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Suggest Treatment For Breathing Difficulty With Chest Tightness And Pain
Hi Was put on steroids 5 day course last Thursday. Given blue inhaler which I ve been using. Found it differcult to breath and done a peak flow test. For my age and height I should be 450 but blew270. Been suffering with a terrible headache all week got really bad last night Went to bed became extremely hot and sweating, this has carried on today very tired and clammy. Which is not like me. Mum and uncle suffer with copd and asthma. Got very clammy again and fatigued about 10 mins ago. Had 2 puffs of ventilion but headache came back. Got tightness and pain in chest and slightly hard to breath. What do I need to do going Drs tomorrow thanks
Tue, 29 Mar 2016
Hi Dear,
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have breathing difficulty with chest tightness and pain which is due to bacterial infection leading to strep throat along with upper respiratory tract infection.I would suggest you to take Diphenhydramine and Dextromethorphan. You should take steam inhalation. Do warm saline gargles 3 to 4 times a day. Visit ENT specialist once and get it examined and start treatment after proper diagnosis. Get X-Ray chest done. Drink luke warm water throughout the day as it can provide relief. Doctor may also refer you to chest specialist . Take soft foods to avoid irritation to the throat. Throat lozanges one every 4 hours is helpful. It is very important to take steam which will be very helpful in relieving congestion. Your problem may also occur due to other reasons like :-
1. Gastric problems like gastritis, GERD, may seem like heartburn or burning sensation in chest, pain in sternum etc. This will relieved somewhat by taking antacids
2.Angina pectoris / heart attack- this might be symptom of heart problem like angina pectoris / heart attack.In that case you will have tightness in chest, difficulty in breathing, pain in left side of chest radiating in hand or jaw.
3. Lung diseases like pneumonia, pneumothorax can also cause these type of symptoms.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
Welcome to HCM.
Understanding your concern. As per your query you have breathing difficulty with chest tightness and pain which is due to bacterial infection leading to strep throat along with upper respiratory tract infection.I would suggest you to take Diphenhydramine and Dextromethorphan. You should take steam inhalation. Do warm saline gargles 3 to 4 times a day. Visit ENT specialist once and get it examined and start treatment after proper diagnosis. Get X-Ray chest done. Drink luke warm water throughout the day as it can provide relief. Doctor may also refer you to chest specialist . Take soft foods to avoid irritation to the throat. Throat lozanges one every 4 hours is helpful. It is very important to take steam which will be very helpful in relieving congestion. Your problem may also occur due to other reasons like :-
1. Gastric problems like gastritis, GERD, may seem like heartburn or burning sensation in chest, pain in sternum etc. This will relieved somewhat by taking antacids
2.Angina pectoris / heart attack- this might be symptom of heart problem like angina pectoris / heart attack.In that case you will have tightness in chest, difficulty in breathing, pain in left side of chest radiating in hand or jaw.
3. Lung diseases like pneumonia, pneumothorax can also cause these type of symptoms.
Hope your concern has been resolved.
Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari
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