When it comes to chest tightness and shortness of breath, many people may have experienced this symptom, especially after working hard and getting sick. Chest tightness and shortness of breath are a particularly common symptom in our medical clinical practice. The main manifestation is that there is always something blocking the chest, making it difficult to breathe. So what should young people do if they have chest tightness and hold their breath? What are the reasons for chest tightness and shortness of breath? Let's learn about it together.
What should young people do if they have chest tightness and shortness of breath
1. Preventing colds: Colds themselves have an impact on a person's breathing, especially repeated colds can cause various lung diseases or viral myocarditis, all of which can lead to chest tightness and shortness of breath.
2. Moderate exercise: You can take a walk, jog, or do yoga to improve lung function.
3. Pay attention to living hygiene, have a reasonable diet to ensure nutrition, quit smoking and drinking, eat less or avoid spicy and greasy foods, and avoid inhaling irritating gases.
4. If you experience unexplained chest tightness or shortness of breath, seek medical attention promptly and have your heart and lung function checked. Timely identify the cause of the illness.
Reasons for chest tightness and shortness of breath in young people
1. Damp heat disturbing the chest
External pathogenic factors of dampness and heat, or weakness of the spleen and stomach in normal times leading to loss of circulation, accumulation of dampness and heat, and disturbance of dampness and heat in the chest, resulting in blocked breath in the chest and chest tightness.
2. Phlegm dampness resistance
Due to irregular diet, overeating fat and sweet foods, chest tightness and shortness of breath occur.
3. Lack of mental energy
Dysfunction of work and rest, excessive fatigue, and qi deficiency lead to insufficient breath in the chest, resulting in chest tightness and shortness of breath.
4. Weakness of lung qi
Due to prolonged coughing and damage to lung qi, or physical weakness, insufficient lung qi, and insufficient body qi, chest tightness and shortness of breath may occur.
Poor mood, liver dysfunction, qi stagnation and blood stasis can all cause chest tightness and shortness of breath.
After reading the previous text, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the symptom of chest tightness and shortness of breath. Young people's chest tightness is more or less caused by psychological problems. Here, the editor needs to remind young people that although life and work pressures are high, they should also learn to release stress, regulate emotions, and have a good mentality. With a good mindset, the natural state of mind will be calm and the feeling of tightness will be reduced!
