Is it normal?

Is it normal to feel little electric shocks every now and then? Will I get used to it. It's still a little alarming.

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What kind of shocks?

by Theknotguy - 2019-02-18 11:49:16

You don't indicate what kind of shocks you're getting.  So it's a little hard to answer.  However....

Two kinds of shocks.  1) From the device, 2) External.

Right after they implanted my pacemaker they put the voltage a little higher for about the first 30 days.  I'm one of the really rare people who can sometimes feel the electrical shock.  So occasionally I'd feel the tickle of the pacemaker initiating the heart beat followed by the hard thump of my heart.  Sometimes it would wake me up at night.  Around 30 days my tech lowered the voltage.  No big deal.  He just said, "I'm lowering the voltage."  No thumps, bumps, or anything else.  Life just went on as normal.  Now I don't feel anything unless there is something unusual going on and it's been five years.  

Winter months in the northern states causes dry air, and dry air creates a lot of static electricity.  I volunteer at a hospital taking patients out to their cars after being discharged.  The floor wax they use on one floor plus the plastic on the wheelchair wheels causes a lot of static electricity.  Sparks will sometimes jump and inch in length and I'm always getting snapped.  Doesn't bother my heart or pacemaker though.  

Hope I answered your question. 
 

Shocks normal?

by shirley d - 2019-02-21 17:48:26

 am feeling tingling scratchy waves fr m where the leads join the PM. The tech says itis rubbing against exposed nerve endings and the insulation did not allow electricity to escape. Sounds feasible t me...

 

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