palpitations

plural of palpitation
as in pulses
a rhythmic expanding and contracting a palpitation of the blood vessels

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Recent Examples of palpitations People who develop racing heartbeats, tremors, anxiety, insomnia, reflux, headaches or reproducible palpitations after drinking coffee should not ignore those symptoms simply because population studies are reassuring. Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 As Lyme disease progresses, a patient can get severe headaches; Bell’s Palsy, involving loss of muscle tone or droop in one or both sides of the face; severe arthritis; heart palpitations; and episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath. Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 This can lead to illnesses such as bronchitis or aggravate existing chronic heart and lung diseases, triggering heart palpitations, asthma attacks, heart attacks, and strokes, particularly for more sensitive populations. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 14 July 2026 Duell said the constant stress of caring for her child has led to numerous health problems, including gut pain and heart palpitations. O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 13 July 2026 Oshea Orchid, a local lawyer, filed the first class-action lawsuit in 2023 against the operators of the county’s second-largest landfill, alleging the fumes were sickening her neighbors, causing headaches and heart palpitations. Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 According to the Cleveland Clinic, more than 25 million American adults are affected by aerophobia, which can result in extreme anxiety, panic attacks, dizziness, nausea, and even heart palpitations. Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 9 July 2026 That may include irregular periods, hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disruption, joint pain, urinary symptoms, heart palpitations, migraines or mood changes that feel tied to your cycle. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 7 July 2026 Drinking too much coffee can cause side effects like insomnia, anxiety, heart palpitations, or stomach pain, Jirapinyo says. Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for palpitations
pulses
Noun
  • Originally developed for use in hospitals, the band releases a specific pattern of pulses to your wrist, normalizing the nerve messaging from the brain to the stomach to essentially tell the brain to turn off feelings of nausea and vomiting.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • In both cases, the same infrared pulses alone, without the upconverter, produced no measurable response at all.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 July 2026

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“Palpitations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/palpitations. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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