Tapping

I've had my pacemaker just over a year and recently been getting a strange tapping sensation, should I be concerned?

4 Comments

tapping or ticking?

by Blue - 2013-05-02 11:05:52

When I first got my pm I could feel it tick. It happened quite a bit. I am on my second pm and have not felt this sensation for a long time. Ask your et about it when you see him/her.

All the best

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by pacergirl - 2013-05-03 08:05:29

Yes, I feel the "tapping" sensation often. I feel it even more often when I'm tired. I have had it since my first pm and that was in 2005. I on my 2nd pm now and I still have the tapping feeling. I had grown so concerned that I spoke to my dr. About it. So some test were run and they were able to see what was happening to me.... Guess what? I get EXTRA heartbeats! That's what it is. At least for me anyway. I hope you are feeling better and that this has helped you.
Pacergirl

Ticking

by looloo - 2013-05-04 12:05:04

Thanks for that , may get it checked out to be sure, but does seem to happen when I'm tired too.

Mine is more like a thumping

by steelerdave - 2013-05-05 08:05:43

I didn't have the sensation with my PM but it started with my combo PM/defib.If I am talking when they hit (always 2 or 3 in a row)it causes me to not be able to say words, I sound like a record skipping (oops gave my age away there).It feels more like the cardioversion that is discribed in Boston Scientific's booklet than anything. I had them hit while having my device checked and nothing showed on the monitor so the tech(or my doc for that matter)can't say what they are.There doesn't seem to be a pattern as they hit at all times during the day and night. Like pacergirl I have constant extra beats they call a prebeat before every heartbeat, makes counting HR interesting. Looking forward to other comments on this sensation.
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