The bone in the middle of the chest hurts when you press it

There is a bone in the chest that is symmetrical on both sides. If you feel pain when pressing this place, you must be careful as it may be a heart problem. Excessive fatigue, unstable emotions, diseases in the chest cavity, and congenital diseases are all causes of impaired heart function. Pleurisy, pneumothorax, and stitch in the side cannot be ruled out.

What causes left chest pain?

Pain in the left chest always makes people think of heart problems, but experts say that pain in the left chest does not necessarily mean heart problems. It may just be pain in the chest wall, or stomach acid may be causing the problem. It usually occurs after being tired, eating too much, or being emotionally excited.

1. Pleurisy with pain in the left chest.

If chest pain worsens when you take a deep breath or cough, it indicates pleural inflammation, which is more common in patients with tuberculosis or lung tumors. Patients with pleuritic pain may press their hands on one side of the chest wall, avoid deep breathing, or suppress coughing. Over time, chest pain may move from one location to another. In addition, if the lung tumor spreads to the chest wall or ribs, it will cause persistent, intractable chest pain, which can usually be diagnosed by a chest X-ray or chest CT scan. 2. Pneumothorax with pain in the left chest.

Some young people suddenly experienced chest pain when lifting heavy objects. X-ray examination revealed that it was "pneumothorax". This type of spontaneous pneumothorax is more common in young and middle-aged people. Typical symptoms include sudden chest pain, accompanied by chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, and sometimes shortness of breath, a feeling of suffocation, irritability, cyanosis, sweating, shock, etc.

What is the pain on the right side of my chest?

1. Chest muscle strain. This disease is often caused by a history of heavy lifting, and the pain is obvious during activities. You only need to apply some topical medication such as safflower oil locally.

2. Intercostal neuralgia. This disease is caused by no reason. It hurts whether you are quiet or active. The more you pay attention to it, the more painful it is. It stops hurting when you divert your attention. In this case, taking blood circulation and stasis-dissolving medicine is more effective, such as Naoxuekang Tablets + Fenbid.

3. Heart problems. Since you didn't give your age and some necessary information, I can't make a judgment. I suggest you do an electrocardiogram to rule out heart problems.

4. Pleurisy. You mentioned above that you had a cold some time ago, but you didn't say whether it was cured. If the cold is not controlled well, it will spread to the lungs and cause chest pain. If this is confirmed, it needs to be treated with antibiotics.

Experts' opinions

The above introduces what causes pain in the left chest and what causes pain in the right chest. Here we need to remind everyone that if the pain in the left chest lasts for more than half an hour and other discomfort reactions occur, you must seek medical attention in time without delay.