Chest Pain

Dealing with Chest Pain

Feeling of pain or discomfort you might feel in the area at the front of the body between the upper abdomen and the neck is usually the definition of chest pain. It is often considered as the most difficult and frightening symptoms that a person might have. sometimes it is difficult for a medical professional to diagnose the cause of chest pain whether it's a life threatening one or not.

Most of the people connecting chest pain as a symptom of  a serious heart attack. If you feel chest discomfort then you should be evaluated by a doctor immediately.  Take two tablets of aspirin on the way to the emergency room or while waiting for ambulance. While pain from the heart may sometimes be mild, it is usually intense. Sometimes a feeling of pressure or squeezing on the chest is more prominent than actual pain. On the bottom of the breast bone will almost always be felt pain or discomfort. It may also be felt in the jaw or down the inner part of either arm. There may be nausea and sweating. 

Symptoms of Chest Pain

- Sharp chest pain occurring in the form of nausea, sweating, breath shortness, racing heart and dizziness

-  Sudden squeezing, pressure, tightening and crushing in chest

 -  Pain radiates to left arm, jaw and between the shoulder blades

- Cough and fever that often produces yellow green phlegm 

- vomiting

Pain in Chest Causes

- Minor problems such as indigestion and stress and serious medical emergencies, such as heart attack or pulmonary embolism is a cause of chest pain that varies. 

- Activities such as walking, jogging, running and carrying heavy workload is a trigger chest pain. 

- Other potential causes include serious circulatory problems such as atherosclerosis, angina, pericarditis, coronary spasm or myocarditis. 

- Exercising in cold weather can cause chest pain in some people who have no problems when they exercise in warm weather. 

- Lung problems that can cause chest pain include blood clot in the lung ( pulmonary embolism ), a collapse of the lung ( pneumothorax ). Inflammation of the lining around the lung ( pleurisy ) can cause chest pain that usually feels sharp, and often gets worse when you take a deep breath or cough. 

- Angina is short termed chest pain primarily caused by the lack of oxygen supply in the body and also due to the lack of waste removal from the body. The cause may be a build-up of fatty deposits, or plaque (pronounced "plak"), inside your arteries - the blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from the heart to your body. Lack of Vitamin D can cause an array of problems and adversely affect already existing conditions, back pain included.

Chest Pain Treatment

As always, prevention is so much better than cure. A few simple life-style changes can reduce the risk of angina and heart attack and also improve your overall health, really lessening anxiety levels. When it comes to avoiding chest pain and increasing heart health, the very best things you can do are to:

- Try to reduce or eliminate animal products and saturated fat, and try to eat plenty of fresh vegetables, and complex carbohydrates and some fruit.

- Stop smoking

- Maintain a healthy weight - slimming down if you are overweight

- Exercise routine on a regular basis with a duration of 30 minutes at least 3 times a week.

- Learn to relax - yoga, meditation, or a good self-hypnosis recording that focuses on helping you become more calm and relaxed can be just the thing here. Hypnosis is great for unwinding and releasing anxiety.

If this doesn't remedy your chest pain, then you may be advised to visit a specialist cardiologist for further investigation.