3-year-old child complains of chest pain at night

When babies are young, it is a critical period for their physical development. Most parents become very anxious when their babies are unwell, fearing that there may be some problems with their babies. There are many reasons why a 3-year-old child complains of chest pain at night. It may be that the child accidentally bumped into something while playing, or it may be caused by an illness. Let's learn what the pain in the middle of the chest is.

1. What causes pain in the middle of the chest?

1. The pain is concentrated in one point and each time the pain does not last long, usually only one or two seconds. However, it will also hurt when taking a deep breath, coughing, sneezing or even turning around. This situation is generally caused by viruses such as influenza, such as costochondritis.

2. If the entire chest is painful and the pain lasts for a long time, accompanied by dizziness, sweating, nausea, shortness of breath, fear of heat, fear of cold, numbness of hands, feet or lips, etc., this is generally caused by a poor mental state. The doctor will focus on counseling the patient's psychology.

3. If there is no pain when you are still but you feel severe pain when you exercise, run, or climb stairs, it is likely angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease; if there is a feeling of pressure and sweating, it is likely myocardial infarction.

4. If you feel pressure in your chest and a feeling of food rising up when you are lying in bed after eating, it may be that your gallbladder is inflamed.

5. It should be noted that before a diagnosis is made, many causes of the disease are guesses, which is not conducive to the treatment of the disease. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time after experiencing pain in the middle of the chest.

2. How to relieve the pain in the middle of the chest? If you know that you have a disease and it causes pain in the middle of the chest from time to time, such as heart disease patients, you should lie down and rest in time. If the pain is unbearable, you can take painkillers to relieve it. If the pain is severe, you should go to the hospital for examination immediately.

If we don’t know the cause of the pain in the middle of the chest, that is, sudden pain, because there are many situations that may cause pain, the most common ones are strenuous exercise, sudden emotional excitement, excessive fatigue, etc., which may cause pain in the middle of the chest. We should rest in time, adjust the breathing frequency, and slow down the blood flow in the body to effectively relieve the pain. In short, there are many reasons for pain in the middle of the chest. If it lasts for a short time, it is mostly caused by inflammation.

If it lasts a long time and is accompanied by poor mental state, it may be caused by myocardial disease. It is recommended that you go to the hospital in time to avoid worsening of the situation.