Amateurs and pacemakers

I understand

by Giggi - 2018-08-16 18:34:09

I had a Bjork Shiley for 21 years and you could hear it also depending on the acoustics in the room and also depending on how hard my heart was pounding. I could also tell which type of arrythmia I had as I could hear it so well, the audio was incredible! When I encountered major bleedling issues (life threatening) due to Coumadin (yes I was in range too) my valve was removed and I was given a bovine valve. It took me about two years to adjust to not hearing my valve, it was the oddest thing that surprised me. I guess I found it somewhat comforting at night and when it was quiet just to hear my pulse ticking away. Go figure, huh? 

I don't understand.

by AgentX86 - 2018-08-16 21:39:31

My wife wouldn't even sleep in the same room with my Accutron watch.  No way she'd put up with a clicking heart valve.  ;-)  I don't think I would either, particularly if I was in arrhythmia.  I couldn't sleep without hearing it.  You folks have my respect.

My Responses

by 3mosiltl - 2018-08-17 01:05:20

It’s cool to hear other people’s experiences with things like tha  I’ve only had mine and my family’s  

When I first got my valve, it felt like it echoed in the room. It was loud and obnoxious. After about a week though, I became used to it. And gradually, it turned into a comforting sound. The loud click that I heard, when I wasn’t automatically tuning it out, became a reassurance that everything was okay. So it now being a source of comfort, it throws me off when someone complains about it. 

And no, no kids. I’m a college kid myself. 

Kids

by AgentX86 - 2018-08-17 01:19:45

One , forty. He came after the accutron went.  ;)

Nah

by AgentX86 - 2018-08-18 00:42:51

One's certainly easier than a housefull but I was never a deep sleeper.  Any unusual sound will wake me up.  The AFl drove me nuts because it wasn't a normal rhythm.  But you're right about kids.  As long  as they're making noise, they're probably OK.  I was the youngest of four boys.  I had three older brothers to teach me how to get into mischeif. ;-)  I still can't imagine the clicking from inside my chest.  It would freak me out.