For the last month I have been experiencing what feels exactly like a cellphone vibration in left chest area. or a "buzz" with no sound. To touch the area nothing can be felt externally.
For history, I have a couple of self-correcting afib events each year with durations of about 10 hours. I have an I-watch which tells me.
Has anyone else experienced this and what was diagnosis? Relevant or nothing to worry about?
Thanks!
Hi, I have exactly the same and would describe it as "whirring", short bursts followed by a pause and another burst of whirring followed by a pause etc etc. No actual noise or vibration just a sensation. I get it in the night, it wakes me up and then I find it difficult to get back to sleep again as I'm very conscious of it. I wondered if it was due to my pacemaker kicking in if my HR had dropped. I try to ignore it but sometimes I block it out by listening to the radio. I have atypical atrial flutter which is being controlled to some extent by bisoprolol and digoxin but when I get the whirring I think I usually have an irregular fast heart beat, tbh I don't check it these days just try to ignore it, relax and try to get back to sleep.
Thank you so much for your response.
I was interested in your vibration description. I have a treated underactive thyroid and take levothyroxine and also have sinus tachycardia, cause unexplained, that I take bisoprolol for. A visit to the dentist in 2018 for a tooth extraction scared me to death, as a few seconds after the injection I had awful vibrations in my chest, yet my hands were steady holding them in front of me. I thought I was going to have a fit or die and it was quarter of an hour before they started to subside. The dentist couldn't give me a cause and wanted to take out another tooth a few years later but I refused and have not seen a dentist since. I spoke to my GP who also didn't know what the cause could be. I was certain it was the injection so rang the dentists to find out what was in the injection and was told it was called Lidocaine and had adrenaline in it. This rang alarm bells with me as I thought my medication was to reduce the effect of adrenaline on my heart to slow it down. Further investigation of my own found that Bisoprolol and Lidocaine can have a serious, severe interaction and Lidocaine should be used with caution or avoided! Why did neither my GP nor my dentist know that and why don't dentists tell us what they are using? Thank you for your description as I don't think my dentist or doctor could understand my description of the 'vibrating effect'.
I guess the adrenaline in the injection causing the buzzing also makes sense with extreme stress causing it too - all that excess adrenaline in the system sets off a nervous tic.
I am following this post with interest as I have recently had exactly the same buzzing but in my legs. It started during a period of high stress and remained for over a year. Exactly as you described - like a mobile phone vibrating in short bursts. Several times a day, every day. I have always assumed it is a nerve issue. The sensation has now spontaneously resolved, so there is hope yours will go away over time. I never sought medical advice or treated it in any way, it was just an strange annoyance, although I realise anything in the chest area should probably merit more attention,
I had this when i had my mental brakedown, apparently it is your central nervous system going bonkers because of stress, your chest muscles are tensing up because of the fight or flight scenario, although it can be any muscle group.
Thanks for responding. How interesting- my theory would appear to be correct then. It definitely started at a time when I was very highly (mentally) stressed. Took a whole year to go away after the stress subsided. Hope you are ok now Franks-Nan.
that is very interesting! Thanks for responding.
Afaik I am not in the least bit stressed however I got bucked off my horse in January spentding2 weeks in hospital with broken ribs, pneumothorax and a massive haematoma which has caused nerve damage to my left side. Riding when taking blood thinners is not to be recommended! Perhaps my strange sensations are linked to that but I still think it's probably related to an irregular heartbeat.
A few people have posted similarly here over the years I have been reading posts. I get a broadly similar feeling. These are nervous excitations and I am sure, of no consequence.
The heartbeat / palpitation / arrhythmia or whatever itself cannot be felt at all, apparently, only its effect on more surface nerves that pick up on changes.
Steve
I have the exact same symptom. Mine started shortly after the pace and AV node ablation. I still haven't gotten an explanation for it. I see my EP in a week or two and will question him about it.
I feel that sometimes in bed early in the morning. If I take an EKG with my Apple Watch, I will find some ectopic beats as the cause. I think it's just there's a heightened awareness lying in bed, with lack of other stimulation.
Jim
Chest soreness and tightness...
Locked in Afib, will this be forever!!
Post ablation indigestion and chest pain
In recovery....
