Question 1

how do you tell the difference between an esophagus spasm and a heart palpitation?

Accepted Answer

See below: Esophagus spasm would be more likely to produce pain whereas palpitation is usually a fluttering sensation. The word palpitation refers to the feeling in the chest but it usually implies that the problem is an irregular pulse. An EKG would determine if the heart rhythm is regular or not. Sometimes we have to hook the patient up to a 24 hour monitor to catch the irregularity.

Question 2

how is it possible to tell the difference between an esophageal spasm and a heart palpitation?

Accepted Answer

Pain: Esophageal spasms are typically painful and prolonged. Palpitations are a skipped heartbeat, usually a mild sensation, and never painful. If you're concerned about the discomfort, see a doctor. There are treatments available, and there's a lot of value to simple reassurance.

Question 3

what distinguishes an esophagus spasm from a heart palpitation?

Accepted Answer

Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number. Esophageal spasm feels like a grab in the chest and lasts as a single feeling longer than palpitations each one of which is very s short.

Question 4

at least once a week i've been feeling what feels like heart palpitations,fluttering.every time i feel that,i burp.related to gerd?esophagus spasm ?

Accepted Answer

Palpitations: Palpitations have many causes from anxiety through anatomic and physiologic abnormalities. The feeling of bounding usually relates to the volume of blood pumped with each palpitation. There is no simple single answer for the question. If you're bothered by the feeling should consult a dr. To see if the problem can be clarified. GI gas could cause palpitations

Question 5

i have palpitations every night after dinner. no manner what i eat, i also feel my heart beat like in my esophagus or in my stomach. what can it be?

Accepted Answer

Palpitation: Hi, how old are you?What other medical illnesses do u have? What medications are you taking? Do you have anxiety disorder? How much Caffeinated drinks are you drinking a day? Have you seen a doctor for evaluation and obtaining an ECG?

Question 6

can other issues mimic heart palpitations? i have continuous sessions of seeing, feeing, and hearing my chest beat. i have very bad gerd and wonder if it's my esophagus and not the heart? they both occurred around the same time?

Accepted Answer

Palpitations: A  simple physical exam while symptomatic ought to help differentiate your suspected causes

Question 7

can you have palpitations that are not seen on an ekg or hospital ultrasound? doctor said he didn't see any hard heart beating or fast, skipped, irregular beating. could it be vagus nerve or esophagus from uncontrolled gerd?

Accepted Answer

People feel many: different things in their chests and think they are coming from their heart. If you had symptoms and no evidence on EKG for any abnormality then it is not from your heart. It could be from your GI, Pulmonary, nervous or Musculoskeletal systems. Not the vagus, possibility from the esophagus.

Question 8

how can you tell the difference between esophegeal  spasms and heart palpitations?

Accepted Answer

Feel the pulse: Heart palpitations does not cause the pain in the mid chest like what you would feel with esophageal spasm -- in fact you can not differentiate esophageal or heart cause of angina pectoris or chest pain.

Question 9

how can you tell difference between heart palpitation and arrhythmia? occasionally get fluttering heartbeat, not necessarily related to stress or exercise. has happened through adult life, only lasts for seconds at a time. feels scary, but goes away.

Accepted Answer

Hard to guess: An adult in his 30's who feels palpitations should be checked by his primary care doctor (family medicine or internal medicine) to make sure his body is ok from a general check-up point of view, and to listen to his heart. It could be a thyroid hormone problem, or could be that his heart is beating irregularly for another reason, etc...  Additionally, a cardiologist can also evaluate.

Question 10

how can a doctor tell the difference between anxiety palpitations and heart problems on a 48hour heart monitor? what's the difference?

Accepted Answer

See below : The idea of the monitor is to see exactly what your heart is doing while you have symptoms. It's important to write down when exactly you felt something, to correlate with the measurements. Often we will see that it is a benign "skipped beat" or PVC. We also check for dangerous heart rhythm abnormalities that can feel like anxiety.

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At least once a week i've been feeling what feels like heart palpitations,fluttering.every time i feel that,i burp.related to gerd?esophagus spasm ?

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I have palpitations every night after dinner. no manner what i eat, i also feel my heart beat like in my esophagus or in my stomach. what can it be?

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Can other issues mimic heart palpitations? i have continuous sessions of seeing, feeing, and hearing my chest beat. i have very bad gerd and wonder if it's my esophagus and not the heart? they both occurred around the same time?

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Can you have palpitations that are not seen on an ekg or hospital ultrasound? doctor said he didn't see any hard heart beating or fast, skipped, irregular beating. could it be vagus nerve or esophagus from uncontrolled gerd?

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How can you tell the difference between esophegeal spasms and heart palpitations?

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How can you tell difference between heart palpitation and arrhythmia? occasionally get fluttering heartbeat, not necessarily related to stress or exercise. has happened through adult life, only lasts for seconds at a time. feels scary, but goes away.

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How can a doctor tell the difference between anxiety palpitations and heart problems on a 48hour heart monitor? what's the difference?

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