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What Causes Shoulder Pain, Coughing, Headache And Dizzy?

Hi. I am a 46 year old female 5'6 160lbs. I have been having some pain in my upper left shoulder and a funny feeling in my chest, sort of like I am congested ut I cant get rid of feeling by coughing. I have also had a headache in left temple are and feel a little dizzy
Tue, 20 Dec 2016
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Hello!

Welcome on HCM!

Your symptoms could be related to a musculoskeletal issue.

An inflammatory disorder (including pleuritis) can not be excluded.

The headache could be related to tension type headache which is a benign condition, but a temporal arteritis can not be excluded either.

Is the headache like pressure or throbbing? Is is associated with blurring vision?

Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical check up and some tests:

-a chest X ray study
-a cervical spine X ray study to exclude possible cervical bulging intervertebral disc
-complete blood count, sedimentation rate and PCR for inflammation.

You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.

Hope to have been helpful!

Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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What Causes Shoulder Pain, Coughing, Headache And Dizzy?

Hello! Welcome on HCM! Your symptoms could be related to a musculoskeletal issue. An inflammatory disorder (including pleuritis) can not be excluded. The headache could be related to tension type headache which is a benign condition, but a temporal arteritis can not be excluded either. Is the headache like pressure or throbbing? Is is associated with blurring vision? Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical check up and some tests: -a chest X ray study -a cervical spine X ray study to exclude possible cervical bulging intervertebral disc -complete blood count, sedimentation rate and PCR for inflammation. You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues. Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Aida