I woke up with pain in the middle of my chest

Whether it is after a meal or when waking up from sleep, many people will feel chest pain for no reason. Everyone’s first reaction is to think of heart problems. In fact, the cause of chest pain is not necessarily related to heart disease. It should be considered that it may be due to pleurisy, pneumothorax or stitch in the side are all causes of chest pain.

I woke up with pain in the middle of my chest

It is the most common cause of chest pain, which often occurs after fatigue, a full meal, or emotional excitement. The symptoms generally include squeezing pain, dull pain, and dull pain in the left chest. It often spreads to the back, inner left arm, teeth, etc., and lasts for varying lengths, generally not exceeding 30 minutes. If the attack can be relieved by rest, it can basically be diagnosed. If the pain worsens and lasts for more than half an hour, if you sweat profusely and are accompanied by nausea and vomiting, you should be alert to the possibility of acute myocardial infarction. Be sure to seek medical attention promptly and don't delay.

1. What is the reason for frequent left chest pain?

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.