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Chest tightness
Chest tightness is a squeezing sensation or sense of heaviness within the chest. If this sensation occurs in response to the heart not receiving enough blood, it is called angina pain.
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A 30-year old asked:
How can I get rid of chest tightness?
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A 39-year old asked:
Left side chest tightness that comes and goes?
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A 47-year old asked:
What are the causes of chest tightness and pain?
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A 41-year old asked:
How can I quickly cure chest tightness (urgent)?
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A 33-year old asked:
Chest tightness for 5 days, what are possible causes?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is it normal for the onset of a cold bring chest tightness?
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A 41-year old asked:
Can you tell me how to rid of chest tightness and pain from anxiety?
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A 29-year old asked:
I have been feeling chest tightness over the last few weeks what could it be?
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A 41-year old asked:
I've been haing chest tightness for several months, what do you think I should do?
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A 40-year old asked:
What could cause chest tightness on the right side, but not so much the left side?
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A 32-year old asked:
Chest tightness/ difficult breathing full deep breaths?
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A 39-year old asked:
How come my husband feels chest tightness when he got for runs?
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A 44-year old asked:
When I take my inhaler, my chest tightness and pain do not seem to go away. Am I supposed to wait it out?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Experiencing some chest tightness on left side. Not painful, just tightness. A little lightheadedness also?
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A 18-year old female asked:
I have chest tightness every time I exercise. for example, when I swim just one lap, I feel like I'm going to suffocate?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Right side chest tightness. What could be the cause, it usually occurs during and after exertion although sometimes it is when I'm resting too.
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A 25-year old female asked:
For the past one week I have been having strong urges to puke even though nothing comes out. Also chest tightness and feeling weak. What is it?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can anxiety from ocd cause chest tightness?
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A 35-year old asked:
Apart from asthma, what conditions lead to chest tightness?
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A 44-year old asked:
What is the best way to relieve chest tightness from asthma?
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A 36-year old asked:
Chest tightness/ difficult breathing deeply/ palpitations. 911?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can severe sleep apnea cause chest tightness in an overweight person?
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A 38-year old female asked:
how can i get rid of symptom of chest tightness as i am suffering from bronchial asthama?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Is the feeling of heaviness associated with MS? and chest tightness? Causing shallow breathing
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A 58-year old male asked:
All along healthy person (age 15) developed cough and chest tightness. Dr. says Asthma. Is there a test/approach to confirm?
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A 41-year old male asked:
What could cause chest tightness and squeezing AFTER but not during exercise? Isn't Angina type pain typically DURING increased exertion?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Racing heartbeat. Chest tightness and pain Headache?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can chest tightness be relieved by xanax (alprazolam)?
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A 34-year old asked:
Whats sign of pneumonia, cough, wheeze or chest tightness?
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A 38-year old asked:
I have chest tightness but it is relieved by xanax (alprazolam)? What evaluation should I ask for?
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