Recurrent tightness in the chest may be caused by angina, pleurisy and other diseases, which need to be treated symptomatically. If angina can be sublingual nitroglycerin, pleurisy need to control inflammation. 1. angina: chest tightness is a typical symptom of angina pectoris, but also chest tightness, radiating pain in the chest, angina pectoris is atherosclerosis involving the coronary arteries, so that the myocardial blood supply, oxygen supply obstruction, myocardial oxygen consumption increases, oxygen supply is insufficient, there is myocardial ischemia, you can comply with the instructions of the doctor to use nitroglycerin, metoprolol, etc., to improve the ischemia of the myocardium to alleviate the symptoms. 2. Pleurisy: pleurisy is an inflammation that occurs in the pleural cavity, mostly caused by bacteria, tuberculosis and other factors, usually chest pain, chest tightness, etc., when the inflammation stimulates the pleura can also appear tightness in the chest, and severe cases may also appear dyspnea, you can comply with the doctor’s orders to use oseltamivir, ampicillin and other drugs to control inflammation and improve the tightness in the chest. When the tightness in the chest recurs, it is important to consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor for treatment, and at the same time to rest more, avoid excessive exertion.