Burning sensation in the chest – heart or lungs?

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Burning in the chest causes anxiety in many people, especially the elderly, because it is primarily associated with heart disease, including heart attack. However, the causes of burning in the chest are very different and not always threatening.

Burning in the chest and neurosis

A burning sensation in the chest is often associated with stress. Internal tension, especially prolonged, often turns into neurosis. People who suffer from neuralgia near the heart experience a panic attack or severe anxiety. The neurosis manifests itself as stinging in the chest, numbness in the hands, dizziness, shortness of breath, increased blood pressure, reddening of the skin and chronic fatigue. The fears are similar to those of a heart attack. The stress hormone, adrenaline, stimulates the heart to work faster, it appears when you feel, for example, a strong fear of death or an unclear fear. The heart speeds up, motivating the body to survive. However, frequent stimulation of the heart with adrenaline has a negative impact on immunity and health in general, and the heart accelerates under the influence of the smallest stimuli. Heart neurosis suffers from people who have experienced trauma in the past, caused by, for example, sexual harassment, domestic violence, alcoholism, saw a picture of death or a dramatic accident. Experiencing such strong emotions affects your health.

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Burning sensation in the chest and coughing

Burning sensation in the chest may be associated with pulmonary problems. Sometimes it appears as a complication of a cold. If the burning sensation in the chest and coughing persist for a long time, worsen at night, contact your doctor for the exclusion of a lung tumor, tuberculosis, pneumonia, diseases of the connective tissue. Tests worth doing include: lung X-ray, spirometry, bronchoscopy. Bronchoscopy is an examination with the collection of the residual purulent discharge for bacteriological analysis. In addition, cardiological diagnostics may be ordered.

Chest burning and coughing are also associated with bronchial asthma. In lung diseases, e.g. pneumonia, lung abscess, pneumothorax, there is a strong burning sensation in the chest and a troublesome, tiring cough that leads to shortness of breath. Fever will then be an additional symptom. These are very serious conditions that require antibiotics and hospital treatment.

Burning sensation in the chest when running

A burning sensation in the heart area often occurs when jogging. We breathe normally through our nose, and the air that is inhaled through our nose warms up and becomes sufficiently moist before reaching our lungs. While running, the breathing is faster, and the runner breathes more often through the mouth, so cold and unheated air flows into the lungs. It causes a burning sensation. Muscle spasm of the bronchi may appear, and with it, wheezing, coughing and shortness of breath can occur. These are symptoms of exercise-induced asthma that disappear 30-40 minutes after the end of the run. To help prevent exercise-induced asthma, warm up before running. Research from Indiana University found that people who consume 1500 mg of vitamin C are less likely to have exercise-induced asthma attacks.

Are you seeing disturbing symptoms? Analyze them yourself in the medical questionnaire and decide whether to go to the doctor.

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