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Coughed really hard and now left side of chest hurts, been hurting for 2 hours now, and may not be able to sleep with pain. allergic to nsaids?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

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May be Tylenol (acetaminophen): If you are not short of breath, if you do not have any pneumonia( having coughed) you can take tylenol (acetaminophen) as needed for pain. Nevertheless see your doctor.

Answered 12/9/2013

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A member asked:

Coughed really hard and now left side of chest hurts, been hurting for 2 hours now, and may not be able to sleep with pain. allergic to nsaids?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

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