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What Causes Bubble Feeling Under Right Rib Cage?

Posted on Tue, 27 Oct 2015

Question: I feel a "bubble" by my ribcage, just to the right of my sternum. I have been coughing hard for several days, and that area hurts--feels like a muscle spasm. Is it possible to get a hernia from coughing too hard?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Possibility of bulla / herniation has to be confirmed or ruled out.

Detailed Answer:
Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Read and understood your history and concerns.

It is possible to have hernia from coughing too hard.
The part of the lung can get transformed into a rounded air containing structure called bulla and can go through the defect in between the intercostal muscles to be felt as bubble.

This can be confirmed by an X-ray of the chest in lateral view or better to get a CT scan done so as to study the whole lungs and thorax with a pointer kept on the area where your are feeling a bubble.

I hope this answers your query.
Please feel free to ask for further relevant queries if you feel that there is a gap of communication.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (4 hours later)

Thank you. Is this a dangerous condition or just a nuisance?

Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
To be taken seriously

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your appreciation.
Whether this is a dangerous condition or not can be decided only after the report of the CT scan is seen.
I think this should be taken serious.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar