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What Causes Chest Pain On Coughing, Sneezing And Laughing?
Question: for the past few weeks I noticed that everytime I sneezed, I got a huge pain in my chest. now it's like the ribs there crack when I sneeze. I haven't been exercising or anything. So what's going on here?
Brief Answer:
You might be having pleuritic pain.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Chest pain on coughing, sneezing, laughing is characteristic feature of pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).
Following are the common causes for pleurisy.
1. Pneumonia
2. Tuberculosis
3. Pleural effusion etc.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Clinical examination of respiratory system
2. Chest x ray to rule out above mentioned causes.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
You might be having pleuritic pain.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your concern.
Chest pain on coughing, sneezing, laughing is characteristic feature of pleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).
Following are the common causes for pleurisy.
1. Pneumonia
2. Tuberculosis
3. Pleural effusion etc.
So better to consult pulmonologist and get done
1. Clinical examination of respiratory system
2. Chest x ray to rule out above mentioned causes.
Hope I have solved your query.
I will be happy to help you further.
Wish you good health.
Thanks.
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