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I am 25 years old, 5'9 and about 185 pounds. sometimes i check my pulse during exercise and feel a vibration in my carotid arteries. what is this?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

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Its very: hard to separate what you are feeling during exercise..what kind of exercise do you mean.. VIBRATION from your feet while running for example is a relatively simple thing to determine. (Your weight would make such "vibration" more likely!!!! Hope these thoughts are helpful! Dr Z

Answered 4/14/2018

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A member asked:

I am 25 years old, 5'9 and about 185 pounds. sometimes i check my pulse during exercise and feel a vibration in my carotid arteries. what is this?

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Dr. Richard Zimon answered

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