The throat and chest feel blocked

Many people often experience a feeling of blockage from the throat to the chest. The specific situation needs to be analyzed: sometimes it is caused by acid reflux caused by lying down immediately after eating too much; it also happens to some people when they are emotionally unstable, anxious and irritable during a period of time. If this phenomenon occurs in middle-aged and elderly people, they should be alert to whether it is heart disease and pay attention to their blood pressure. If the feeling of chest tightness and pressure lasts too long, they must seek medical attention in time to avoid endangering their life.

Causes of discomfort from throat to chest congestion

1. Chest pain caused by anxiety

The pain may be felt anywhere throughout the chest, and patients often feel chronically depressed. Patients may begin to feel chest discomfort when they are still, such as when sitting or lying down, but not when exercising or working. This is caused by emotional tension.

2. Chest pain caused by coronary heart disease

You may experience chest pain when you do strenuous exercise, such as walking, exercising, or climbing stairs. The pain will last for about 5 to 10 minutes and will stop when your body is still. Patients usually feel a sense of pressure in the upper chest. In addition, Dr. Zhang Kunlin from Wuhan Thoracic Surgery Department pointed out that if the pain lasts for a long time, lasting 15 to 30 minutes, and sweating occurs, this is likely a myocardial infarction caused by embolism of the coronary arteries that supply nutrients to the heart, and the patient should be sent to the emergency room for treatment immediately.

3. Chest pain caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease

When people eat too much, lie down or sleep, they feel something coming up, causing a bloating and burning sensation in the chest, and sometimes even a sour feeling in the mouth. The situation will improve if they sit up. This is because a group of sphincters between the esophagus and the stomach relax, allowing stomach acid to rise up through the gap.

4. Chest tightness and pain caused by chest wall lesions

Chest pain caused by chest wall changes is the most common type of chest pain, such as local skin, muscle, bone and nerve lesions caused by chest wall trauma, bacterial infection, viral infection, tumor, etc. Common acute dermatitis, subcutaneous cellulitis, herpes zoster, myositis and dermatomyositis, cervical spondylosis, costochondritis, bone tumors, intercostal neuritis, etc.

5. Chest tightness and pain caused by cardiovascular disease

Common causes include angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and pericarditis. Chest pain caused by angina, myocardial infarction, aortic valve disease and cardiomyopathy is due to myocardial ischemia. The common characteristics are: the pain is mostly located behind the sternum or in the precordial area, a few are under the xiphoid process, and can radiate to the left shoulder. The pain is often aggravated by physical activity and improves with rest.

6. Chest pain caused by anxiety

It is relatively common, mostly seen in middle-aged men and menopausal women, and is mostly caused by anxiety and mental stress. Such patients may experience pain anywhere in the chest and often feel chronically depressed. Patients may begin to experience chest discomfort when they are still, such as when sitting or lying down, but not when they are exercising or working. Often, no positive findings are found during examination.

Quick way to relieve chest tightness

1. Maintaining an optimistic and cheerful mood is conducive to the coordination and unity of the nervous system with various organs and systems, keeping the body's physiological metabolism in the best state, thereby preventing the occurrence of chest tightness.

2. Maintain a light eating habit, eat less fatty food, and choose to eat more foods that are beneficial to the cardiovascular system, such as soybeans and corn.

3. Jog, walk or do some physical exercise within your ability to enhance lung function.