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Tightness in left shoulder and chest

I am 22 year old male and Ive been experiencing tightness all the time in my rear left shoulder.  Also there is a feeling of tightness or heaviness in the left side of my chest.  It just a discomfort all day long and it wont stop bothering me.  Also I have headaches everyday along with occasional tingling and loss of feeling in my left arm towards my hand.  I never stop thinking about it and it always bothers me.  Do you think it could be heart related? blood pressure is normal and i went in to the ER a while ago for chest pain, but they said everything was normal.  It feels almost as if the left side of my body gets more blood than the right?  any ideas??
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I get this too and I am 21 years old, I get it especially the morning after a night of drinking and a few cigarettes.
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You should definitely get this checked out though I doubt it is too much blood on one side and probably not heart related. The tightness may be a muscle spasm which and may be responsible of r a pinched nerve which causes the tingling. A good orthopedist
should be able to help.
Good luck.
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