text: pinching needle pain chest arm? does anyone every get sharp needle pain under their boob left side and sharp needle pain in left armpit or arm stomach pain like nauseas not falling asleep pain but needle sharp pain like pinching.thanks.ekgs and chest xray fine someimes loss of breath or throat tight or pressure ?from anxiety gas nerve pain throbbing in neck or arm but not really pain nausea in upper stomach. typically they are gas pockets that form around those areas, and get stuck. however though, if the pain does not go away after just a few minutes...and it lingers, or becomes worse...i encourage you to see a physician immediately; especially if it is near the heart area. also, if you begin to feel like your left arm is numb, tingling or any other pain...also see the doctor.