Rib pain can be caused by costochondritis, rib fracture, intercostal neuralgia, etc. Different causes are treated differently. 1. Costal chondritis: inflammation of the costal cartilage will cause chest pain, coughing will aggravate the chest pain, resulting in patients do not dare to cough and take a deep breath. You can take ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory analgesic drugs to relieve pain, and patients with infections can take amoxicillin, levofloxacin and other anti-infective drugs as prescribed by the doctor. 2. Rib fracture: coughing will make the broken ends of the fracture rubbing each other to aggravate the pain, at the same time, coughing will vibrate the chest wall, the pleura is pulled, will also produce obvious pain symptoms, leading to the patient dare not cough. Rib fracture should be fixed in time, oral aminoglutethimide and other phlegm drugs to reduce the patient’s cough. 3. Intercostal neuralgia: Intercostal neuralgia manifests as pain and discomfort in the intercostal area, and the pain will be aggravated when coughing, which makes the patient afraid to cough. You can follow the doctor’s instructions to take methylcobalamin and vitamin B1 and other nutritious nerve medication. Rib pain do not dare to cough should go to the hospital in a timely manner, improve the examination, clear cause to give targeted treatment.