Coughing with a tear-like pain in the middle of the chest may be due to chest trauma, herpes zoster, pneumonia and other reasons, need to be externally immobilized, medication and other ways to relieve.
1. Thoracic trauma: If there is thoracic trauma, coughing will cause stimulation of the intercostal nerves, which will make the patient have the symptom of pain in the middle of the chest with a tear when coughing. At this time, the patient needs to be externally immobilized to reduce the stimulation of the patient’s rib bones, which can properly relieve the symptoms.
2. Herpes zoster: herpes zoster may appear in the chest area of the patient, which may cause nerve damage, and when the patient coughs, it may drive the herpes zoster and cause the patient to have pain in the middle of the chest like a tear. It can be treated with antiviral drugs under the guidance of a doctor, such as vasiclovir hydrochloride tablets, acyclovir tablets and so on.
3. Pneumonia: Inflammation in the body of a patient with pneumonia can cause nerve irritation in the chest wall, which may lead to the symptom of pain in the middle of the chest like a tear when coughing. Patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions to use anti-infection drugs for treatment, such as injection ceftriaxone sodium, ofloxacin capsules.
If the symptom of tearing pain in the middle of the chest occurs frequently when coughing, and the pain does not subside after a period of time, it is recommended to go to the hospital as soon as possible for examination and treatment.