Pacemaker self test

My Biotronik pacemaker has been set to self test at 3:30 am.  In the last year the time has been gradually getting earlier to the point that one month ago it was occurring at 2:30 am.  In the last week, I experienced a light headed feeling each night about 10:30 pm.  I had my annual pacer test last Thursday during which I told the technician of the recent events.  He insisted that the pacemaker was set to test at 3:30 am and that I must be mistaken about what happened.  Last night, I went to bed at 10:30 and felt the pacemaker performing its self test.  No question about it.  That was a 3 hour jump in when the test had been being performed. Has anyone else experienced this?  Is there an explanation?

2 Comments

Really

by Lexitoo - 2020-01-20 13:53:03

My pacemaker is 17 days new and I cannot feel any testing durung the night. What is that like? I am the world's lightest sleeper...and wake alot in the night, so I cannot imagine missing a check.

Pacemaker self test

by ewalker - 2020-01-20 14:20:46

It is similar to a palpitation or a flutter.

You know you're wired when...

You have a high-tech ticker.

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As for my pacemaker (almost 7 years old) I like to think of it in the terms of the old Timex commercial - takes a licking and keeps on ticking.