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Suggest Remedy For Burning In The Lungs When Having Bronchitis
Question: Can someone tell me why I have burning in my lungs at the same place since I had bronchitis in December.It is intermittent but is between my shoulder blades.Thanks,Charlotte Fultz
Brief Answer:
May try tab pantoprazole or else go for CT scan
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your query.
Burning in lungs is usually the pain of inflammation in esophagus due to acid reflux or it is the referred pain from stomachwhich goes posteriorly between shoulder blades.
You may go for upper GI endoscopy or else can try tablet pantoprazole and see whether it is giving relief.
Second option is going for CT scan of lung to rule out any pathology of lungs and mediastinum (space between lungs containing heart vessels esophagus and trachea).
Best wishes
May try tab pantoprazole or else go for CT scan
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your query.
Burning in lungs is usually the pain of inflammation in esophagus due to acid reflux or it is the referred pain from stomachwhich goes posteriorly between shoulder blades.
You may go for upper GI endoscopy or else can try tablet pantoprazole and see whether it is giving relief.
Second option is going for CT scan of lung to rule out any pathology of lungs and mediastinum (space between lungs containing heart vessels esophagus and trachea).
Best wishes
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