Can hear my heart pounding?

We’ve all been there- we are lying in bed after a tough workout or a night out drinking and suddenly your heart starts racing. Your breathing becomes shallow and you can feel every single beat of your heart as if it’s trying to break free from your chest.

Don’t freak out! This often happens to people at some point in life, so let’s get into the details about why this is happening.

Understanding Our Heart

Our hearts are incredibly complex machines that allow us to live life without even thinking about them beating thousands of times per day (except for now 😉). The human heart weighs around 300 grams and beats up to 100,000 times each day. It pumps blood through our veins and arteries delivering oxygenated blood throughout our bodies while also filtering out deoxygenated blood.

Yet what causes those moments when you can hear the pounding sound in certain situations?

Causes Of Hearing Our Heartbeats

1 – Increased Physical Activity

If you’ve gone for an extra challenging workout today or any physically straining activity, then congratulations! Because increased physical exertion will make both your heartbeat faster than usual and delay some ventricle contractions leading you still hearing its residual sounds even after it has completed its work.

2 – Anxiety/ Panic Attacks

Stressful situations creates anxiety disorders which leads nervous system become overactive. This affects respiration which ultimately affects HRV (Heart Rate Variability), which depends on controlled ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) Functions such as Blood viscosity/Circulation along with Sympathetic(Noradrenaline release)/Parasympathetic(Acetylcholine) Cycle actives. These changes lead to increased heart rate hence more audible phasic cardiac noise due drastic fluctuations of intra-thoracic pressure between inhalation-exhalation phases.

3 – Caffeine

Have you had that extra cup of coffee yet again? The substance in caffeine increases the cortisol levels which leads to the activation of adrenaline hormone. This combined with increased heart rate can be that answer.

4 – Alcohol consumption

Alcohol is a depressant drug; it slows down body functioning but also affects autonomic ARS system compatibility leading sympathetic nervous system activations resulting in increased HRV and BP fluctuations during hangovers while increase atrial fibrillations(Brink Zone Fibrillations).

Why Should We Worry?

Honestly, there’s no reason to worry much about hearing our heartbeat sounds- After all it’s just one more sound your body happens to make.
However, If you’ve been feeling abnormally exhausted, dizzy or experience issues such as intolerable chest pains/rhythmic disturbances coupled with impaired levels of consciousness Your physician should know.

Strategies To Fine-tune You Heart-beats

We’ve understood some underlying reasons for distinct throbbing sensations underneath skin and discussed how they’re not anything uncommon so what do we now?

Here are a few pro tips on calming the beast within:

1) Deep breathing activities/ Meditation sessions:

Slow inhalation-inspiration processing cycles along ideated thoughts can both reduce blood viscosity level up-regulating ANS System productivity hence optimizing controlled HRV fluxes.

2) Cardiovascular Fitness Training Programs:

These exercises motivated by raising conditioning standards(i.e., cycling/swimming)

For every age group brings forth specific variations in exercising patterns targeting cardiovascular efficients like stamina development which helps reduces blood viscosity limiting clumped cells affecting perfusion/demand isolation promoting fluidity & high oxygen utilization efficiency equals less work for heart muscles over extensive period than normal unconditioned ones(last up-to 45 mins/day or consult Personal trainer)

3) Adequate Sleep hours/Avoiding alcoholic excesses/Cutting on drugs containing High Blood Pressure or Increased Stimulatory Side-effects:

Getting optimal 7-8 hours of sleep regularly drastically reduces the risk factor for cardiovascular issues. It also aids in keeping caffeine usage, alcohol consumption etc at bay ensuring normal functioning of blood vessels/heart and restricting sudden heart-race/palpitation symptoms.

Also, Carefully monitoring prescribed drug intakes which include high active ingredients amounts to check if it influences any further fluctuations in HR.

Conclusion

That pounding sound we hear from time to time is nothing to worry about most times. However as a precautionary ritual thoughts care must be taken with adequate painless medications while and physical exercises should replace uncontrolled substance intake whenever possible. From holding some meditative sessions calming muscle contractions to indulging into adaptive lifestyle choices there are loads on offer while focusing overall routine life-enhancing acts including relaxation techniques that play pivotal roles instilling healthy habits during revolving routines across differing age groups .

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