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What Causes Hard Heart Beats Which Can Be Felt In Ears ?

My daughter feels funny. Says she feels like her heart is beating really hard and she can even feel it in her ears. I took her blood pressure and it was 122/71 and her pulse is 68 beats per minute. Does this seem to be something we should go to the hospital for or just hang in there. She says she feels drunk.
Thu, 10 Sep 2015
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and understand your concern.But you should not worry,its nothing serious.
As you describe, my opinion is that we are dealing with a rhythm issue.
Someone can feel strong heart beats for different reasons. It may be a simple sinus tachycardia. This means that the herat is beating faster than 100 beats for minute. Its normal range in a resting condition is between 60-100 beats for minute. When it goes up you may feel a strong heart beat in your chest and a sensation like your head and your ears are beating too.
Another reason for this sensation might be what we call an ekstrasystol.This are electrical heart impulses that generates in some parts of heart different from normal sinus rhythm.This generate that escaped beat that you feel like jumping ore bumping in the ear.You have this sensation like a beat is skipping,you may experience palpitations or an anxiety sensation that your daughter explains like feeling drunk.This extrasistoles may happen from different reasons from simple emotional stress to other pathologies like anemia,hyperthyroidism ect.
So,if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examinations like a blood analysis to exclude anemia,the thyroid hormones,an electrocardiogram, echo cardiography and of course a holter monitoring.This will help us to document and see what happens with heart rhythm. At meantime I will recommend your doughter to avoid coffee,caffeine products because they rise extrasistolic beats. I encourage her to have physical training because sometimes it helps in reducing extrasistoles,tachycardia, even making them disappear.
This is nothing urgent or to worry abut but I will recommend the examinations if the symptoms interfere her normal healthy live.
Wish I was helpful.Take good care.Best regards

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What Causes Hard Heart Beats Which Can Be Felt In Ears ?

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and understand your concern.But you should not worry,its nothing serious. As you describe, my opinion is that we are dealing with a rhythm issue. Someone can feel strong heart beats for different reasons. It may be a simple sinus tachycardia. This means that the herat is beating faster than 100 beats for minute. Its normal range in a resting condition is between 60-100 beats for minute. When it goes up you may feel a strong heart beat in your chest and a sensation like your head and your ears are beating too. Another reason for this sensation might be what we call an ekstrasystol.This are electrical heart impulses that generates in some parts of heart different from normal sinus rhythm.This generate that escaped beat that you feel like jumping ore bumping in the ear.You have this sensation like a beat is skipping,you may experience palpitations or an anxiety sensation that your daughter explains like feeling drunk.This extrasistoles may happen from different reasons from simple emotional stress to other pathologies like anemia,hyperthyroidism ect. So,if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examinations like a blood analysis to exclude anemia,the thyroid hormones,an electrocardiogram, echo cardiography and of course a holter monitoring.This will help us to document and see what happens with heart rhythm. At meantime I will recommend your doughter to avoid coffee,caffeine products because they rise extrasistolic beats. I encourage her to have physical training because sometimes it helps in reducing extrasistoles,tachycardia, even making them disappear. This is nothing urgent or to worry abut but I will recommend the examinations if the symptoms interfere her normal healthy live. Wish I was helpful.Take good care.Best regards