... years ago, it was spontaneous, without any obvious reasons, my lower chest sometimes feel painful when i inhale deeply, it occurs even when i'm at home, not when i'm doing strenuous activities. ... (0 replies)

... What tests have you had done? (27 replies)

... just quit smoking a mth ago from 3 pks a day. When I am short of breath, it's like being out of breath, I don't know if it's harder to exhale or inhale really, but the pain hurts worse when I inhale. ... (27 replies)

... Does the pain seem close to your diaphram? ... (27 replies)

... I had similar symptoms about a month ago. I could't take a deep breath, yawn or sneeze without pain. Even moving could cause the pain. I knew I hadn't done anything to strain the muscles. The doctor ordered a chest x-ray and it showed some fluid in the lung. It was treated like pneumoina or plurisy. I was given antibiotics (needed 2 doses) and and just feeling a bit... (1 replies)

... This can cause pain in your chest upon awakening. I would see a sleep disorder specialist....they are also pulmonologists, but not all pulmonologists are sleep specialists. ... (1 replies)

... I just had a question about some pain that I've been experiencing in my upper back. ... (2 replies)

... For the past week I get this awful stabbing pain in my back.It seems like its the lung.However It dont hurt to inhale or exhale.Maybe just my mind and reading to much into it.Well I know its not my mind as far as the pain goes.Like I said it dont hurt when I inhale or exhale.. ... (0 replies)

... seven years ago i started getting sudden sharp chest pains on the left side when inhaling. The deeper i inhale the more it hurts. It feels like something might burst if I inhaled too deeply. So I'd just take really short and shallow breaths until it'd go away. ... (1 replies)

... The pain hurts and sometimes spreads to my neck. I know it is due to my breathing. I am thinking my body is trying to heal itself but I am unsure. Any thoughts? ... (2 replies)

... last diagnosis, I have had continued breathing problems. Wheezing, coughing, feeling tired, shortness of breath, coughing up mucous, ect. I have also been having pain in my legs and sharp pain when I inhale. I am not sure if the pain in my legs is related or not. ... (0 replies)

... neck. I have the feeling that I just don't get enough air when I breathe and sometimes have to do a dry cough and a really big inhale to feel like I'm getting enough. This dry cough has become a pretty constant thing. ... (3 replies)

... I am a 23 year old male who had been a 1.5 pack a day smoker for about 8 years. I just quit smoking about 6 weeks ago and since then, I've been noticing a sharp pain in the left side of my chest. It only occurs when I inhale, and if I exhale, wait a second or so, and then inhale again, it is gone. ... (4 replies)

... I have had a constant internal pain in both sides of my back where my lungs are for about a month now. It is not a bad pain but it is always there and very annoying. I mostly feel it when I take a deep breath. ... (2 replies)

... open. While that seemingly does the trick, it feels like a knife is being twisted inside me, but until I inhale deeply, I have to keep my breaths shallow in order to keep the pain from occurring. ... (0 replies)

... Hi...you're actually the first person i've come across to describe a problem similar to mine except without the pain. I've been short of breath for over 2 months and can feel a rattle deep in my lungs when i inhale(although my chest sounds clear to dr.) i had a clear CT of neck and chest. i describe it all in my recent thread...i've had asthma my whole life and... (2 replies)

... Hi, Do some breathing exercises, exactly what is something that would be best advised by a yoga practitioner. "PRANA" or life force is something that we take in with the oxygen. Prana is the panacea for all illness. So do breathing exercises and you will be cured of whatever issues you have listed. Also maybe sometimes are bad in our lives ACCEPTANCE is the key. By resisting... (35 replies)

... I recently have had problems getting a satisfying full breath of air. I can inhale deeply but after exhaling I feel unsatisfied with the amount of air taken in. ... (35 replies)

... copd, there is "stacking" where you don't fully exhale so the next breath is limited. Another is not using your diaghram to inhale and rely on accessory muscles that fatigue. Anxiety can also limit your deep breathing. Pain can limit taking a deep breath too. The list goes on and on..... ... (1 replies)

... I often have to remove my bra, it relives the discomfort only for a few moments and then it is back to normal. Also at times when it is really bad I get a sharp pain in my right shoulder whenever I inhale. It so frustrating, it brings me to tears. I'm not really sure what I should do, and its really upsetting me. ... (5 replies)