Brief Answer:
clinical examination by your doctor should help to clarify this issue

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

feeling pain when taking deep breaths can be caused by lung, heart or abdominal disorders. Some common ones include: inflammation of the pleura (caused by various disorders), pericarditis, gallbladder inflammation, etc.

Your doctor can detect helpful signs during clinical examination to help distinguish between potential causes. For example, auscultation of the lungs and heart may reveal diagnostic signs.

Patient's history is also very helpful. Important questions include:
- how did the pain start? What were you doing at that time? Any injury occurred?
- is the pain constant or does it come and go? How long does it last and what makes it wear off or show up again?
- does it radiate anywhere else?
- what about the rest of your history? Do you have any chronic disease? Do you take any drugs?

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Brief Answer:
probably not...

Detailed Answer:
Unless it's of musculoskeletal origin (muscle sprain/strain) ice (if it's within the first three days of pain) won't help. It's better to clarify the cause first. I would suggest only mild analgesics (acetaminophen).

Kind Regards!

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