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My left nostril is stuffy from allergies. i just tried to blow my nose pretty hard and all of a sudden my heart started pounding is this normal? i was nervous an saw on google to do valsalva maneuver and within a few seconds my heart slowed?

Q: my left nostril is stuffy from allergies. i just tried to blow my nose pretty hard and all of a sudden my heart started pounding is this normal? i was nervous an saw on google to do valsalva maneuver and within a few seconds my heart slowed?

: Good observation. If you look at time course of valsalva u will note the first response is slowing of heart rate and then when you stop heart speeds up. Historical note: this maneuver was first developed to get pus out of kids ears when they had bad infection. Go to uptodate.com and read more. Then discuss with your team.

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Good observation. If you look at time course of valsalva u will note the first response is slowing of heart rate and then when you stop heart speeds up. Historical note: this maneuver was first developed to get pus out of kids ears when they had bad infection. Go to uptodate.com and read more. Then discuss with your team.

Answered 3/6/2021

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A member asked:

My left nostril is stuffy from allergies. i just tried to blow my nose pretty hard and all of a sudden my heart started pounding is this normal? i was nervous an saw on google to do valsalva maneuver and within a few seconds my heart slowed?

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