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How To Cure Chest Tightness And Cough At Night?
at night when I try to sleep a have really bad cough that keeps me up, also my chest feels tigh that my ribs and lungs hurt it feels like im out of breath and I have to catch a very deep breath before I start to cough which leave me in pain in my chest.
Mon, 6 Oct 2014
chest tighness and shortness of breath can be caused by both lung as well as a heart related disorder, important thing to be checked is that if a person is having cough and shortness of breath on lying down , he/she should be checked for a cardiac problem first,this phenomenon of cough and shortness of breath on lying down is called orthopnea, it can also be caused sometimes in lung problems but the cardiac evaluation should be done.
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