I thought I heard heavy breathing right close to me but I was not breathing heavy Is it possible that I was hearing some whooshing sound in my ears I am a very healthy (or so I think) 42 yr old female. I had a very strange experience several days ago. I was doing laundry and noticed an arm waving beside my head ...thinking it was my 8 yr old daughter playing with me I looked back to talk to her and there was no one there. I noticed the arm had a pink long sleeve and then thought I have pink long sleeves . I finally realized that the arm moving by my head in a forward swimming like motion was my own arm. Frightened, I put my left arm on my right to hold it down by my side. I then noticed this very heavy breathing that felt so close....so close that I looked down to make sure it wasn t me breathing like that. It was so real that I was afraid to look behind me for fear someone was there. I then looked out of the laundry room to see where the dog was to make sure she wasn t the one breathing heavy. I walked to the bathroom where my children were feeling funny . I remember assessing the situation in like slow motion..or so it felt like. I was shaky for a few hours and my upper lip felt a little tingly. My deltoid muscle was also a little tight and tense after the incident. I have since seen my PCP. I have had some blood drawn and had an ECG . I am also scheduled for a carotid study, a stress scho and a head CT. I may possibly end up with and MRA too. My Doctor is ruling out syncope and TIA s. I do suffer from occasional migraines and wonder about silent migraines. Could the heavy breathing that I thought I heard actually be from the sound of blood rushing to my head? I am puzzled about the involuntary arm movement? Any suggestions?