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What is causing my sister to have lack of sleep and heart palpitations?

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Palpitations: These are caused by many things. Stress, excitement, irritants both physical and chemical, pressure like a hiatal hernia or esophageal push or pull, and primary heart things, the causes are very many in number.

Answered 12/9/2013

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If a person had sleep apnea could it cause them to have palpitations such as premature atrial contractions during the day? How does sleep apnea cause palpitations, stress on the heart? Vagus nerve:nervous system? Thanks?

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I'm having dry mouth and nose at night before sleep, and heart palpitation and I suddenly jerk (just in the moment before i fall asleep) then i try again to sleep, and it repeat sometimes many times, until i fall asleep finally. what's the reason?

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