![]() Also, when you are going to sneeze or cough try to brace your chest by bear hugging yourself or hugging a pillow. You should avoid all activities that cause pain in that area. Rest is vital to reduce the inflammation and allow it to heal. This is super important for a condition like costochondritis. Usually costochondritis heals on its own, and can be managed with rest, physical therapy, braces, and light stretches. This can be a quite frustrating injury for people to deal with, because people often ignore it and continue to do the same activities that possibly caused costochondritis, which results in the area not healing or taking a long time to heal. Due to the inflammation, the area is VERY SENSITIVE so even small forces such as breathing in or a small cough can even cause pain. So with costochrondritis causing this cartilage to be inflamed, any sudden movements of the ribcage such as sneezing or coughing will cause pain in that area. ![]() So while sneezing this force is exerted on the ribs, and on the cartilage where the ribs attach to breastbone (sternum). While sneezing the abdominal/chest pressure increases which produces a drastic force being exerted through the ribcage. ![]() Why am I feeling the pain during sneezing? Heavy coughing due to a viral infection (common cold) can also cause costochondritis, due to the heavy coughing causing repeititive stress/strain on this rib cartilage. Lifting weigh at the gym or at work can cause you to aggravate this cartilage and cause it to become inflamed. Anyone can experience costochondritis, but mainly weightlifters and athletes seem to experience costochondritis more often. The main cause of costochondritis is repetitive overuse/strain on this cartilage junction where the rib connects to the breatbone (sternum). Important to note: Costochondritis can be distinguished from other conditions such as pleuritis, because costochondritis pain can be reproduced when you press on the rib cartilage whereas conditions such as pleuritis will not be tender when you press on it. tenderness when you press on the rib cartilage.pain during sneezing, coughing, or deep breathes.How do you know if you have Costochondritis? The main symptoms are: Costochondritis can also be aggravated from sneezing and coughing. This condition can cause local pain in the chest, and the pain can be reproduced by pushing on the cartilage where the rib connects to the breastbone (sternum). You may be asking yourself what is Costochondritis?Ĭostochondritis is an inflammation of the cartilage that connects the ribs to the breastbone (sternum). Other less common causes: Pleuritis (inflammation of the lung pleura), or a muscle strain/tear. ![]() The main cause of this sharp pain during a sneeze is a condition called Costochondritis. This pain is often felt while they are sneezing, coughing, moving their arms, or during workouts like bench press. People often describe this pain felt during a sneeze as sharp pain or a “pulling feeling” in their chest region. This article discusses primarily pain experienced from sneezing, but you may also experience the same pain in your chest during coughing, certain chest movements, and/or while lifting weights. Having pain in your chest while sneezing is extremely frustrating because you feel helpless, and don’t know what you can do to stop the pain from occurring. I am going to discuss the main reasons why you are experiencing pain in your chest while sneezing/coughing. Experiencing pain while sneezing is quite common, yet there is very little information available for those facing this issue.
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