Why is there a choking pain in the middle of my chest?

I believe many people have experienced or are suffering from pain in the center of the chest. This symptom is mostly caused by illness, but some traumatic factors and excessive physical fatigue cannot be ruled out. If you want to treat it, you must know what factors cause this condition. So, what is the cause of the choking pain in the middle of the chest?

First, what is causing the choking pain in the middle of the chest? The heart is generally located in the left chest of the human body. If the patient has heart disease, he or she will often feel chest discomfort and have symptoms of pain in the middle of the chest. Or it could be chest wall pain, which is caused by a certain degree of lesions in the chest wall muscles, ribs, and intercostal nerves. At this time, the pain is mainly concentrated at a certain point in the chest, and the patient can clearly point out the location of the pain. Once the patient sneezes, coughs, takes a deep breath, etc., he will feel a stabbing pain somewhere in the chest, which lasts for about 1-2 seconds and then disappears.

Second, if the patient suffers from pleurisy, some irritants that cause inflammation of the pleura will stimulate the pleura and cause pain in the middle of the chest. When the irritation disappears (inflammation improves), the chest pain symptoms will also disappear. Patients with coronary heart disease usually feel angina pectoris when the disease occurs. This pain is mainly caused by coronary artery embolism. When the patient is in a state of exercise, he will feel chest pain, and once the exercise stops, the pain will disappear.

Why does the pain in the middle of the chest feel like choking? People may also experience pain in the middle of the chest when they are anxious, and this type of people accounts for a large proportion of all people suffering from chest pain. It usually manifests as chest discomfort when you are at rest, and the pain stops when you exercise or focus your mind elsewhere. You can also start from here during treatment, divert your attention, release stress, and relax your body and mind. Digestive system diseases can cause chest pain. For example, the pain point of patients with esophageal cancer and esophagitis is generally behind the sternum. The pain will manifest as persistent pain or drilling pain, which will be aggravated especially when swallowing food. In addition to actively cooperating with treatment, these patients should also pay attention to healthy diet and avoid eating too much.