Pain on left chest near armpit

In daily life, some people sometimes experience pain in the upper left chest. If it is only mild pain, you don't need to worry too much. This may be caused by nerve pain or dyspnea. But many people also experience frequent pain, which often worsens after fatigue and eases after rest. Such things need to be paid attention to. Let's analyze in depth what causes pain in the upper left chest?

1. If the painful area will cause pain when you press it gently, it means that the pain is in the sternum, and the condition may be caused by sternal muscle spasm. It is caused by long-term crooked posture, bowing, leaning on the table, excessive exercise, partial coldness, etc., which causes sternal muscle fatigue and spasm. This disease is very common among people who work in front of the computer.

2. Chest pain may also be caused by the heart, the more common of which is angina pectoris. The pain comes and goes, and the pain is always in the precordial area. You can't feel any pain by pressing the painful area with your hands.

3. It may also be a rib disease, the most common of which is costochondritis. This type of disease will appear on the human body with symptoms, such as part of the disease may become larger, thicker, protruding, and swollen. There will be pain when pressing with the hand, but there will be no swelling of the skin.

4. Intercostal neuralgia: The pain often spreads along the intercostals, and is most obvious in the axillary center line, beside the spine, and beside the shoulder blade. It is stabbing or burning pain, and can be aggravated by turning around, taking a deep breath, and coughing.

5. Pleuritic chest pain: The pain is mostly located under the armpit or around the armpit, often accompanied by low fever, cough, shallow and rapid inhalation, etc.

The above is a detailed introduction to the relevant content about what causes pain in the upper left chest. In short, from the above detailed introduction, we know that there are many factors that affect the pain in the upper left chest. Among them, heart pain and pleuritic pain are warning messages sent by the human body to us. We need to go to a regular hospital for diagnosis as soon as possible, and then carry out targeted treatment. If you have symptoms of pain in the upper left chest, you should pay attention to rest and avoid cold and excessive fatigue.