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What Causes Intermittent Stinging Sensation On Left Side Of Chest?

Hi. I m a 45 year old woman and for the past two days ive been experiencing intermitent stinging sensation on left side of chest and its beginning to worry me because I ve had air pain before which after taking a few deep breaths has gone away however this time its slightly different..its a slight but ongoing. Sting please help.
Mon, 7 Mar 2016
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HI, thanks for using healthcare magic

Intermittent stinging sensation may be due to neuropathy.

This refers to abnormal nerve function which can cause abnormal sensations such as stinging, tingling, burning, numbness etc.
Any one of these can occur.

Causes of neuropathy include: (a)vitamin b12 or folic acid deficiency
(b)diabetes
(c)Trauma
(d) liver or kidney disease
(e)infection such as shingles
(f) some hormonal or autoimmune disease
(g)nerve diseases such as stroke or ms

You can try using an anti inflammatory pain killer such as ibuprofen, naproxen or cataflam to see if it helps.
If there is no improvement then you would need to see your doctor for assessment which would include physical examination and possibly blood tests.

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What Causes Intermittent Stinging Sensation On Left Side Of Chest?

HI, thanks for using healthcare magic Intermittent stinging sensation may be due to neuropathy. This refers to abnormal nerve function which can cause abnormal sensations such as stinging, tingling, burning, numbness etc. Any one of these can occur. Causes of neuropathy include: (a)vitamin b12 or folic acid deficiency (b)diabetes (c)Trauma (d) liver or kidney disease (e)infection such as shingles (f) some hormonal or autoimmune disease (g)nerve diseases such as stroke or ms You can try using an anti inflammatory pain killer such as ibuprofen, naproxen or cataflam to see if it helps. If there is no improvement then you would need to see your doctor for assessment which would include physical examination and possibly blood tests. I hope this helps