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Chest Pain, Worsens With Deep Breathing, Feels Like Burning, Had Smoked Shisha For The First Time. Cause And Cure?
Hi, My chest is hurting and I don t know the cause. It s on the right side and gets slightly worse when I take deep breaths. It s more of a burn/sting than an ache but it s painful. I m a 16 year old girl and I don t smoke . The only out-of-the-ordinary activity I have done recently was I smoked a little shisha yesterday for the first time. But it wasn t too much, and none of the people who were also smoking (much more than me) got chest pain . What is this due to and how can I make it better?
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Mon, 24 Sep 2012
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Hello,
The likely cause of current symptoms is airway inflammation due to recent smoking.I think you should get a chest xray and clinical evaluation done.The doctor is likely to advise anti-inflammatory drugs and bronchodilator if needed.Doctor might suggest course of antibiotic if patch of consolidation is seen on xray.
Meanwhile you can try steam inhalation for this.Regards.
The likely cause of current symptoms is airway inflammation due to recent smoking.I think you should get a chest xray and clinical evaluation done.The doctor is likely to advise anti-inflammatory drugs and bronchodilator if needed.Doctor might suggest course of antibiotic if patch of consolidation is seen on xray.
Meanwhile you can try steam inhalation for this.Regards.
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