Why do men feel chest tightness and shortness of breath?

Men who reach middle age will have some physical conditions to varying degrees. This is the peak period for diseases, so they need to pay special attention to their health. If you experience chest tightness and shortness of breath, it is best to stop your work immediately and rest for a while, and you should feel better. So what causes men to have chest tightness and shortness of breath?

There are two causes of chest tightness and shortness of breath: one is functional chest tightness and shortness of breath, and the other is caused by cardiac neurosis.

Functional chest tightness

It means that if you stay in a room with closed doors and windows and poor air circulation for a long time, or encounter some unpleasant things, or even have an argument or dispute with others, or are in a low-pressure climate, you will often feel chest tightness and fatigue.

Cardiac neurosis

It is a systemic neurological disorder with various symptoms. The most common subjective symptoms are palpitations, shortness of breath, precordial pain and general fatigue. There are also symptoms such as irritability, insomnia, sweating, trembling, dizziness and nightmares.

(i.e. chest tightness with organic disease): chest tightness can be not only physiological, but also caused by diseases of certain organs in the body, i.e. pathological chest tightness. For example:

1. Respiratory obstruction: tumors growing in the trachea and bronchus, tracheal stenosis, and external pressure on the trachea (thyroid enlargement, tumors growing in the septum);

2. Lung diseases: emphysema, bronchitis, asthma, atelectasis, pulmonary infarction, pneumothorax

3. Heart disease: some congenital heart diseases, rheumatic heart valvular disease, coronary heart disease, heart tumor

4. Diaphragmatic disease: diaphragmatic swelling, diaphragmatic paralysis;

5. Disorders in body fluid metabolism and acid-base balance, etc. Chest tightness and shortness of breath

Pathological chest tightness can occur suddenly or slowly. Most sudden onsets are due to acute traumatic or spontaneous pneumothorax, acute asthma, acute attack of acute heart disease caused by acute foreign body in the trachea, acute pulmonary infarction, etc. Chronic chest tightness is a condition that gradually worsens with the progression of the disease. Chest tightness in children often indicates congenital heart disease or diastolic tumor; chest tightness in young people often indicates spontaneous pneumothorax, diastolic tumor, rheumatic valvular heart disease; chest tightness in the elderly often indicates pulmonary emphysema, coronary heart disease, etc.

Pathological chest tightness must be taken seriously to avoid delaying necessary treatment. Patients should go to the hospital for chest X-ray, electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, blood biochemistry and lung function tests so that clinical physicians can further confirm the diagnosis.

This article will introduce in detail why men experience chest tightness and shortness of breath. Most of the time, it is due to heart problems. Therefore, in daily life, it is best not to have too many emotional fluctuations, stabilize your emotions, and not be too stressed, otherwise this situation will occur.