What is the cause of the child's chest tightness?

Heart problems are rare in children. Therefore, when mothers encounter their children experiencing chest tightness, they will be very concerned. What exactly causes children to feel chest tightness? In fact, there are many reasons that lead to this situation. In addition to heart disease, respiratory infections, mediastinal disease, diaphragmatic hernia or diaphragmatic swelling can cause children to develop this condition. So mothers should also pay attention.

1. Whether it is hospital outpatient services or free medical consultations, we often encounter some babies complaining of chest tightness. Let’s talk about the topic of chest tightness in children.

2. What is the reason for the child's chest tightness? Or what are the common causes?

1. Respiratory diseases: It is more common in babies suffering from respiratory diseases such as bronchopneumonia, bronchial asthma, wheezing bronchitis or tuberculosis. These diseases can cause the baby's respiratory tract to be blocked, oxygen cannot be inhaled, resulting in hypoxia, and carbon dioxide cannot be exhaled, resulting in carbon dioxide retention, causing the baby to feel chest stuffiness. At this time, a chest X-ray and blood gas analysis are needed to determine the cause and hypoxia situation, and blood oxygen saturation monitoring and oxygen inhalation and other treatments are required.

2. Heart disease: such as congenital heart disease, dilated cardiomyopathy, etc., which cause the heart to enlarge, affecting the expansion of the lungs, affecting the gas exchange in the lungs, causing chest tightness. The baby may also have purple lips, bulges or increased fluctuations in the precordial area, delayed growth and development, and other discomforts. The diagnosis can be confirmed through cardiac ultrasound and cardiac X-rays.

3. Mediastinal diseases: Mediastinal tumors or thymic enlargement may also cause the lungs to not expand normally, resulting in chest tightness. In this case, a chest CT scan can be done to confirm the situation.

4. Diaphragmatic hernia or diaphragmatic elevation: Abdominal organs enter the chest cavity or the diaphragm rises, causing chest tightness and symptoms of gastrointestinal obstruction. A combined chest and abdominal film can be taken to confirm the diagnosis.

5. Neurosis: In addition to chest tightness, the baby also has other mental abnormalities, which need to be confirmed together with a psychiatrist.

3. The above are common causes of chest tightness. If your baby has chest tightness, see a doctor in time for a face-to-face consultation to determine the cause.

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