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My daughter has a flemmy cough and is now saying she is experiencing some pain in her chest what might be happening and what could we do?
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Hard to say: Some kids will cough hard enough to strain muscles between their ribs and or make them sore. They can sometimes point to a part of the chest wall that is sore, and it hurts more to cough, not during the tween periods.Hurting chest while calm may be a reflection of a change from a cold to inflammation of the lung linings or pneumonia.If her 'look' bothers you have her seen.
Answered 11/4/2016
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