Does anyone on the forum have an arrythmia that gets triggered by talking or singing?
I was a teacher & have had to give up work because of this problem. I have seen numerous Cardiologists, had numerous tests, but I still have no answers. Ignoring it (as I was advised to do) makes no difference. I am diagnosed with SVT, extra systoles, & non conducted P waves.
I feel at my wits end with this.
Thanks for reading.
For me my trigger is stress because without the medication I'm on for my VT I would get a little stressed and the amount of palpitations I would get was ridiculous took ages to get answers to what was causing it I was convinced for ages that it was all in my head.
Hope you find what triggers yours.
Like I said, talking or singing.
Oh I'm so sorry yeah you did say what am I like 😳🙈
At one point I thought falling asleep was a trigger and the increased anxiety about going to bed made it a self-fulfilling prophecy. I had a course of CBT which has alleviated that particular issue. Might be worth a try.
Hi there I’m interested that this question has come up. My husband developed paroxysmal AF a month after a small heart attack last year. His episodes were frequent, lasted 2-3 days and were triggered by just about anything other than being calm and sedentary. His stress level just went up and up, so it was like a self perpetuating situation. But one thing that set him off was definitely singing or talking for any length of time. We both sing in a wonderful community choir - for me pure joy but for my OH came with some stress learning parts as he’s not such a confident singer. Anyway he decided after being set back hugely by Covid that he would try to start on an ‘increase exercise when not in AF, relax, relax, relax, and avoid triggers without being ocd about it’. That has meant dropping our of choir for a few weeks. He is hugely improved, and exercising much much more without triggering AF. But he can’t talk a lot when we are walking without feeling vulnerable to an episode. He’s looking forward to giving choir another go in a couple of weeks.
I do hope you can find a way through your situation and get onto a more even keel with your own AF soon.
Ask your GP to giver you something that will relax your for some weeks and see if the arrhythmia stops.
If so, you have your diagnosis
I don't personally, but I do know someone who can't go to church now because the music and the singing brings on his afib. Hes worse if he sits near to the vibrations of the drums etc. He's talked to many a cardiologist and gp about it but just never gets any answers. He's a very calm person so I doubt it's anxiety. Sorry I can't give you any suggestions. All the best.
It is often said that the vagus nerve triggers a variety of heart ailments like ectopics and one cure is to hum or sing because of the vibrations and resonance!
The fact that this causes you problems makes me wonder if the vagus nerve is something you ought to be looking at?
I have an arrhythmia mainly triggered by yawning or taking deep long inhales repeatedly. It doesn't happen all the time (thankfully) but if I'm stressed on top of it then it can happen. There are a few studies suggesting that for some deep inspiration will cause anatomical movements and mechanical wall stress of the left atrium during long inhales and then exhales. In other words, the movement of the lungs (and stomach) against the walls of the atrium (heart) can trigger an ectopic beat and on occasion an arrhythmia. As devonian186 mentioned there is possibly a vagus nerve connection to it.
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