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I think i have asthma. never diagnosed by a doctor. i have a sharp pain, like a pin stick, when i breathe in. it is very uncomfortable. any ideas?

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Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Specializes in Pulmonary Critical Care

Check with your doc: No need to wait. Check with your lung doc! asap. Make sure it is asthma and not something else like pulmonary embolism.

Answered 3/23/2013

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Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryear answered

Painful breathing: By definition, you have pleurisy which means pain with breathing. There are numerous causes and while some who have asthma have chest discomfort-pain is not a typical symptom.

Dr Patel agreed

Answered 2/10/2017

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A member asked:

I think i have asthma. never diagnosed by a doctor. i have a sharp pain, like a pin stick, when i breathe in. it is very uncomfortable. any ideas?

3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Dr. Klaus d Lessnau answered

Dr. Latonya Brown-Puryear answered

Dr Patel agreed

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