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Shortness of breath out of proportion to effort being expended. [2] [7] Rapid, heavy or uneven breathing, or uncontrollable coughing. [10] Crackles, rattling or ‘junky’ feelings deep in the chest associated with breathing effort – usually progressively worsening with increasing shortness of breath and may be cause for a panic attack [2] [7]
The defining symptom of pleurisy is a sudden sharp, stabbing, burning or dull pain in the right or left side of the chest during breathing, especially when one inhales and exhales. [9] It feels worse with deep breathing, coughing, sneezing, or laughing. The pain may stay in one place, or it may spread to the shoulder or back. [10]
Shortness of breath, jaw pain, and fatigue are common symptoms that can signal an underlying medical condition. Dr. Natalie Azar tells us when to see a doctor.
Treatment is usually via reassurance, as the pain generally resolves without any specific treatment. Occasionally it goes away after a couple of breaths. [1] The pain is agitated by expansion and contraction of the chest. Taking a deep breath and allowing the rib cage to fully expand can relieve the pain, however it will feel unpleasant initially.
Localised deep pain, ranging from mild to excruciating; sometimes a dull ache, but rarely a sharp pain; Pain aggravated by active and passive motion of the joint; Pain which may be reduced by bending the joint to find a more comfortable position; Pain occurring immediately on surfacing or up to many hours later; Cutaneous Skin
Chest pain is pain or discomfort in the chest, typically the front of the chest. [1] It may be described as sharp, dull, pressure, heaviness or squeezing. [3] Associated symptoms may include pain in the shoulder, arm, upper abdomen, or jaw, along with nausea, sweating, or shortness of breath.
Within the next two hours, divers may develop bluish skin, shortness of breath, increased respiratory rate, increased heart rate, chest discomfort and pain. [1] In rare but severe cases, low oxygen levels in blood and inflammation of lungs can occur. [ 4 ]
Freediving blackout, breath-hold blackout, [1] or apnea blackout is a class of hypoxic blackout, a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold (freedive or dynamic apnea) dive, when the swimmer does not necessarily experience an urgent need to breathe and has no other obvious medical condition that might have caused it.