What to do about chest pain

  When pain occurs in the chest, it can be of different nature such as sharp, flat, burning, aching, tingling, tightness, and pressure. There are many reasons for the occurrence of pain in the organism, and it is necessary to treat the symptoms according to the cause.  1, when the heart disease will trigger chest pain. Such as heart attack angina, pericarditis, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, etc., usually through nitroglycerin and other drugs for treatment, or cardiac catheter intervention, surgical repair of arteries, etc. for treatment.  2, acid reflux or heartburn, swallowing problems related to esophageal diseases, gallstones, inflammation of the gallbladder or pancreas and other gastrointestinal diseases can cause chest pain. Pneumonia, viral bronchitis, pneumothorax, blood clots or pulmonary embolism, bronchospasm, and other respiratory diseases can also cause chest pain; bruised or broken ribs, muscle aches and pains from exertion or chronic pain syndrome, and compression fractures that put pressure on nerves can also cause chest pain. Doctors will treat this by medication or by inserting catheters or related devices.  3. If the pain is in the female breast, there may be mastoproliferative disease. For degree breast hyperplasia, no treatment is usually needed. If moderate to severe breast hyperplasia is present, you can visit a doctor to take Chinese herbal medicine to de-stress the liver and regulate the qi, regulate the flushing, and activate blood circulation and eliminate blood stasis, which can often relieve and alleviate the symptoms.  Therefore, when a patient has symptoms of chest pain, it is important to identify the cause before treating it symptomatically. It may be possible to treat chest pain with medication, non-invasive surgery, surgery or a combination of these methods. Treatment depends on the cause and severity of the chest pain.