Causes of chest tightness

Have we all experienced chest tightness in our daily lives? This is a manifestation of uncomfortable breathing. There are many reasons that can cause chest tightness. Sometimes it is caused by problems with the heart and lung function. Such problems are not very serious. When they are serious, they are caused by some diseases of the heart and lungs. Common ones include coronary heart disease and emphysema. Let us understand the causes of chest tightness below.

Sometimes the phenomenon of chest tightness is not very serious and will go away after a while, but if this phenomenon occurs for a long time, everyone should pay attention to it. It may be caused by some physical illness, common ones are heart and lung diseases. Let's take a look at the causes of chest tightness.

Causes

1. Physiological factors. From puberty, women's ovaries and other reproductive systems begin to develop and mature, secrete estrogen, trigger monthly menstruation and the formation of obvious female sexual characteristics. Chest tightness and shortness of breath are closely related to the level of sex hormone secretion. Young women have vigorous estrogen secretion in their bodies, which leads to thickening of subcutaneous fat. Adipose tissue consumes more oxygen than muscle tissue, so young women will suffer from insufficient oxygen supply to the human body and experience chest tightness and shortness of breath.

2. Psychological factors. It is mainly caused by unpleasant emotions such as depression and bad mood. Girls tend to be sensitive in emotions. When they encounter unpleasant things, they tend to sulk and feel unhappy, which often makes them feel chest tightness and shortness of breath. According to psychologists, chest tightness and shortness of breath caused by this reason is the most common. It seems that we have to be open-minded about everything; don't be too picky.

3. Pathological factors. Common diseases in women include myocarditis and autonomic dysfunction. Among various types of myocarditis, viral myocarditis is the most common. Women are prone to viral myocarditis after suffering from colds and upper respiratory tract infections. One of the main symptoms of this disease is chest tightness and shortness of breath.

Classification of causes

1. Functional chest tightness

(i.e. chest tightness without organic disease): People often experience chest tightness and fatigue when they stay in a room with closed doors and windows and poor air circulation for a long time, or encounter some unpleasant things, or even have quarrels or disputes with others, or are in a climate with low air pressure.

2. Pathological chest tightness

1. Respiratory obstruction: tumors in the trachea and bronchus, tracheal stenosis, external pressure on the trachea (thyroid enlargement, longitudinal

2. Lung diseases: emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, atelectasis, pulmonary infarction, pneumothorax;

3. Heart disease: certain congenital heart diseases, rheumatic heart valve disease, coronary heart disease, heart tumors;

4. Diaphragmatic diseases: diaphragmatic swelling and diaphragmatic paralysis;

5. Disturbance of fluid metabolism and acid-base balance, etc.

6: Smoking can also cause chest tightness.

prevention

1. Prevent colds and timely prevent and treat various respiratory diseases. For example, if you have repeated colds, you can regularly inject immunoglobulin or immunoglobulin G, and take some lung-nourishing Chinese medicine appropriately to enhance the body's disease resistance.

2. In warm and windy weather, go out to bask in the sun, take a walk, do some physical activities within your ability, or enhance your lung function. It is best to do 30 minutes of breathing exercises and deep breathing exercises every day. This can not only promote bronchial ventilation function, but also enhance the elasticity of alveoli and blood supply.

3. Pay attention to hygiene, proper nutrition, quit smoking, avoid staying in dusty places, and avoid contact with smoke and toxic gases that irritate the trachea and bronchi.

As for the causes of chest tightness, we need to be able to learn more about it by comparing it with the above introduction. There are many reasons that can cause chest tightness. If it is a pathological cause, it will have a very serious impact on us, especially heart diseases. The most common one is coronary heart disease. The incidence of this disease is already very high. Everyone should be able to pay attention to the phenomenon of chest tightness.