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What Could Cause Rib Pain Causing Tightening Lungs, Shallow Breathing While Having Severe Emphysema?

Yes, thank you. I have severe emphysema and for the last 10-12 months have had a rib pain that is a tightening around my lungs along with a lot of pain - my breathing becomes shallow and life just becomes miserable. What causes the ribs to tighten and hurt so much,
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Thu, 23 Jul 2015
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emphysema is the dilatation of the alveoli which is the smallest unit of lung or the smallest respiratory unit
dilatation of alveoli occurs in copd

in emphysema lungs grow in size and that causes the symptoms of coughs breathlessness , phlegm

tightening symptoms are due to obstruction in the airways

pain in ribs can be a symptom

you need to consult a Pulmonologist who ll request for a spirometry and ll stage your disease and give you inhaled medications as necessary

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What Could Cause Rib Pain Causing Tightening Lungs, Shallow Breathing While Having Severe Emphysema?

emphysema is the dilatation of the alveoli which is the smallest unit of lung or the smallest respiratory unit dilatation of alveoli occurs in copd in emphysema lungs grow in size and that causes the symptoms of coughs breathlessness , phlegm tightening symptoms are due to obstruction in the airways pain in ribs can be a symptom you need to consult a Pulmonologist who ll request for a spirometry and ll stage your disease and give you inhaled medications as necessary thanks feel free to ask more questions