Palpitations and feeling of pins and needles and pressure around my left ear and Jaw

[Johnw]

Had a really strange afternoon palpitations on and of and shortness of breath and pins and needles and pressure around my Left ear and jaw seems to have eased of now but has been coming and going all evening. Any suggestions what I should do?

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Personally I would ring someone for advice NHS helpline who will prob advise a and e

[pip_pip]

Hi. I agree with frills, contact NHS. Personally, I would go straight to A & E and get it checked out. I've often been warned about any pressure / pain in those regions. Not AF.

Don't leave it and hope for the best. Get it checked out. Be swift

Sorry to be a spoiler.

Be well.

Phil

[Hi-1964]

Contact NHS helpline

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Let us know how you get on please

[blackcat123]

I would head to A and E. You need to get checked over.

Let us know how you are when you are able.

[Elaine1951]

Poor you. It sounds scary. I sometimes get a v red left cheek if it's song consolidation

[Whatamug1]

If you haven't anyone to take you to A&E ... Call an ambulance.

[PeterWh in reply to Whatamug1]

Actually many times you are better off calling an ambulance because from my one experience the paramedics do a whole load of tests and then present to doctors at A&E which then saves time (paramedics told me that). He was also going to take blood samples so they could be presented to lab straight away but unfortunately not all the right vials were on the ambulance.

[weezergeezer]

Never be afraid to phone 111 or 999 and get professional advice,

It’s a lot quicker and a whole lot safer than going to your doctors or to A&E,

It should be your first priority...pick up the phone , get there advice and act accordingly

dont make things worse by putting yourself at greater risk !

[philologus]

It sounds like some of the symptoms of congestive heart failure. You must get it seen to as soon as possible. When it happened to me I called for an ambulance and was put on a diuretic for three days and that helped a lot. If it is CHF then you need to get advice from a specialist concerning weight, diet, salt intake fluid intake etc.

"Heart Failure" sounds as though you are about to fall off your perch, but it is simply saying that your ticker is not performing as well as it should and may need some help. It scared the cr*p out of me when I was diagnosed - but I'm still here a year later and much improved by the care I've had.

Please let us know how things went.

[Johnw]

Things have settled down over the last few days have booked an appointment to see gp if symptoms get any worse I will go to A&E really strange feelings around my ear and jaw mild to what they were but still there a bit unsteady on my feet.

[PeterWh in reply to Johnw]

Unless you have an appointment tomorrow morning with GP then go to A&E and get things rolling. In any event GP is likely to send you as you have current symptoms.

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Why haven't you acted upon potentially serious symptoms? Crazy to do nothing

[Johnw]

Circumstances came to head in the last few days I had a repetition of the pressure in my left ear and jaw, this time felt very unwell and went to A&E Drs thought it was not my heart and it might have been a transient eschemic attack had ct scan and all clear but now have ta wait for an MRI scan have discharged home and waiting call back to hospital for scan. When all this happened quietly sat home eating tea with family. Very scared and not sure of diagnoses or work future.