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What Causes Muscle Twitches In The Chest?
Question: From last two days, there has been a twitching in my right chest and its visible from my clothes. The twitching occurs intermittently and the vibrations are the only symptoms.
I do not feel any pain or inconvenience, just the vibrations are intense and creates anxiety.
I do not feel any pain or inconvenience, just the vibrations are intense and creates anxiety.
Brief Answer:
What are the aggravating factors?
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query.
Most common cause of fasciculations is 'Benign fasciculations'.
Benign fasciculations usually worsen with anxiety,stress,coffee or lack of sleep.These are normal and not a cause of worry.
Fasciculations when associated with limbs weakness or thinning,speech or swallowing difficulty, may indicate towards something serious like Motor neuron disease.
What are aggravating factors in your cases and are other symptoms as mentioned above, present?
I shall be glad to have you in follow up to answer this well.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
What are the aggravating factors?
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query.
Most common cause of fasciculations is 'Benign fasciculations'.
Benign fasciculations usually worsen with anxiety,stress,coffee or lack of sleep.These are normal and not a cause of worry.
Fasciculations when associated with limbs weakness or thinning,speech or swallowing difficulty, may indicate towards something serious like Motor neuron disease.
What are aggravating factors in your cases and are other symptoms as mentioned above, present?
I shall be glad to have you in follow up to answer this well.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you Mr Panwar for your response,
I would like to confirm that the only symptom is muscle twitching or chest vibrations.
I recently started drinking coffee which I usually do not consume at all, so can it be the reason?
I would like to confirm that the only symptom is muscle twitching or chest vibrations.
I recently started drinking coffee which I usually do not consume at all, so can it be the reason?
Brief Answer:
You can stop it and observe for the response.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.
In your case, it appears to be 'Benign fasciculations'. Of course, you can stop drinking coffee and observe the response.This appears to be nothing worrisome.
Hope that helps. If you have further questions,I shall be glad to answer them else please close the thread,rate it and write a review.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
You can stop it and observe for the response.
Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for being in follow-up.
In your case, it appears to be 'Benign fasciculations'. Of course, you can stop drinking coffee and observe the response.This appears to be nothing worrisome.
Hope that helps. If you have further questions,I shall be glad to answer them else please close the thread,rate it and write a review.
Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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