Chest Tightness
Health Encyclopedia: Spontaneous Pneumothorax
Lung collapse - spontaneous
Symptoms
Symptoms often begin suddenly, and may occur during rest or sleep. They can include:
- Sudden
chest pain or chest tightness- Chest pain may be dull, sharp, or stabbing
- Breathing or coughing makes pain worse
- Shortness of breath
- Rapid respiratory rate
- Abnormal breathing movement
- Splinting -- bending over or holding the chest to protect against pain
- Restricting chest wall motion when breathing (protection...
Expert & Community Posts
Is your hotel room "Pure"?
By Sloane Miller , Health Expert...took lots of deep breaths. The verdict? I had no chest tightness at any point, which for me... Read more »
Do Your Symptoms (or Your Child's) Suggest Asthma?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...Feeling tired Itchy throat Runny nose Headache Chest tightness Change in the color, amount,... Read more »
Exercise Induced Asthma Often Goes Undiagnosed
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...you notice that you're coughing, wheezing, or have chest tightness when you exercise, you might... Read more »
Why Does the Dawn of a New Season Have to Bring Misery to Allergy & Asthma Sufferers?
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...wheezing, sniffling and coughing, stuffiness and chest tightness. And yes, I do take my medicine... Read more »
Exercise Induced Asthma Is Just Another Challenge to Overcome
By Kathi MacNaughton , Health Expert...exercise. If you experience coughing, wheezing, or chest tightness when you exercise, you... Read more »
Health Guide
Benzene ingestion
Lungs and chest Tight chest Rapid, shallow breathing Eyes, ears, nose, and throat Blurred vision Skin Pale skin Small red dots on skin Gastrointestinal ... Read more »Asthma Signs and Symptoms in Children
...reduced lung function.Coughing. In some people, the first symptom of asthma is a nonproductive cough.Chest tightness or pain. Initial chest tightness without any other symptoms may be an early... Read more »Adult Asthma Symptoms
...nonproductive cough. Some patients find this cough even more distressing than wheezing or sleep disturbances.Chest tightness or pain. Initial chest tightness without any other symptoms may be an... Read more »Traumatic pneumothorax
... Chest pain Shortness of breath Breathing, rapid Chest tightness Hypoxemia (low oxygen level in blood) Signs and tests Listening... Read more »Hydrochloric acid
...Symptoms from breathing in hydrochloric acid: Bluish color to lips and fingernails Chest tightness Choking Coughing Coughing up blood ... Read more »
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