Coughing up blood: 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 13:31 - Breathing into a paper bag for hyperventilation 14:40 - Don’t breathe your food 15:23 - Why lungs collapse 16:46 - Healing after smoking 18:02 - *coughs* that’s not my lung 18:26 - Asthma vs. pneumonia 20:12 - I’m just looking for some hemoglobin Still haven’t subscribed to WIRED on YouTube? ►► http://wrd.cm/15fP7B7 Listen to the Get WIRED podcast ►► https://link.chtbl.com/wired-ytc-desc Want more WIRED? Get the magazine ►► https://subscribe.wired.com/subscribe/splits/wired/WIR_YouTube?source=EDT_WIR_YouTube_0_Video_Description_ZZ Follow WIRED: Instagram ►►https://instagram.com/wired Twitter ►►http://www.twitter.com/wired Facebook ►►https://www.facebook.com/wired Tik Tok ►►https://www.tiktok.com/@wired Get more incredible stories on science and tech with our daily newsletter: https://wrd.cm/DailyYT Also, check out the free WIRED channel on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. ABOUT WIRED WIRED is where tomorrow is realized. Through thought-provoking stories and videos, WIRED explores the future of business, innovation, and culture.