Palpitations
Here’s what the feeling of your heart racing actually means:
It’s a completely normal reaction of the body to respond to outside stimuli that create emotions with a higher heart rate and it normally lasts a few minutes. But if this happens very often and with no explanation, you should probably get checked for arrhythmia, a condition that is treatable and is very common among people of 60 and above.
If there isn’t enough oxygen transported to the heart, you may experience this feeling often described as your heart racing. This might create some sort of discomfort
Specialists often recommend using a device to store and monitor information, such as a smart bracelet that constantly keeps track of essential things such as: heart rate, blood pressure, and safety tracking features that send your location to a list of emergency contacts in case of an incident. This type of device can be life-changing and can save your life.
11 thoughts on “Having These 6 Symptoms? You May Have a Serious Heart Problem”
How does one tell the difference between chest pain associated with indigestion/heartburn and an issue with the heart?
I so wish that articles like these would add “throat clearing” to “coughing” as a symptom of heart disease! Had I googled “coughing” instead of “constant throat clearing,” my husband might still be alive today. However, what my husband was doing in the months leading up to his “widow maker” heart attack did NOT sound like “coughing.” It was the “ahem ahem ahem” of throat clearing. Even the doctor dismissed it as kind of a tic or habit, since my husband was healthy and athletic . . . and I, reassured that my husband’s doctor did not seemed concerned, actually became annoyed at the sound. Googling “throat clearing” only brings up things like post nasal drip — and, sadly, not the serious situation of blood leaking back into the lungs, which is what was happening to my husband. He suffered a fatal heart attack while on a charity bike ride. Please — articles on “throat clearing” need to add “heart disease” as a possible cause and articles on heart disease need to list the symptom of concern as “coughing/throat clearing,” rather than just “coughing” so people can become aware.
I am 76 and have had sinus problems for years, i clear my throat and cough all the time, so idk if one can say that indicates heart problems. thank you
I am sorry you lost your life partner, and that doctors did not pay more close attention and find out what the cause was. I feel sometimes today the doctors don’t take as much care anymore and I feel like they should have to go back to school every so often just like mechanics do to brush up on their skills when my granddaughter was an infant. She had a cold, but I knew it wasn’t just a cold. It was worse. She couldn’t hardly breathe or anything. We took her to the hospital where my daughter didn’t want to go because she said it was just a common cold and wouldn’t listen to me and my husband made her go with me. The doctor come in with a clipboard, barely looking at us And looked at my granddaughter and said it’s just a common cold. I’ll call something in for her and I got angry, and I asked him how do you know it’s a common cold you haven’t even done any test or anything and by that time he wouldn’t even speak to me he looked directly at my daughter and said Well we can run these tests, but they’ll be uncomfortable for her, and my daughter looked at me and said what should I do mom by that time? I was livid and I got up and I walked out. I sat downstairs for a while and I got a text and my daughter told me she told the doctor to go ahead and run the test When the test come back my granddaughter had RSV, which is something that seniors and infants get and it can kill them. This is why I tell you that there are so many doctors that do not take the initiative to find out the cause of anything. It’s how many people they can see in a day to pad their wallets. I’m sorry I’m venting, but my dad had heart disease and I know what he went through if you don’t have the money then you’re just a number again. I am sorry my heart and prayers are with you.
Thank you for your input. I did notice that throat clearing and complaining of indigestion in my brother who had a massive heart attack.
This article is very helpful. I’m constantly clearing my throat. My doctors associates the throat clearing to post nasal drip. The lymph nodes in my throat are always enlarged. I had a my enlarged tonsils removed hoping it would stop the throat clearing but it didn’t. Nothing seems to help with the constant clearing of my throat. I’m extremely concerned about it because I have a mild heart condition and a family history of heart attack and throat cancer. my doctors can’t explain why I have excess fluid around my heart.
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My right Ankle and foot gets swollen a lot .is it my heart
They should remove the excess fluid killed my husband
I don’t think you can always assume that throat clearing is related to a heart condition. It is important to communicate your symptoms to your doctor so they can make an informed decision regarding a plan to make a definitive diagnosis.
Talking, eating, and the slighest of movement can cause my heartbeat (pulse) to jump from 78 to over 100. 114 to 142 absolutely takes my breath away. When my pulse is high, I get no indication in my chest of a rapid heartbeat or flutter. Due to having lung cancer several years ago, I am constantly attached to my oxygen machine. My oxygen remains 97 to 99. After several EKG’s, an echocardiogram, vascular ultrasound, wearing an at-home monitor (even while I am sleeping), and stress tests, my Cardiologist can find no reason for the sperodic high pulse readings.
Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated.
Thnk you.