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Q: Chest Fullness And Tightness
asked by: chicainitaly on December 28th, 2007
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For the past week or longer I have been feeling like something is sitting on my chest, like it's full of something. I try coughing but it doesn't help. I have a lot of phlem now, but am not coughing it up, just having to clear my throat a lot. I just recently developed cold sypmtoms a few days ago, so I'm wondering if it's gonna turn into bronchitis or something?
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mominashoe
replied on December 29th, 2007
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Could be bronchitis, because you will feel very tight in the chest. Normally it would be accompanied by a pretty painful cough and phlegm. It could also be pneumonia, since you aren't actually coughing anything up. Sometimes pneumonia congestion can be so deep that it is impossible to actually cough it up and it tears up your lungs instead.

It is possible that your post nasal drip is just going straight to your lungs and filling them, or you could have a lung infection that isn't sinus related, or both.

You should have a doctor to check you out to make sure you don't have either of these conditions. Pneumonia can be swift and deadly.
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