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What Causes Increased Heart Rate?
My 15 year old son, just now,told me some symptoms he s been having for the past year: Duration:15-20 mins randomly once a day Heart rate increases Everything he hears speeds up He says he can hear (in his head) two voices yelling at each other,but at a distance, can t tell what they are saying He feels that IF he happens to be talking at the time, he s talkin in super fast speed And in his head he s trying to tell himself to talk slower
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Hi,
The symptoms you are telling looks to be neurological symptoms. Increased heart rate during the episode is just a reactive sympathetic response.
Kindly see a neurologist for further evaluation and management.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sameer Maheshwari,
Cardiologist
The symptoms you are telling looks to be neurological symptoms. Increased heart rate during the episode is just a reactive sympathetic response.
Kindly see a neurologist for further evaluation and management.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Sameer Maheshwari,
Cardiologist
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