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What Causes Tingling Sensation, Cough And Tightness In The Chest?

for a couple of months , I have been getting a tingling sensation that is usually brought on by a small cough or clearing my throat. it goes around my midsection and tightens up, it happens usually once a day I am a 65 year old man and for the last 6 months my right elbow and forearm have been hurting a lot. What do you think that this tightness in my chest is which goes away within seconds ; the tightness or tingling has got my docter puzzled. I am now going to a chiropractor as my neck has arthritis in it
Mon, 10 Sep 2018
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Hi,

I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a bulging disc in the cervical vertebral column.

For this reason, I would first recommend performing a cervical spine X-ray study.

Considering your age, an exercise cardiac stress test would also be a reasonable test in order to exclude possible coronary artery disease.

In the meantime, I recommend trying also an antiacid or PPI (Omeprazole, Pantoprazole). If your symptoms are relieved by this drug, the next thing to do would be fibrogastroscopy to investigate for acid reflux.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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What Causes Tingling Sensation, Cough And Tightness In The Chest?

Hi, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to a bulging disc in the cervical vertebral column. For this reason, I would first recommend performing a cervical spine X-ray study. Considering your age, an exercise cardiac stress test would also be a reasonable test in order to exclude possible coronary artery disease. In the meantime, I recommend trying also an antiacid or PPI (Omeprazole, Pantoprazole). If your symptoms are relieved by this drug, the next thing to do would be fibrogastroscopy to investigate for acid reflux. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.