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Re: Difficulty taking a deep breath

From: Sam Carvajal, M.D.
Date: 12/25/00
Time: 00:29:07

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Although the back pain and difficulty taking a deep breath may be due to reflux disease, the popping sensation is not. Depending on the breathing problem, this symptom may also be related to the popping problem. I suspect that you have either a costochondral dislocation (rib cartilage separation) or a xyphoid process fracture. Often, these are very painful but I have seen many patients complain only of slight discomfort when breathing and hearing a popping sound when getting into a specific position. These are not serious and are often missed by physicians.

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