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Is it normal if you can hear your heart beating when you're doing regular things?

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Dr. Jeffrey Webber answered

Yes!: we call it cardiac awareness. No one knows what triggers the realization, but it's a very normal experience. Most patients tell me they hear a hard or forceful beating in their ear.

Dr Arnold agreed

Answered 12/1/2014

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A member asked:

Is it normal if you can hear your heart beating when you're doing regular things?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Jeffrey Webber answered

Dr Arnold agreed

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