Question 1

pins and needles in chest when i cough, what's wrong?

Accepted Answer

Likely nothing: If transient sensation only after you cough, you are likely getting benign irritation of the intercostal nerves (the ones that travel between the ribs) with the activity of coughing.  This is like tapping the 'funny bone' in your arm- the nerve is temporarily stunned and fires off, but not injured.

Question 2

shortness of breath, tachycardia, congestion, cough. pins and needles in upper body intermittently, but this recently stopped. o2 is normal, ekg is normal. tested negative for covid. is this lingering bronchitis or cause for further concern?

Accepted Answer

Sx's:  Did you have symptoms at the time you had the COVID 19 test? This could be bronchitis  or other conditions. If you were fully symptomatic at the time of COVID testing, it should have been able to pick up on infection.

Question 3

i am experiencing  neck pain(sensitive to touch in front) feeling of pins and needles in neck, chronic cough, neck spasms, ear ache (quality: dull or aching sensation, sensation of pressure or fullness). what could this be?

Accepted Answer

More than one thing: There is  not one diagnosis - you can have the cough aggrevating te neck issues such as  disc, spasm, pulled  muscles, etc You need  an evaluation to look at these  issues.

Question 4

what causes pins and needles in the chest sometimes when coughing?

Accepted Answer

Muscle strain: or pinching nerves when coughing.

Question 5

what causes me to have pins and needles in my chest and back while having a horrible coughing spell?

Accepted Answer

This may have been : From one of several reasons including local nerve irritation as the nerves exiting the spine in this region travel under each of  the ribs where there are chest muscles used to move the ribs during breathing and coughing

Question 6

25 year old male. dull aching pain right side sternum. bending over or coughing or laughing triggers pain. sometimes it feels like pins and needles.

Accepted Answer

Requires exam: may be intercostal neuritis and/or costochondritis.

Question 7

i was in contact with a person whose father tested positive for covid19, i have been getting small headaches and my left lung feels like it sometimes get pins and needles. my boyfriend also complain about having a high temper and started coughing?

Accepted Answer

Get tested: Both of you should get tested. In the mean time quartine yourself.
Wish you good health!

Question 8

what causes the pins and needles feeling?

Accepted Answer

Spine nerve irritate: Spinal nerve root irritation always causes muscle spasms.  If the pain is primarily due to nerve damage, there are symptoms of pins and needles, numbness, burning,  shooting and sharp pains.  If  the pain is due to nerve irritation with predominant muscle spasm, the pain is usually aching, cramping, dull, and the muscles are stiff and tight.You will need to be evaluated by your family doctor and a.

Question 9

what exactly is the "pins and needles" feeling?

Accepted Answer

Likely blood flow.: This feeling is likely from the return of blood flow after sitting or resting or being put in such a way as to cut down or stop the circulation of blood to a part of the body, like the foot or arm.  The affected area gets numb and feeling can even be partly lost.  If it is corrected, and put back to a normal position, the blood flow returns and there are "pins and needles", before normal feeling.

Question 10

pins and needles in my head?

Accepted Answer

?Headache: It would be helpful to get more information. Consult a physician if it is not getting better with rest, tylenol/ibuprofen ( if not told to avoid these).

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Shortness of breath, tachycardia, congestion, cough. pins and needles in upper body intermittently, but this recently stopped. o2 is normal, ekg is normal. tested negative for covid. is this lingering bronchitis or cause for further concern?

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I am experiencing neck pain(sensitive to touch in front) feeling of pins and needles in neck, chronic cough, neck spasms, ear ache (quality: dull or aching sensation, sensation of pressure or fullness). what could this be?

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What causes pins and needles in the chest sometimes when coughing?

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What causes me to have pins and needles in my chest and back while having a horrible coughing spell?

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25 year old male. dull aching pain right side sternum. bending over or coughing or laughing triggers pain. sometimes it feels like pins and needles.

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I was in contact with a person whose father tested positive for covid19, i have been getting small headaches and my left lung feels like it sometimes get pins and needles. my boyfriend also complain about having a high temper and started coughing?

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What causes the pins and needles feeling?

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What exactly is the "pins and needles" feeling?

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Pins and needles in my head?

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