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Posted 7/19/2012 4:03 PM (GMT 0)
Hi everyone:

Please..any advice would be appreciated.

I seem to be having a new thing happening the last couple of days and I get a tickle in my throat and that makes me feel like I have to cough. It almost feels as though I'm breathing in "dust" or something. I have been using my inhaler thing that I got from the pulminory doctor (I take one puff in the am and one in the pm). It has helped with the chest pain, but I'm still having a lot of discomfort just in my whole chest region. Does anyone else with LPR or GERD experience this kind of feeling in their throat.

Another thing I've noticed is that certain smells will instantly make me get that feeling in my throat and then I feel like I have to start coughing a little.

I still think this is all GERD related, but I am worried that when I see my GI doc on the 30th, he is going to say "we scoped you, everything was normal".

Also, I have noticed a LOT of heart palpitations recently. I was attributing them to anxiety but they are getting worse. Is this an acid reflux thing too.

I've contempalted calling a "heart" doctor, but my god, I feel like it's doctor after doctor and I don't want to sound like a hypocondriac anymore than I already do. My family is getting very tired of all us as am I!

Please...any advice would be appreciated..
Posted 7/21/2012 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
Hey there, it's not enjoyable stuff that's for sure.
I'm definitely in the same position. I would've never seen myself to become a victim of anxiety, but these feelings have definitely proved me wrong. After reading up on palpitations and heart sensations the key message is not to worry, with the little side note that these could be signs of a much more serious disease. And personally I can't ignore that side note without complete confirmation. But then again I never really get any significant pains, or durations of pain. So I don't know and realistically, I don't think doctors will ever be able to give a certain suggestion either.

Regarding the feeling, does it feel as if its only in a small area in your chest, but you can't pinpoint exactly where. How exactly did yours come about? Do you get regular bowl movements/noises? And do you get any other strange sensations? Because I could name at least 20 weird pains/sensations that have occurred ever since this crap started happening and it is starting to bug me.
Posted 7/21/2012 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Carrie and welcome Synergis -

If you are worried about heart it's always a good idea to get checked out by a cardiologist even if it's just to rule out cardiac problems.

If the heart's OK I would see a gastroenterologist.

From my personal experience, GERD, esophagus irritation, even bowel abscesses can trigger heart reactions. They're all connected by the vagus nerve. One such phenomenon is called cardioesophageal reflex or linked angina. You can google scientific papers on these words. I have been to the ER for tachycardia triggered by food sensitivities. One time it wouldn't settle down and I had to have chemical cardioversion. My gastro and cardio docs had never heard of this, but my allergist did.
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