Why does my left chest hurt?

If the left chest hurts, it is very likely a symptom of heart disease, and routine examinations cannot find the cause. However, there are many other diseases that can also cause left chest pain, so the treatment must be based on the condition and choose the correct treatment method. Don't force yourself to endure or blindly take medicine. At the same time, you must do a good job of follow-up care. So what is the matter with the left chest pain?

First, what causes left chest pain? When left chest pain occurs suddenly, the first thing people think of is heart problems. In fact, there are many diseases that can cause chest pain. You need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and then choose the correct treatment. The most common cause of chest pain is after fatigue, a full meal, or emotional excitement. The symptoms generally include squeezing pain, dull pain, and dull pain in the left chest. It often spreads to the back, inner left arm, teeth, etc., and lasts for varying lengths, generally not exceeding 30 minutes. If the attack can be relieved by rest, it can basically be diagnosed. If the pain worsens and lasts for more than half an hour, if you sweat profusely and are accompanied by nausea and vomiting, you should be alert to the possibility of acute myocardial infarction. Be sure to seek medical attention promptly and don't delay.

Second, pleurisy with pain in the left chest. If chest pain worsens when you take a deep breath or cough, it indicates pleural inflammation, which is more common in patients with tuberculosis or lung tumors. Patients with pleuritic pain may press their hands on one side of the chest wall, avoid deep breathing, or suppress coughing. Over time, chest pain may move from one location to another. In addition, if the lung tumor spreads to the chest wall or ribs, it will cause persistent, intractable chest pain, which can usually be diagnosed by a chest X-ray or chest CT scan.

Third, pleural disease. Such as pleurisy, pneumothorax, lung infection, pulmonary infarction, lung tumor, esophageal disease, mediastinal tumor, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, etc. The chest pain caused by these diseases is related to breathing and coughing. Chest pain worsens with deep breathing and coughing, often accompanied by difficulty breathing. Chest pain is localized to the side of the lesion.

What causes pain in the left chest? Pain in the left chest is caused by pneumothorax. Some young people suddenly experienced chest pain when lifting heavy objects. X-ray examination revealed that it was "pneumothorax". This type of spontaneous pneumothorax is more common in young and middle-aged people. Typical symptoms include sudden chest pain, accompanied by chest tightness, shortness of breath, cough, and sometimes shortness of breath, a feeling of suffocation, irritability, cyanosis, sweating, shock, etc.