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What Causes Chest Pain And Tingling Sensation In The Head?

My boyfriend was in the hospital yesterday and diagnosed with bronchitis. He is now experiencing chest pains and tingling sensation in his head. He has taken to nitro s. He is also a smoker with type 2 diabetes, chronic COPD, and high blood pressure. I understand the chest pain is probably due to being a smoker and having bronchitis but why the tingling in the head?
Fri, 15 Dec 2017
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hi mam,i'm sorry to say this but there is an urgent need to quit smoking.chest pain as you guess is due to acute bronchitis which will subside after the infection comes down.let me tell you one most important thing.there are high chances of stroke with the following risk factors that he has
1)type 2 diabetes
2)smoking
3)high blood pressure
tingling in head can be caused by the following conditions:
1)anxiety
2)transient ischemic attack(TIA)
3)multiple sclerosis
4)paraesthesias due to diabetes mellitus
5)migraine
if the symptoms persist or new symptoms like vertigo,headache,los of consciousness,motor weakness appear,neuro consultation will be necessary.
1)blood sugars must be under control
2)blood pressure is also to be controlled
3)as early as possible smoking habit is to be given up.
hope you can understand the seriousness of the problem.if any further doubts,i'm ready to address.thank you.take care.bye.


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What Causes Chest Pain And Tingling Sensation In The Head?

hi mam,i m sorry to say this but there is an urgent need to quit smoking.chest pain as you guess is due to acute bronchitis which will subside after the infection comes down.let me tell you one most important thing.there are high chances of stroke with the following risk factors that he has 1)type 2 diabetes 2)smoking 3)high blood pressure tingling in head can be caused by the following conditions: 1)anxiety 2)transient ischemic attack(TIA) 3)multiple sclerosis 4)paraesthesias due to diabetes mellitus 5)migraine if the symptoms persist or new symptoms like vertigo,headache,los of consciousness,motor weakness appear,neuro consultation will be necessary. 1)blood sugars must be under control 2)blood pressure is also to be controlled 3)as early as possible smoking habit is to be given up. hope you can understand the seriousness of the problem.if any further doubts,i m ready to address.thank you.take care.bye.