My left side chest hurts when I take a deep breath, what's going on?

The left side of the chest always hurts, and it hurts more when you take a deep breath. According to clinical examination results, it may be caused by pleurisy, intercostal neuralgia, rib lesions, angina pectoris, myocarditis, coronary heart disease, abdominal disease, etc. In addition, long-term anxiety can also cause this symptom. When facing this disease, you must relax your mind, maintain a happy mood, pay attention to your diet, and avoid spicy food.

1. Pleuritic chest pain: The pain is mostly located in the armpit or near the armpit, often accompanied by low fever, cough, shallow and rapid breathing, etc.

2. Intercostal neuralgia: Intercostal neuralgia does not occur frequently, but it sometimes occurs. When you are particularly tired or sleep too deeply, one posture may put pressure on a certain rib for too long. Leaving the window open when sleeping will cause one of the intercostal muscles to get cold. When doing a certain movement, the intercostal muscles are stretched and injured, which can also cause chest pain. Pleuritic chest pain: The pain is mostly located in the armpit or near the armpit, often accompanied by low fever, cough, shallow and rapid breathing, etc.

3. Rib lesions: The most common is costochondritis, which occurs in the 2nd to 4th costal cartilages in the upper chest. The local area may become thicker, raised, swollen, and painful and tender.

4. Chest pain caused by heart reasons: The most common is angina pectoris, which is paroxysmal and severe, mostly located in the precordial area, rarely above the heart, and without local tenderness.

5. Myocarditis: The main symptom of myocarditis is left chest pain, which may be accompanied by sweating, fever, sore throat, cough, vomiting, diarrhea, muscle aches, arrhythmias, etc.

6. Anxiety: Anxiety can also cause chest pain. When anxiety causes chest pain, it is also accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, sweating, nausea, and chills.

7. Coronary heart disease: Angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease 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.

8. Abdominal diseases: Certain abdominal diseases can also easily cause us to experience left chest pain. Common abdominal organ diseases include subphrenic abscess, acute cholecystitis, acute pancreatitis, etc.