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Suggest Treatment For Severe Pain Behind The Head After Pacemaker Placement
Question: nullHi there,
my father has had a pacemaker for a year, sometimes he feels one fast heartbeat along with pain behind his head in second ,and sometimes he feels one strong electric shock in the meddle of his chest, therefore there are no dizziness or nausea or anything else.
is this normal?
my father has had a pacemaker for a year, sometimes he feels one fast heartbeat along with pain behind his head in second ,and sometimes he feels one strong electric shock in the meddle of his chest, therefore there are no dizziness or nausea or anything else.
is this normal?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome
Your concern is appreciated
Pacemakers are installed for those people whose heart are abnormally slow or too slow so this device regulate heart beat when heart becomes too slow it can be set on mode where it fires regardless of heart intrinsic activity or it can first sens the cardiac activity and only fires when needed so it doesnt shock all the time. If you are experiencing any problem regarding the pacemaker or any symptoms like that an ECG is must to check if the device is working properly or not some times it also seen under fluoro to check if the lead is placed in proper heart chamber or site where it should be.
Hope it helps
Thanks
Explained
Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome
Your concern is appreciated
Pacemakers are installed for those people whose heart are abnormally slow or too slow so this device regulate heart beat when heart becomes too slow it can be set on mode where it fires regardless of heart intrinsic activity or it can first sens the cardiac activity and only fires when needed so it doesnt shock all the time. If you are experiencing any problem regarding the pacemaker or any symptoms like that an ECG is must to check if the device is working properly or not some times it also seen under fluoro to check if the lead is placed in proper heart chamber or site where it should be.
Hope it helps
Thanks
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi there,
my father has had a pacemaker for a year, sometimes he feels one fast heartbeat along with pain behind his head in second ,and sometimes he feels on strong electric shock in the meddle of his chest, therefore there are no dizziness or nausea'
is this normal?
my father has had a pacemaker for a year, sometimes he feels one fast heartbeat along with pain behind his head in second ,and sometimes he feels on strong electric shock in the meddle of his chest, therefore there are no dizziness or nausea'
is this normal?
Brief Answer:
Explained
Detailed Answer:
Hello again
As I explained earlier, these are not normal observations with a pacemaker and an ecg should be done to check I'd the pacemaker is working properly or not.
Thanks
Explained
Detailed Answer:
Hello again
As I explained earlier, these are not normal observations with a pacemaker and an ecg should be done to check I'd the pacemaker is working properly or not.
Thanks
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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