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Pinched nerve in neck affecting breathing?
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Dr. Walter Husar answered
32 years experience in Neurology
Need more info: If your question is whether a pinched nerve in your neck affect breathing, possibly if there is compession of the 4th cervical nerve root that innervates the diaphragm.
Answered on Apr 15, 2019
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