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What Causes Tingling In Chest Radiating To Arm With BP?

I am a 61 year young female. I have been waking up with tingling in the chest radiating to both arms. This started about two months ago. I wake up often during the night and have this going on. I do not have pressure, just the tingling. I do not have any major medical problems. I do take a blood pressure pill daily.
Mon, 9 May 2016
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Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion.

This tingling sensation has to do with a rhythm issue.There are some electrical impulses that generates from parts of the heart different from normal sinus rhythm.They cause a premature heart contaction that you feel like a tingling sensation, you might experience palpitation,dizziness,difficulties in breathing deeply.

This rhythm issue might happen for different reasons like stress,pathologys like anemia,hyperthyroidism,electrolyteimbalances,ischemic heart disease , cardiovascular anomalyes ect.

So, to better understand what we are dealling whith, if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examination like anelectrocardiogram, a cardiac echo to evaluate heart function and valves, a full blood analyze to exclude anemia,hyperthyroidism and the most important one a holter rhythm monitoring to evaluate your rhythm tendency and a strees test if it is possible to exclude ischemic heart disease.

Only after this we can understand what is this tingling sensation and how to treat it.

Hope I was helpfull
Best regards,Dr.Ervina.
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What Causes Tingling In Chest Radiating To Arm With BP?

Hello and thank you for using HCM.I carefully read your question and I understand your concern.I will try to explain you something and give you my opinion. This tingling sensation has to do with a rhythm issue.There are some electrical impulses that generates from parts of the heart different from normal sinus rhythm.They cause a premature heart contaction that you feel like a tingling sensation, you might experience palpitation,dizziness,difficulties in breathing deeply. This rhythm issue might happen for different reasons like stress,pathologys like anemia,hyperthyroidism,electrolyteimbalances,ischemic heart disease , cardiovascular anomalyes ect. So, to better understand what we are dealling whith, if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examination like anelectrocardiogram, a cardiac echo to evaluate heart function and valves, a full blood analyze to exclude anemia,hyperthyroidism and the most important one a holter rhythm monitoring to evaluate your rhythm tendency and a strees test if it is possible to exclude ischemic heart disease. Only after this we can understand what is this tingling sensation and how to treat it. Hope I was helpfull Best regards,Dr.Ervina.