Question: Hello im 24 years old male. for past 4-5 months I have been having tightness in the middle of my chest with extreme breathing in difficulties. sometimes I have to yawn to get a full breath and I feel good instantly, but then i start breathing in again and feels like air is not getting past my throat to lungs. I always have this unusual pain inside the middle of chest it seems where the trachea is...its like a sharp pain inside. have had chest x ray done and everything was normal. I have got blood work done everything was normal. Also I have been to lung doctor and they did some test of me breathing into a pipe which was also normal. I really want my normal life back. please help me doctor. A month ago I had also went into hospital and they said it could be gerd and i am taking some gerd medicaiton but it doesnt seem to help. I seem to have a tightness on top of my chest when I breathe in. Please let me know doctor. Which kind of doctor do you advise me to see.

basically im taking pantoprazole 40mg for a month now but i see a little bit help but not a drastic help. The breathing thing and pain in middle of chest still stays...sometimes i notice when i eat the pain gets little better and shortness of breath as well but when I eat a good meal it gets worse. it feels like there is something in my esophagus bothering me. Could there be something else besides gerd like ulcer or something? im just curious. its affecting my life too much and i need this fixed.

Thank you so much for your fast reply. One last question, Like I said I have gotten blood test and xray done, Wouldn't that show if there was an ulcer? or Do I need to get an Upper Gi endoscopy done for that. Also do I need to see a gastroenterologist or ENT. Please advise.