What should I do if the elderly have chest tightness?

When people reach a certain age, they can no longer control many things. Many elderly people will deal with various diseases. So what causes chest tightness and shortness of breath in the elderly?

Why do elderly people feel chest tightness and shortness of breath?

Chest tightness and shortness of breath, that is, breathing is difficult or there is not enough air. Chest tightness and shortness of breath are sometimes functional manifestations of human organs, and sometimes they may be one of the earliest symptoms of disease in the human body. Generally speaking, chest tightness and shortness of breath can be divided into the following two types:

1. Functional chest tightness

That is, symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath occurring without any organic disease. Staying in a room with closed doors and windows and poor air circulation for a long time, or encountering some unpleasant things, or even having quarrels or disputes with others, or being in a climate with low air pressure, will often cause feelings of chest tightness, shortness of breath, and fatigue. After a short rest, opening windows for ventilation or going outside to breathe fresh air, relaxing your mind and regulating your emotions, you will soon return to normal.

2. Pathological chest tightness

That is, symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by organic diseases. Experts point out that chest tightness can not only be physiological, but can also be caused by diseases in certain organs in the body, that is, pathological chest tightness. Common causes of pathological chest tightness include respiratory obstruction, lung disease, heart disease, diaphragm disease, fluid metabolism and acid-base balance disorders, etc.

What to do if you have chest tightness and shortness of breath

For chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by respiratory diseases such as emphysema, asthma, pulmonary infarction, pneumothorax, bronchitis, tracheitis, cor pulmonale, tracheal stenosis, etc., you must go to a regular hospital for a comprehensive examination and active treatment.