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Children heart beat faster
Does children heart beat faster, even during sleep? Heart beat is felt while touching chest. Is it normal?
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Yes,heart beats faster in children and easily palpable bcz of thin chest wall compared to adults.
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
Yes. Heart beat is faster in children and if the child is thin then you will feel easily.
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Dr. Nithya
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Coimbatore
Normaly children's heartbeat is faster than adults. So it could be felt as a normal phenomenon
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check the reading using a pulse oximeter
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