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Pectus excavatum can cause various health problems that can worsen your life quality. I put together blog posts that will help you.

Pectus Excavatum & Weight Loss [2024]: Fat Grafting + 4 Tips

Pectus excavatum weight loss can represent two extremes. Some of us will lose weight because the deformity will physically and ...

Pectus Excavatum and Panic Attack [2024]: Cause, Risk + Tips

The sunken chest deformity can cause significant mental health issues in patients, such as panic attacks. Those issues usually begin ...

Pectus Excavatum Post-Op Sneezing Pain [2024]: Cause & More

Recently, in pectus excavatum forums, I started to see a pattern that a lot of people feel pain in their ...

Pectus Excavatum and Overcorrection [2024] How to Fix & More

Overcorrection of pectus excavatum can occur, whether you improve it surgically or non-surgically. Luckily, this rarely happens. Surgery is the ...

Pectus Excavatum Muscle Spasms [2024]: My Story, Tips & More

A muscle spasm is an uncontrollable, arbitrary, and hard muscle contraction, usually in the upper or lower extremities. While unpleasant, ...

Nuss Procedure Opioid Addiction [2024] + Cryoblation Benefit

Post-operative pain is a significant problem that frequently leads to an extended hospital stay despite the technically minimally invasive surgery. Multi-modal pain ...

PoTS and Pectus Excavatum [2024]: Can Surgery Help? + More

Many people with pectus excavatum develop PoTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) symptoms but are undiagnosed probably because of the chest ...

Pectus Excavatum and Sleep Apnea in [2024]: Symptoms & More

Sleep apnea can be one of the many possible breathing difficulties in people with pectus excavatum. It is a sleep ...

Pectus Excavatum Burping & Hiccups [2024]: Diet, Digestion

Frequent burping and hiccups are some of the few annoying problems due to pectus excavatum. This can be frustrating, leaving ...

Pectus Excavatum Shoulder Impingement in [2024]: 8 Exercises

Shoulder pain and impingement are widespread and affect many of us with pectus excavatum deformity. All shoulder pain doesn’t come ...

Pectus Excavatum and Low Blood Pressure [2024]: Tips + More

There is no scientific evidence that shows pectus excavatum causing low blood pressure. However, I recently saw a pattern on ...

Pectus Excavatum and Visible Chest Heartbeat [2024] & More

Seeing the heartbeat through the chest cavity is very common if you have pectus excavatum. Your heart is probably pushed ...

Sternum Popping and Pectus Excavatum [2024]: 5 Causes + Tip

If you have pectus excavatum, you might notice your sternum cracks, similar to popping your knuckles. I didn’t realize this ...

Pectus Excavatum and Asthma [2024]: Risk, Inhalation & More

Pectus excavatum can also cause development in the presence of illnesses involving upper airway obstruction, which can affect our sleeping ...

Pectus Excavatum Dizziness in [2024]: Causes, Relief, & More

I often experience unpleasant dizziness and lightheadedness due to limited lung capacity caused by my sunken chest deformity. That usually ...

Pectus Excavatum Puking & Acid Reflux Prevention in [2024]

Pectus excavatum can manifest in various forms, from minor to severe. Growth, movement intolerance, weight loss, and vomiting are the ...

Pectus Excavatum and Scapular Winging: Essential [2024] Guide

The shoulder blades of a person suffering from pectus excavatum can protrude or look very noticeable, called scapular winging. If ...

10 Effective Ways to Ease Pectus Excavatum Stress in [2024]

Stress appears to be the trigger for all of our body’s unrest, complications, and health difficulties. Stress may not alter ...