Occasional pain in the upper right chest has nothing to do with drinking water or tea. Pain on that location could originate from the nerves, muscles or pleura.
Pain from the nerves (neuralgia) manifests as a sharp sensation and comes from the entire area innervated by the sensitive nerve. Nerve pain can be due to pressure on the nerves (spondylosis, for example) or nerve inflammation (herpes zoster, for example).
Muscle pain (myalgia) in the upper right chest area could also originate from muscle trauma or inflammation of the muscles between the ribs. Muscle pain can be localized and provoked by pressure from the outside on an affected muscle or by activating that muscle (breathing, coughing, etc.).
Pleural pain (pleurodinia) is due to pleurisy. Pleurisy is usually a complication of a lung infection. It is provoked by breathing and coughing.
You may visit a GP and take and X-ray image of the chest to establish a diagnosis for upper right chest pain.
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