The right side of the rib cage stinging pain like pins and needles for a while may be caused by pneumothorax, intercostal neuralgia, rib fracture and other factors.
1. Pneumothorax: when the right side of the pneumothorax occurs, the patient will have difficulty breathing, coughing, coughing up sputum, and at the same time, the affected area will also have pain and discomfort, which can be manifested as a pins and needles pain, which can be aggravated by deep breathing and activities, and can be paroxysmal.
2. Intercostal neuralgia: intercostal neuralgia is caused by various reasons of the thoracic nerve root or intercostal nerve due to different damages and pain symptoms in the intercostal nerve innervation area. The pain is stabbing or burning pain, manifested as paroxysmal or persistent, mostly in the chest or abdomen in a band-like distribution, can be manifested as the right side of the rib cage stinging pain like pins and needles.
3. Rib fracture: mostly caused by external violence on the chest, due to rib contusion, displacement, stimulation or compression of peripheral nerves, the right side of the rib cage paroxysmal stabbing pain.
If the patient’s right side rib stinging pain like pins and needles for a while, the symptoms are more serious, or the symptoms continue and do not see improvement, should go to the hospital in time for treatment.