YOGYAKARTA Why does the right chest hurt? A pain sensation that munuls on the right chest can be asked about certain health problems. This condition needs to be watched out for when accompanied by other symptoms such as difficulty swallowing, shortness of breath, or heart palpitations.

Right chest pain is usually associated with heart problems, lungs, and liver disease. To find out the various causes, see the explanation below.

Summarized from various sources, here are some medical conditions that can cause pain sensations in the right chest:

Although chest pain due to heart problems is generally felt on the left side, some disorders such ascut heart disease (PJK), heart attack, heart membrane inflammation (pericarditis), or aorta dissection can cause pain in the right side of the chest.

The pain felt as if pressed, spread to the jaw, back or arms, and could be accompanied by cold sweat and shortness of breath.

Why does the right chest hurt? One of the medical conditions that triggered it was lung disorders.

Several types of lung diseases that can cause pain in the right chest, namely:

Stress can trigger panic attacks whose symptoms are similar to heart attacks, such as right chest pain, palpitations, and shortness of breath. This condition can appear suddenly and will improve after the patient rests.

Physical exercise involving excessive chest muscles can make the muscles tense. This condition can cause pain on the one hand, including in the right chest. Pain will increase when the muscles are moved. A tense chest muscle can be relieved by resting or compressed warm.

Disorders in the digestive tract system such as stomach acid disease (GERD/gastro esophageal referux disease), stomach hatchling (PUD/peptic ulcer disease), hyatal hernia, and pancreatic inflammation are also the cause why the left chest hurts.

This pain sensation triggered by medical conditions usually feels like burning in the chest and worsens after eating or lying down.

Right chest pain cannot be underestimated. Immediately go to the doctor or emergency room at the nearest hospital if the right chest pain is accompanied by the following conditions:

Those are the factors that trigger why the right chest hurts. Hopefully useful. To get news updates, other options are only on VOI.ID.


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