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What Causes Breathing Difficulty After Falling Down?
I fell off a horse (onto my back) about a week ago and have had trouble taking deep breaths ever since. There was some pain when breathing normally the next day or two but that feels alright now. I have no trouble when breathing with my belly, but breathing with my chest is still difficult.
Wed, 17 Dec 2014
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Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic.
The breathing difficulty which you are experiencing is due to either fracture of the ribs ( which is more likely ) or due to bleeding inside the chest. The cause for this problem has to be evaluated for the proper treatment .
I would advise you to get a chest X ray which will show if there is any fracture of the ribs or bleeding inside the chest.
Kindly revert back with the X ray report.
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
Regards.
Thanks for posting your query to Healthcaremagic.
The breathing difficulty which you are experiencing is due to either fracture of the ribs ( which is more likely ) or due to bleeding inside the chest. The cause for this problem has to be evaluated for the proper treatment .
I would advise you to get a chest X ray which will show if there is any fracture of the ribs or bleeding inside the chest.
Kindly revert back with the X ray report.
Hope this information was useful to you.
Any clarifications feel free to ask .
Regards.
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