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Nipple irritation
A condition that can include nipple discharge, irritation, cracking, and swelling, and which can occur in both men and women.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
How long it usually lasts:
How common it is:
Baby 0-2 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common |
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A 43-year old asked:
How can one clean inverted nipples without irritation?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Nipples hurt when touched or pinched but its not irritation from bra been like this for about 2 weeks?
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A 32-year old female asked:
I had some irritation at the back just below the left shoulder .its not a pain .sometimes i feel its on the left portion of the chest.
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A 26-year old male asked:
7 days ago wake up from sleep i found chest irritation and mild cough . . but i still feel there was mucus in may chest cant be removed .male, age 26?
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A 41-year old male asked:
What can be the cause for irritation around the trachea, not necessarily inside but around it? I feel a pressure and tightening around it from the center of my upper back, front and can't lie directly on my chest without tighten it further.
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have keloiids in middle of the chest ..I use hexilak siliconegel. Two much irritation arond the point...Any good medicine for me. Plese....
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A 33-year old male asked:
I have many, what looks like, pimples on my chest. They're causing no irritation. A few small whiteheads. Third day.
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can laying daily with chin compressed to chest for hours at a time ( using smart device) cause jaw / mental nerve irritation and or damage?
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A 32-year old female asked:
On my chest area, I have a skin irritation that appears round in form, is not itchy or bumpy rash. And is not contagiouse, what could this be?
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A 27-year old male asked:
My sperm caused temporary irritation to my girlfriend's skin where it touched (chest and stomach area). Why? (she is allergic to gluten, related?)
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A 28-year old male asked:
My wife is 27, she spits alot, eat pepperish food, complain of chest irritation as if she want to vomit n do vomit.Plz what is wrong n med to take.
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A 19-year old female asked:
I am experiencing skin redness or irritation (worsened by: after exposure to the sun) .on chest, neck, and face. randomly. it just turns blotchy ?
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A member asked about a 41-year old male:
Treatment options for keloid on chest -> keloid on his chest, around 2cm diameter oval shape, deep red with itching and irritation, suggest best option?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I have mild irritation in my chest but I am not coughing, I just feel a tingling sensation on my thought. I have no fever, no aches should I be worried about COVID 19?
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A 48-year old male asked:
Beginning yesterday I have chest irritation, partially on the throat. Because I jog in the mornings, I thought body pains might due to that? What must I do?
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A 29-year old asked:
Month in asia. Cough phlegm, inner chest irritation often, cough often. Certain that usa Robitussin (guaifenesin) would fix. Meds here no effect. What can I do?.
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A 20-year old male asked:
I am on tb medication from 1st of November 2019 I had feeling some Irritation or pain on my chest exactly the place where I had nodule on my chest x ray, Is there any thing to worry?
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A 26-year old male asked:
It seems like I have a rash only on my chest and stomach, it doesnt burn or itches, it is only red and irritation ?
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A 26-year old male asked:
I have a feeling of irritation on my chest as i inhale. Moreover, I have a headache and pressure on my eyes which also make me headache.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I am experiencing rash on chest and pimples. The following also describe me: Skin redness or irritation. It will not go away. ?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I have degenerating discs in thoracic spine can it cause nerve irritation/pain that radiates to upper abdomen and chest? How would you test for this?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I currently have skin irritation on my upper back, right above my chest and on my arms. They look like sun spots. They itch sometimes. It's spreading.
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A female asked:
Hello sir I have these breakouts that look like pimples on my shoulders chest and upper arm . They appear suddenly and leave scars each time. There is no itchiness or any other type of irritation . They just randomly appear and go away?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can laying down, chin compressed to chest, for hours at time daily, cause mental nerve irritation or damage? In result, the chin briefly tingles upon touch? Or is this type of paresthesia, only able to be caused from typical numb chin syndrome?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Can frequent laying down with chin compressed onto chest for hours cause nerve damage/irritation to Chin nerves. Could doing this a lot cause chin to tingle upon touch? Im wondering if its the posture causing it, or a diff of Numb chin syndrome?
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A 27-year old female asked:
I have constant flu, breathing prob and irritation from throat to chest after having meal.What can b the reasons?
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A 47-year old male asked:
I have pains in my chest and snizzes intermittently. I suspect I have chest infection. What can I use apart from septrin. I also have eye irritation?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I have a irritation in chest right side. Makes me cough at night like something is stuck below my collar bone. Also bottom rib feels Bruised sometimes?
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A 25-year old male asked:
Can the burning sensation in the chest and throat from acid reflux last more than 4 days? Is it irritation of more acid reflux?
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A 23-year old female asked:
I have been coughing for a week now. It started with an irritation in my throat. It is not dry cough there is mucus. I also feel heavy in my chest.
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