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What Causes Pain In The Upper Back And Breathing Difficulty?
Question: for the past few weeks I've weakening at night with pains in my upper back lung area and difficulty breathing , just wondering can you help me find out what it might be , I only get the pain mostly when I lay down to sleep , I've had this for the past 4 weeks and only getting about 3 to 4 hours sleep each night because of it , I'm a fit slim man
Brief Answer:
Hello dear. You require evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. So the reason for back ache in the upper lung area can be related to either muscles of back , spine bones or lung. I t can be either muscular spasm, bony lesions like chronic infection or spondylosis or lung conditions like infection.
You require some investigations like chest xray, xray of the spine. If it doesnot reveal any cause, then a ct scan or mri scan can be done to look for the cause. Prior to that a detailed clinical examination is necessary.
Thanks and regards
Feel free to ask further
Hello dear. You require evaluation
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear. I have gone through the details. So the reason for back ache in the upper lung area can be related to either muscles of back , spine bones or lung. I t can be either muscular spasm, bony lesions like chronic infection or spondylosis or lung conditions like infection.
You require some investigations like chest xray, xray of the spine. If it doesnot reveal any cause, then a ct scan or mri scan can be done to look for the cause. Prior to that a detailed clinical examination is necessary.
Thanks and regards
Feel free to ask further
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