Doubling

• by Buz
• 2015-09-12 02:09:04
• Exercise & Sports
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• 1 comments

Hi new address from old member, some reason I can't get on with old password. Anyhow a little background have had pacer for 8.5 years. I have had problem with heart monitor showing double the actual hr,well not a problem a nuisance. I discovered that if, when it occurs, I press on either l or r carotid as if checking pulse, hold it not real hard! And watch the h r slowly drop back to normal. When I release it slowly goes back up to double. After several times then it will stay at normal. Interesting! From what I have heard from others that use a h r monitor it does not occur only on people with pacers. When it first started for me was right after I received the pacer really confused my cardio doc! He told me I had afib and had to go on blood thinner, could not convince him it was doubling said he had never heard of that, suggesting I was stupid. Now X cardio doc. Thought others might find this interesting. When you manual check h r while this is happening it will be very close to 1/2 of what monitor shows. An unnecessary caution, don't hold both l & r carotid At same time. Have read that cleaning the chest strap can prevent it too. That has not worked for me. Sometimes just moving it can help but have found no other repeatable cure. Hope this may save unecessary worry.