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My husband's chest randomly tightens and his lungs won't expand for air. the only thing we can find to help relax it is beer. another non-rx option?

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Chest tightness: This is not the right way of treating chest tightness, he may be having a respiratory, cardiac or gastric problem and beer only aggravtes the latter. He needs to see a doctor to determine what is the problem and treat it accordingly.

Answered 9/28/2016

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