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I have gerd, i have also been feeling spasm like feeling in upper chest area between throat and breast bone, right in the middle, they are not painful but they feel like palpitations, can an esophageal spasm happen without pain?

Q: i have gerd, i have also been feeling spasm like feeling in upper chest area between throat and breast bone, right in the middle, they are not painful but they feel like palpitations, can an esophageal spasm happen without pain?

: Yes, you might want to elevate foot of bed by 8 inches, Gravity never sleeps.

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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Yes, you might want to elevate foot of bed by 8 inches, Gravity never sleeps.

Answered 4/14/2023

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A member asked:

I have gerd, i have also been feeling spasm like feeling in upper chest area between throat and breast bone, right in the middle, they are not painful but they feel like palpitations, can an esophageal spasm happen without pain?

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