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Hi i am female 34 and smoke since friday i have found it hard to take a deep breath it feels like my chest is being squashed together and i wake up?
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Chest: Your feeling of your chest being squeezed may be cardiac in nature. See your doctor or go to the er. Your chest may also be tight because of all the smoking yov' ve been doing. Again an evaluation by your doctor is needed.
Answered 9/15/2013
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