Difficulty breathing and chest discomfort

I believe many people have experienced the problem of difficulty breathing. This is a condition that is very easy to occur in the human body. There are many reasons for this condition. It may be caused by problems with the human respiratory tract or problems with the lungs. People need to pay special attention to this situation. The following is a detailed introduction to what causes difficulty breathing and chest discomfort.

1. What is the reason for shortness of breath and chest pressure?

1. If you have difficulty breathing, it is recommended to check the electrocardiogram and cardiac ultrasound, which may be related to heart problems. Pay attention to rest and avoid fatigue. If accompanied by coughing, respiratory diseases cannot be ruled out. Check the chest and take an X-ray if necessary.

2. It is also necessary to rule out the possibility of bronchial asthma. You must go to the cardiovascular or respiratory department of a regular hospital for a clear diagnosis and treatment. Take a chest X-ray and do an electrocardiogram to find out the cause.

3. If you experience shortness of breath, it is recommended that you consider actively seeking medical attention to rule out the possibility of pneumonia. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the lungs control qi, and lung qi deficiency can easily lead to shortness of breath and fatigue. Eat small meals frequently, have a balanced diet, combine work and rest, and exercise appropriately.

2. Causes of chest tightness

Chest tightness is a subjective feeling of difficulty breathing or not having enough air. Those with mild symptoms will feel nothing serious, but those with severe symptoms will feel uncomfortable, as if a stone is pressing on their chest, and even have difficulty breathing. It may be a functional manifestation of the body's organs, or it may be one of the earliest symptoms of disease in the human body. The causes of chest tightness in people of different ages are different, the treatments are different, and the consequences are also different.

1. Functional chest tightness (i.e. chest tightness without organic disease): Staying in a room with closed doors and windows and poor air circulation for a long time, or encountering some unpleasant things, or even having quarrels or disputes with others, or being in a climate with low air pressure, often causes feelings of chest tightness and fatigue.

2. Pathological chest tightness (i.e. chest tightness caused by organic lesions): Chest tightness can not only be physiological, but can also be caused by diseases in certain organs in the body, i.e. pathological chest tightness. Pathological chest tightness can occur suddenly or slowly. Most of the sudden occurrences are due to acute traumatic or spontaneous pneumothorax, acute asthma, acute foreign body in the trachea, acute heart attack, acute pulmonary infarction, etc. Chronic chest tightness is a condition in which symptoms gradually worsen as the disease progresses. Chest tightness in children mostly indicates congenital heart disease or mediastinal tumors; chest tightness in young people mostly indicates spontaneous pneumothorax, mediastinal tumors, or rheumatic heart valvular disease; chest tightness in the elderly mostly indicates emphysema, coronary heart disease, etc.