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Suggest Treatment For Tightness In Chest While Breathing
i have difficulty breahting when i try to inhale, i m a 16 year old male and i ve done sports my entire life, i was on a national swim team this year and have always been active. i experience a tightness in my upper chest when i try to breath in. i ve been on inhalers such as advair and a pulmicort flexhaler but none seem to work and i have no diognosis of breathing problems
Wed, 29 Nov 2017
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Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is necessary performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis between different causes that may lead to such clinical scenario: a lung disorder, a cardiac disorder, an allergic reaction or anxiety.
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor and performing some tests:
- a chest X ray study and pulmonary function tests
- thyroid hormone levels
- allergy tests
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that it is necessary performing a comprehensive differential diagnosis between different causes that may lead to such clinical scenario: a lung disorder, a cardiac disorder, an allergic reaction or anxiety.
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your doctor and performing some tests:
- a chest X ray study and pulmonary function tests
- thyroid hormone levels
- allergy tests
- a resting ECG and cardiac ultrasound.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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