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Feeling tightness in chest and popping sensation cause?

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Chest tightness: At your young age chest tightness is most likely due to anxiety and tension but more information is needed to exclude rib cage inflammation or strain, pleurisy,esophageal spasm,etc. Your physician can evaluate you and advise you best.

Answered 9/22/2020

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