Tooth pain and heart attacks; Heart attacks and jaw pain
InformationQuestion:
Can pain in the jaw or teeth be an indication of a heart attack?
Answer:
Sometimes. Heart pain can radiate to the jaw and teeth. It is more common for heart-related discomfort to affect the lower jaw than the upper jaw. It cannot be emphasized enough that a heart attack can have symptoms other than chest pain, and these symptoms should be checked immediately.
Pain in the upper teeth also can indicate other conditions, such as a sinus infection. It's important to get evaluated by your doctor to know the cause of your symptoms.
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In a heart attack, time is heart muscle. The longer a heart attack continues on without treatment, the more damage is done to the heart. Chest pain is common in all heart attacks, but the most telltale sign of heart attack is not a sharp pain, but dull, squeezing pain across the chest. Radiation of the pain to the jaw or left arm is common as well. Other signs of a heart attack include nausea, vomiting, profuse sweating and a change in one's normal behavior or mental status.
There is no evidence that supports warm water is better than cold water in heart attacks. There are many symptoms for heart attacks such as a pain in the left arm.
Her hands looked clammy because of severe heart pain; heart attacks.
The signs of a heart attack are the same in men as in women. You can have sweating, trouble breathing pain in the chest, pain in the arm or pain even in the jaw. You will also feel like something is sitting on your chest.
Could be heart related, go to your primary care physician.
Signs of a heart attack include, but are not limited to, pain and tightness in the chest, trouble sleeping, sweating, abdominal symptoms or indigestion, anxiety, and being lightheaded or dizzy. These are all good signs to look out for, but everybody is different and may be affected differently from a heart attack.
Women do not have different heart attack symptoms than men. The symptoms would be sweating, shortness of breath, chest pain, arm pain, and sometimes jaw pain.
a variety of things can cause pain near, or in, the heart. the most serious being a heart attack. it is better to err on the side of caution & seek medical attention IMMEDIATELY!
The left one. Classically, the pain of a heart attack will radiate to the neck, jaw, or left shoulder and arm. However, in reality, the pain can radiate almost anywhere - including to the abdomen, back, neck, jaw, or either shoulder or arm.
Many, many things. The first consideration with chest pain is always heart disease such as myocardial infarction (heart attack). In this scenario the chest pain is called angina and may be associated with left arm pain, jaw pain, sweating, palpations, &/or shortness of breath. Other causes of chest pain may include GERD (acid reflux), hiatal hernia, costochondritis, aortic dissection, lung disorders (pleurisy, pleuritis, pulmonary embolus, panic attacks, or referred pain from other organs)
The symptoms of a heart attack are not always made obvious by severe chest pain. Occasionally, the pain surfaces in simple discomfort in the arms, back, neck, or upper stomach. Even pain in the jaw can have some relation to an impending heart attack, especially when paired with nausea, shortness of breath, and sudden cold sweats. Unfortunately, many patients will ignore these forms of discomfort in the absence of severe chest pain. Patients suffering any combination of these symptoms should seek instant medical assistance to check for potential heart problems.