Mechanicsburg, PA
A 31-year-old male asked:
my heart rate drops below 60 into the 50s every night when i go to sleep is this normal?
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Dr. Clarence Grim answered
Endocrinology 57 years experience
Heart rate 50 asleep: This is most likely normal but only your Dr can tell as we do not know you. Many heart detectors on phones and watches are always accurate. If possible wear 2 at same time as compare and check them against your own pulse count at the radial artery at the base of your thumb proximal to wrist crease. Google radial pulse
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Salt Lake City, UT
A 22-year-old male asked:
Can heat when sleeping raise heart rate such as being hot from the blankets or covers and furnace?
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Dr. John Garner answered
Cardiology 16 years experience
Generally Not: Heart rate goes up in normal people by about 10 points per degree of temperature elevation, but that's "core" (internal) temperature which is extremely hard to raise in the absence of disease. The body has spent 50, 000 years learning to cool itself, and does so with great efficiency, so it's not usually a blanket alone causing this. That said, overheating is never a great idea.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
What is the normal heart rate during sleep?
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Dr. John Van der Werff answered
Dentistry 39 years experience
Normal: Normal heart rate is 60 to 90 beats per minute awake. During sleep it tends to be slightly lower.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
My heart rate average is around 60-80 but when i lying down or sleep in decrease to 50.. Is it normal?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Heart rate: Yes it's fine.
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Sweden
A 33-year-old male asked:
Why does the heart rate drop during sleep? And is it possible to have some disorder that does this while awake?
2 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
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Sleep and pulse: On average pulse drops 8 percent from your normal awake pulse while you are sleeping. During sleep onset your body transitions between two different physiological states. Nerves that slow your heart are activated during sleep onset and nerves that speed your heart are suppressed. See:
www.Webmd.Com/heart-disease/tc/bradycardia-slow-heart...
For answers to the second part of your question. Best wishes.
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A 33-year-old member asked:
How does sleep affect your heart rate?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Sleep: Generally the heart rate slows down during sleep. If there is an anxiety producing dream however, heart rate can go up.
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