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Mystery Breathing Issues. Heart Attack Symptoms, but No Heart Attack

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@jenniferhunter

@unflinchingalva Welcome to Connect. The symptoms of chest tightness and breathing issues with tight chest muscles along with some vertigo could possibly be related to either a cervical spine injury like a whiplash or thoracic outlet syndrome. I have both conditions and get muscle spasms that can independently rotate my neck vertebrae. I also had a fusion of C5 C6. One side of my neck is tighter that restricts chest expansion a little bit. I also have allergies and asthma that produce phlegm that gets trapped a bit when my lungs don't move enough, so all of that together can create some symptoms of chest tightness and some discomfort. I do get pain from tight chest muscles. What helps is physical therapy and my PT stretches out the tight muscles with a technique called myofascial release.

Do you have a history of neck or shoulder injuries?

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unflinchingalva | @unflinchingalva | 2 days ago

Thanks for the welcome!

No, I haven't ever had any neck or shoulder injuries. Only thing close to that was an injury sustained during Jiu Jitsu where my lower left rib cartilage got separated from the bone. I never went to the doctor for this either, just had the EMT I go to class with take his best guess.

I do a lot of driving for work too, so maybe I am also not helping the situation by jostling around in a vehicle all day. I have taken 3 days off of work now due to the scare I gave my boss on Wednesday.

I don't have asthma or allergies to the best of my knowledge either. I also find it odd that during this entire time, I haven't really been producing any phlegm or even a light cough.

I may try some stretching in the morning, as moving around doesn't seem to harm the current issue, other than some dizziness.

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