Chest pain on inhalation without pain on exhalation may be related to pleurisy, intercostal neuritis, costochondritis, acute chest and rib pain, etc.
1. Pleurisy: under normal circumstances, during inhalation, the alveoli will expand due to inhalation of air, when the pleura has inflammation and adhesion, the lungs will expand during inhalation and pull on the pleura, resulting in the symptom of chest pain on inhalation without pain on exhalation.
2. Intercostal neuritis: the movement of the chest increases when breathing, if you suffer from intercostal neuritis, the intercostal nerves will also be stimulated when inhaling, causing pain symptoms, pain symptoms are more obvious when inhaling.
3. Costochondritis: Costochondritis is mainly caused by various reasons that lead to inflammatory reaction in the junction area of costal cartilage and sternum, which is manifested as chest pain and pressure pain, and can be caused by infectious factors, and also can appear as local skin redness, swelling, heat and pain. It can be manifested as chest pain on inhalation and no pain on exhalation.
4. Acute thoracic rib pain: commonly known as “fork in the air”, mostly due to insufficient warm-up before exercise or engage in physical labor when over-exertion, improper exertion, resulting in respiratory muscle spasms produce pain, can be manifested as chest pain in inhalation, exhalation does not hurt.
It is recommended that when the symptom of chest pain on inhalation and no pain on exhalation occurs, consult a doctor as soon as possible to find out the cause and then treat under the guidance of the doctor.