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Q: Help!-heart Noise?!?

asked by: delancey on June 29th, 2006

Experienced User

If I inhale deeply and press relatively hard against the spot
where the 5th or 6th rib meets the breastbone after exercise,
i can actually hear a loud swooshing noise coming from the area that's
in time with my heartbeat. As you might expect i'm really worrying over this; i've suffered from anxiety for a long time especially related to worrying about my heart. I'm sure you shouldn't be able to
hear your own heartbeat without putting your ear against your chest right?

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delancey

replied on June 30th, 2006

Experienced User

Please, can anyone tell me what this might be?
One site suggested it might be caused by a hole in the heart which had me worried, and another suggested inhaling deeply simply amplified the heart sounds...Anyone ever had anything like this?
I don't think it's a heart murmur because i've had several physical check ups an ecg/ekg and a chest x-ray in the past 18 months related to my anxiety which all proved normal...Any idea???

delancey

replied on July 26th, 2006

Experienced User

Please, can anyone help me with this?

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