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What Causes Chest Tightness And Breathing Difficulty?

I'm a 30 year old female. Chest tightness and slight difficulty breathing. Happens during the day and night. I've been also having dull to sharp nagging pain in my right lower back rib area, like in my ribs. What could this be?

Medical History: 30 Female, asthma since child, 1 pack cigarettes per day, no alcohol, 99 pounds, 5'2",
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello Ma'am
Am sorry to say this but you doing total injustice to yourself, as you are a known asthmatic since childhood and above that you are smoking that to 10 cigs a day. You must be knowing that cig contains high amount of nicotene and nicotene causes constriction of your airways that leads to chest tightness and pain. It can also lead to acute exacerbation of asthma that is a medical emergency. My advise is to cut down the smoking and finally stop it.

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What Causes Chest Tightness And Breathing Difficulty?

Hello Ma am Am sorry to say this but you doing total injustice to yourself, as you are a known asthmatic since childhood and above that you are smoking that to 10 cigs a day. You must be knowing that cig contains high amount of nicotene and nicotene causes constriction of your airways that leads to chest tightness and pain. It can also lead to acute exacerbation of asthma that is a medical emergency. My advise is to cut down the smoking and finally stop it. Good Luck