What happens when something actually gets stuck in our lungs?

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I know that our lungs try to couch out everything they can, but what happens if something we breathe in gets stuck in our lungs somehow? is that possible, and if so, how do we go about getting it out?

(For the record, I’m imagining something small like dirt/dust getting stuck in there)

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you would get aspiration pneumonia. You can also get a bronchoscopy where they stick a scope down your lungs to check it out and wash away/suck up all the crap that’s in there

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