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Why does my chest hurt sometimes when i breathe in? what can cause chest pain and is it an emergency?
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Not an emergency: Chest pain is not always an emergency . If it is happening sometimes and when breathing basically speaks against any serious problem particularly tot he heart condition . You may have rib cage issue or what we call musculoskeletal pain . If you care not coughing , does not have fever and other constitutional symptoms , you need not worry . Take some advil or tylenol (acetaminophen) and see if it responds.
Answered 11/28/2017
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