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Irritation in chest after smoking

I smoke around 8-10 cigs and now i have developed chest haeaviness and irritation in middle of chest and burning sensation. Kindky suggest good medicine for the same.

HIV question please advice

Hello Doctor, I took rabies vaccine in a government medical. The syringe was already loaded with vaccine. It was in a plastic container. One ice packet also was in the container. The container seems a bit moist. But i saw one used syringe was there without needle. As i took vaccine from the same container. How much risk of HIV? If that used syringe already infected with hiv!! The moisture contact with my syringe needle get me infect ? My syringe needle was in a red cap but still i am feeling anxious. If moisture get in to the cap and touch my syringe needle. I will get infect ?????? Please help me doctor!!

I can't sleep no matter what

I have been awake for two days without a drop of sleep, no matter what i do, i can't sleep. I am suffering from insomnia and i feel fine surprisingly but my head hurts. This has been going on for a month. I could only catch 3-4 hours of sleep a day now it's gone.

Waking up night while sleeping to breath

Past 4 days she is trying sleep she wakes to breathe..her hrct ,echo mri was normal (did in December)hrct and in janaury...she has breathlessness issue while talking too as cold comes but now ohk but still there but this onset waking up to breathe..no snoring(happened twice only when she lays on her back no history of snoring)but cough is persistent..she don't gasp for air just wake up..she take anxiety homeopathy medicine which makes her sleep a bit otherwise she be awake all night..nose blocked sometimes not always

Upper chest pain after foracort 200

Hello, I took foracort 200 2 puffs today because I was feeling some chest tightness and coughing. I had already taken alsolve dm one tablet in the morning as prescribed. But after ten minutes of taking foracort, I started feeling upper front chest pain on both sides near the clavicle bone. I coughed and drank warm water but its not going away. What can I do to get rid of this pain? And what could be the cause? Did I take too much of foracort?

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