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What Causes Right-sided Pain In Neck While Taking A Deep Breath?

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Posted on Mon, 22 Dec 2014
Question: When I take a deep breath, I get a pain in the right side of my neck
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Answered by Dr. Abubakar Siddiqh (58 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Detailed ent examination, xray-chest

Detailed Answer:

Hi,

I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. I would like to ask you few more details.

Is there any cough or breathlessness?
Where exactly is the pain in neck?
Are you having any other symptoms?

Kindly get back to me with details.

As per your clinical details, neck pain (deep breath) could be due to-

It could be due to surgery on chest wall, tuberculosis, peurisy, penumonia or pneumothorax, maybe because of phrenic nerve (which runs from neck to lung) injury.

I suggest you to consult an ENT surgeon and give detailed history (past history- surgery, infections)), detailed ENT examination, if necessary X ray chest -to rule out any active infections. Treatment can be started according to the investigations.
Note: Consult an experienced Otolaryngologist / ENT Specialist online for further follow up on ear, nose, and throat issues - Book a Call now.
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What Causes Right-sided Pain In Neck While Taking A Deep Breath?

Brief Answer: Detailed ent examination, xray-chest Detailed Answer: Hi, I have gone through your question and understand your concerns. I would like to ask you few more details. Is there any cough or breathlessness? Where exactly is the pain in neck? Are you having any other symptoms? Kindly get back to me with details. As per your clinical details, neck pain (deep breath) could be due to- It could be due to surgery on chest wall, tuberculosis, peurisy, penumonia or pneumothorax, maybe because of phrenic nerve (which runs from neck to lung) injury. I suggest you to consult an ENT surgeon and give detailed history (past history- surgery, infections)), detailed ENT examination, if necessary X ray chest -to rule out any active infections. Treatment can be started according to the investigations.