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Is Pain In Right Side Of Chest Under The Neck While Coughing And Sneezing After Being In An Accident Normal?
I met an accident 2 weeks ago.lucky i was wearing my seatbelt n my airbag deployed after that my chest was in pain.but now only right side of my chest near by under my neck stil in pain.i cant cough or sneeze bcz its painful.but i cn breath like normal.so what shd i do
Tue, 3 Jan 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It seems you had hurt your rib cage some where and that's why sneezing and coughing is painful. In conditions like nondisplaced fracture of rib normal breathing is not painful. If it is painful to touch (tenderness is positive), then consult the orthopaedician immediately. You may require medical attention and sleep in supine position with slightly head up position. It will give more space to lungs to expand while normal breathing and don't do strenuous activities.
Once your pain get subsided feel free to get back. There are some chest physiotherapy exercises which will help in gaining full recovery at the earliest. We will discuss about them later.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harsh Swarup
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
It seems you had hurt your rib cage some where and that's why sneezing and coughing is painful. In conditions like nondisplaced fracture of rib normal breathing is not painful. If it is painful to touch (tenderness is positive), then consult the orthopaedician immediately. You may require medical attention and sleep in supine position with slightly head up position. It will give more space to lungs to expand while normal breathing and don't do strenuous activities.
Once your pain get subsided feel free to get back. There are some chest physiotherapy exercises which will help in gaining full recovery at the earliest. We will discuss about them later.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Harsh Swarup
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