Pain with deep inspiration

Pain with deep breath can indicate a pleural disease, the penetration of viruses into the body or heart as a source of pain. Although in many cases, pain with inspiration does not involve cystic or respiratory problems. Pain with deep inspiration can be strong and sharp or, conversely, pulling and weak. Why do pains occur with deep inspiration and what are the attendant symptoms?

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What causes pain with deep inspiration?

The reasons for these can be very diverse, and each of the diseases differs in symptoms. Here are the most common causes of pain with a deep breath.

• Inflammation of the membrane
• Disturbances in the development of the costal spine
• Shortening of the inter pleural ligament
• Intercostal neuralgia
• Renal colic
• Damage to the ribs
• Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine

Let's take a closer look at each of these reasons that make us suffer from chest pain when we inhale.

Inflammation of the membrane

The membrane, which lining the chest cavity and covers the lungs, has a tendency to become inflamed. Most often this happens with pneumonia (pneumonia).

Causes

The causes of inflammation of the membrane, that is, pleurisy, can be the penetration of infections into the body, as well as trauma to the breast cells, tumors - malignant and benign. Inflammation of the membrane is primary or secondary, depending on the cause of the onset. Secondary pleurisy (inflammation of the membrane) is a process that is the result of chronic inflammation in the lungs.

Symptoms

1. Pain with such inflammation becomes weaker when a person turns over on his side - the one that hurts.
2. A person can not breathe normally, because with respiratory activity, pain can intensify
3. Breathing may be weakened, because a person is afraid of pain and breathes less
4. When listening you can distinguish between pleural noise
5. There can be a low-grade fever
6. Chills, sweat (especially night), weakness

Restriction of active movements of the chest

All this provokes pain with a deep breath, especially deep, and exhalation. As a rule, breathing is superficial, because a person is afraid of pain and spares his own body, trying not to breathe deeply.

Causes

• Violations of the functions of the skeleton of ribs
• Disturbances in the development or operation of the thoracic spine
• Tumors of the pleura
• Pericarditis, dry or purulent

Symptoms

Pain can intensify with active movements, deep breathing (inspiration and exhalation), a person has shortness of breath, difficulty breathing. The pain can be something sharp. That is not strong - its intensity varies.

Shortening of the inter pleural ligament

With this disease, it not only hurts during inspiration, but cough can also be manifested, and easy, constant.

Causes

Inflammation in the body due to invasion of viruses and bacteria, weak immune system may be the cause of shortening of ligaments. At the same time, they can shift and perform poorly their role in the body.

Symptoms

• Pain with deep inspiration and exhalation
• Constant coughing
• Coughing is aggravated by conversation, active physical activity, running
• Pain can be piercing, harsh

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Intercostal neuralgia

This disease doctors define as the most "passive". When a person suffers from severe pain in the chest. They have the property of sharply increasing with a deep breath and exhalation. Symptoms. Which are similar to the signs of intercostal neuralgia, can arise due to spasms of the muscles of the back - one muscle or several. Then the pain grows gradually and they arise, if the injured muscle is stretched, for example, with inclinations.

Causes

• Irritation, infringement of nerve roots in the thoracic region of the spine
• Infringement of nerve endings or their inflammation in the space between the ribs
• Osteochondrosis
• Spons
• Psychological stress
• Breast Injury
• Strong physical activity
• Allergy
• Aortic aneurysm

Symptoms

• Pain with deep breath and exhalation, similar to cardiac
• Pain increases with movement
• Pain is aggravated by sneezing and coughing
• Pain increases with any movement of the body
• Burning pains, in the form of an attack, occur suddenly
• Pain can occur only on one side in the chest area, it hurts under the shoulder blades and even in the lower back
• The pain becomes stronger when the palpation of the affected area - its direction can be determined along the nerve

Pain with intercostal neuralgia is not removed by taking nitroglycerin, as is the case with heart pain

Renal colic

Renal colic is a very painful disease. The pains that arise with it are characterized as intolerable, malicious, harsh, strongest. A person with these pains is inclined to experience great suffering. The attack of renal colic often comes unexpectedly, it covers the areas of the waist, abdomen. Before the onset of an attack of renal colic, a person may have pain in the kidney, at first small, then more abrupt.

Causes

• Urolithiasis disease
• Diseases of blood vessels
• Inflammation in the body
• Allergy
• Kidney and urinary system diseases
• Injuries
• Tumor in the bladder and kidneys
• Increased pressure inside the kidneys

Symptoms

• Pain grows rapidly
• Pain can occur suddenly
• Pain can give from the waist to the thigh, groin, reproductive organs
• Chills
• Heat
• Fever
• The urge to urinate, which is extremely painful
• Rapid heart rate
• A sharp increase in pressure
• Colic in the lumbar region - short-term or not passing for 2-3 days

Fracture of ribs

When a person receives a strong blow, his chest can be squeezed. Ribs are damaged, their fracture may occur. With such damage or injury, a person can feel severe pain with deep inhalation and exhalation, as well as coughing. Such injuries are quite common - bruises of ribs happen in about 10% of cases of body injuries. Since there are many vital organs in the chest, for example, such as the heart and lungs, respiratory damage can often cause pain and suffering. Chest lesions can be open (well visible0 and closed (when broken ribs or a damaged organ are not visible under the skin).

Causes

• Injuries
• Blows
• Contusions
• Falls

Symptoms

Severe pain with deep inhalation and exhalation, pain during palpation in the damaged area, chest soreness in the direction of depression (inward). Breathing with such pain can be superficial and short, because a person is afraid of pain. When you cough, chest pain can become dramatically worse. If the patient is sitting, the pain may weaken. It increases in standing position.

Osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine

Pain with deep inspiration can be a consequence of osteochondrosis of the thoracic spine. The thoracic spine, as a rule, deviates slightly backward (it is convex). Because of this, the load on the fragile vertebrae is distributed unequally, it is larger in the anterior part and lateral part of the spine. There, with strong physical exertion, osteophytes may begin to grow - small, but sharp bone processes.

In other parts of the spine, they usually hurt nervously the nerve roots, which become inflamed and strongly hurt. But in the anterior and lateral parts of the spine there are no nerve roots, so the chest osteochondrosis proceeds first without any symptoms of pain. But they arise because of violations in the joints, which serve to connect the vertebrae.

Between the vertebrae there are holes. Which can narrow and thus squeeze the nerve fibers. This occurs during vertebral dystrophy processes. Then there is a lot of pain, which increases with a deep breath. And violations in the work of internal organs exacerbate this process.

Causes

• Disturbances in the work of internal organs (lungs, heart)
• Nerve root compression
• Wrong posture
• Frequent colds
• Dysfunction of intervertebral discs
• Dystrophy of bone tissue
• Prolonged wrong posture, sitting in one position

Symptoms

• Chest pains that increase with deep breathing
• Pain between the shoulder blades
• Pain that increases with movement
• Disorders of the liver
• Disturbance of mobility of the spine, especially its upper part
• Pain between the ribs

Where to go if you have pain with deep breath?

Pain with a deep breath, as you have already understood, is the cause of many diseases that can be diagnosed only by contacting a doctor. Therefore, do not delay the visit to the clinic to a traumatologist, neurologist or orthopedist, if the pain with a deep inspiration lasts more than a day and intensifies.