If you have asthma, you may experience one or more of the following symptoms: Wheezing - A whistling sound heard when breathing in or out. Coughing - A cough that may not go away and often occurs or worsens at night or early morning. Chest Tightness - Feeling as if something is squeezing or sitting on your chest.
A mediastinoscopy may be performed on an outpatient basis or as part of your stay in a hospital. The procedure will be performed while you are asleep under general anesthesia. Procedures may vary depending on your condition and your doctorâs practices.
The following pain control methods are all commonly used in our practice: 1  A local nerve block, known as an interscalene block. 2  Local anaesthetic injected into the area of surgery - intra-articular (into the joint) or into the wound (for open surgery) 3  Viscoseal injected into your shoulder at the time of surgery.