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What Causes The Pain In Chest Rather Than My Throat When I Cough?
I am 29, 5'10", 210lbs. I have been sick for about three or four days with hot and cold flashes and soar muscles accompanied with a cough. When I cough I feel a cutting, scratching feeling in my chest with only a small amount of throat discomfort.. Most of the symptoms are going away but the cough and the pain it causes in my chest when I cough is still present. What is wrong? and what causes the pain to be in my chest rather then my throat?
Fri, 5 Jun 2015
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Coughing can cause pain in the chest as well because these muscles are involved in movement of the chest during a coughing episode.
With persistent coughing, the muscles may be strained.
You may want to consider a cough suppressant to reduce your coughing and a pain killer to reduce the pain that you are experiencing.
I hope this helps
Coughing can cause pain in the chest as well because these muscles are involved in movement of the chest during a coughing episode.
With persistent coughing, the muscles may be strained.
You may want to consider a cough suppressant to reduce your coughing and a pain killer to reduce the pain that you are experiencing.
I hope this helps
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