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Can you feel a blocked artery in your neck?

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Dr. Amy Reed answered

Not typically: Arteries with plaque build-up and blockage are not typically able to picked up or discovered just by feeling the artery. Oftentimes an artery can be blocked and still have a pulse. An ultrasound is often the least invasive and most cost-effective way to detect blockage in the neck arteries.

Answered 8/12/2017

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No: You can't feel it but may have symptoms.

Answered 4/23/2018

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No: There is no feeling in the arteries of the neck. ( or most arteries). So no you would not feel it. There can be symptoms that lead to looking in the neck most likely stroke like symptoms.

Answered 8/20/2017

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