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A member asked:
Can a brachial plexus injury affect your breathing and swallowing ability in addition to arm, shoulder, and neck pain?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Usually not.: Pain and mobility problems are common, but breathing and swallowing should not be affected. It is possible that you also had some rib or neck injury at the time you had the brachial plexus injury.
Answered 7/9/2018
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Brachial plexus inju: A brachial plexus injury should not affect your breathing or swallowing as the nerves that control those functions are higher up. If you had an additional injury to the skull base or base of the brain then i would be more concerned with breathing issues and swallowing problems. I would suggest you see a neurologist for a further workup if you are concerned about these issues.
Answered 7/9/2018
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