Pain in the lungs with deep inspiration

Pain in the lungs with deep inhalation, sneezing or coughing may appear not only as a result of pathology of the respiratory organs or disorders in the pericardial zone, but also as a result of diseases and injuries of the spine, rib cage, and neuralgia. Pain sensations in this case are mainly localized from the right or left side of the chest, can manifest with varying frequency, be blunt or acute. In this article, we will consider the main causes of pain in inspiration, but to accurately identify their origin and determine effective methods of treatment, you need to undergo a medical examination.

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What causes pain in the lungs with deep inspiration?

Consider the types of pain manifestations in the lung zone with deep inspiration.

1. Sharp, piercing, almost "dagger" attacks of pain in the chest area, especially at the height of inspiration, accompanied by subfebrile temperature.

A possible cause of such pain can be pleurisy.

Pleurisy is a disease of the respiratory organs, or, more precisely, inflammation of the pleura. In the pleura, due to fibrinous plaque on its surface, there is a violation of the composition of the lubricant secret between its petals, due to this, there is friction of the petals, which causes pain.

Pleurisy is a consequence of the complication of various diseases of internal organs, the result of surgical interventions and chest injuries. As a rule, pleurisy is secondary, however, in the clinical picture, because of acute pain symptoms, often comes to the fore, hiding the primary disease.

Treatment for pleurisy should appoint a specialist. The doctor determines the medicines, only after diagnosis and identify the exact cause of the disease and, depending on it, prescribes treatment. He can attribute antibiotics, anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs, provide drainage of fluid from the pleural cavity (drainage is resorted to in the case of effusion).

2. Because of the pain in the area of the chest, the sick person has to breathe superficially. He complains about the presence of a feeling of lack of air. It is painful to cough. Pain in the lungs with deep breath accompanies a chill and a high fever (above 38 ° C).

These symptoms can talk about pneumonia.

Pneumonia is an infectious inflammation of the lungs. Infection into the lungs, at the same time, penetrates the respiratory tract from the environment or through the blood, due to infectious diseases such as influenza, tuberculosis, and histoplasmosis.

Pneumonia is treated with antibacterial therapy. Treatment is desirable in an outpatient setting.

3. Pain in the lungs, which is manifested by a sharp attack with a deep breath, but is constantly present. Pain is localized in the central part of the chest.

It is expressed as a tingling sensation. Sometimes accompanied by more rapid breathing, shortness of breath, cervical (jugular) vein swelling, hemoptysis.

Such pain can talk about pericarditis.

Pericarditis is the inflammation of the serous membrane that covers the heart.

This disease is manifested by an increase in the volume of the pericardial fluid in the pericardial cavity, thereby increasing the pressure in it and squeezing the heart from the outside and making it difficult to work.

"Dry" pericarditis differs by a slight increase in fluid in the pericardial cavity, forms a spike that prevents the normal movement of the heart.

Secondary. It arises as a complication of other (infectious, autoimmune, tumor) diseases.

Neutralized by curing the underlying disease. For the outflow of excess fluid from the pericardial cavity, I prescribe diuretics.

4. Sharp, stinging, burning, "shooting" pain in the lungs with deep inspiration, manifested along the ribs and accompanied by a heightened sensitivity of the skin.

The described symptoms usually characterize the process of intercostal neuralgia or myalgia.

Intercostal neuralgia refers to the inflammatory process, infringement or other irritation of nerve endings in the zone of intercostal disease. Provoke the neuralgia can hypothermia, heavy or unusual for the body physical activity, injury.

Myalgia is an inflammation of the muscles. They arise mainly due to physical overload, when muscles are used, unaccustomed to the stresses in ordinary life.

To treat these diseases, doctors prescribe drugs with analgesic anti-inflammatory components (non-steroid agents).

5. Pain in the lungs with a deep breath is manifested by sudden sudden attacks, most often accompanied by a restriction of mobility, less often - numbness of the upper limbs, "lumbago" in the heart zone.

So can manifest chest osteochondrosis.

Thoracic osteochondrosis is a disease in which the curvature of the spine develops in the chest zone. The pathological process develops as a result of irrational loads on the intervertebral discs. Osteochondrosis is dangerous because it can provoke cardiovascular diseases, disorders of the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal tract.

It arises, independently, not as a result of complications. When treating doctors focus on improving the functionality of blood vessels, for this use methods such as acupuncture, manual therapy, vacuum therapy, physical therapy, can massage.

6. Acute pain in the lungs with deep inspiration or cough, flexion and other movement of the trunk.

Such pain in the lungs with deep breath can be a syndrome of bruising or deformation (fracture) of the rib cage or chest area of the spine.

A bruise or fracture occurs from a stroke or squeezing.

The consequence of a bruise is usually only the deformation of soft tissues. Fracture can lead to complications, up to the violation of the integrity of the pleura.

Contusions are treated by applying cold on the first day, and in the following days - heat to the area of the injury. Treatment of fractures consists in observing patients bed rest and in the subsequent respiratory gymnastics.