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What Causes Chest Pain With Dry Cough?

Hi,
I have a light pain on my chest left/front side, started from 3 days ago, actually it is light not painful, but can feel it when move or when starting to breath not on deep breath.
I'm a male, 35, smoker, with light dry cough.
Franckly speaking I have OCD and Anxiety history, so I can't take decision should I go to doctor, or just ignore the symptom ?
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hi thanks for contacting HCM...

According to your complaint you can have.....
-smoking induce bronchitis
-smoking induce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
-smoking induce fibrosing lung disease or
-simply anxiety induce pain....

Investigate your case by chest x ray and pulmonary function test....
If dry cough irritative antitussive can be given like dextromethorphan...
Avoid smoking.....
Avoid exposure to dust to minimum...
If bronchi constriction present bronchodilator given....

If no respi cause found then anxiety might lead it...
For anxiety and OCD take regular drug with behavioural therapy.....

So yes don't ignore symptoms and consult doc for physical examination...

Take care.

Dr.Parth
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What Causes Chest Pain With Dry Cough?

Hi thanks for contacting HCM... According to your complaint you can have..... -smoking induce bronchitis -smoking induce chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -smoking induce fibrosing lung disease or -simply anxiety induce pain.... Investigate your case by chest x ray and pulmonary function test.... If dry cough irritative antitussive can be given like dextromethorphan... Avoid smoking..... Avoid exposure to dust to minimum... If bronchi constriction present bronchodilator given.... If no respi cause found then anxiety might lead it... For anxiety and OCD take regular drug with behavioural therapy..... So yes don t ignore symptoms and consult doc for physical examination... Take care. Dr.Parth