Sneezing and pain in the middle of the chest may be caused by rib cartilage fracture, hiatal hernia, gastroesophageal reflux, pneumonia or bronchitis.
1. Fracture of rib cartilage: mainly manifested as chest pain, which may be aggravated by pain in the middle of the chest when sneezing. Some patients only have pain in the middle of the chest when sneezing due to pain insensitivity.
2. Esophageal hiatal hernia: Typical symptoms are acid reflux, belching, chest pain, epigastric pain and vomiting. When sneezing, due to the increase in abdominal pressure, it causes reflux and heartburn, which results in pain right in the middle of the chest when sneezing.
3. Gastroesophageal reflux: when the human body sneezes, the intra-abdominal pressure increases, and the reflux from the gastroesophagus, it is likely to trigger the reflux of gastric acid in the stomach, resulting in pain in the middle of the chest.
4. Pneumonia or bronchitis: mainly manifested as coughing, coughing up sputum, fever and other symptoms, may appear sneezing chest pain in the middle of the chest and so on.
Sneezing chest pain in the middle, there may be other reasons, such as intercostal neuritis. It is recommended to consult a doctor in time to find out the cause and treat the cause, do not self-medicate and delay.