Is it normal to see your heartbeat through your chest??

Honestly I have the exact same symptoms as you!!! and I have anxiety so I cant even breathe properly because of this! I dont know if we have a heart problem or maybe we're just too skinny :/ 

I am an athletic male, karate and weight lifting and my heart is very visible and super loud! After a karate exercise or run I can not only hear it thumping in my chest, but see it! I am not thin! Basically muscular and still see it! Are you thin with small breasts? How old are you? Younger people tend to have flexible ribs causing visible beats! I have had it my whole life! I am glad I am not alone. I stand with my left shoulder toward a window with my camera braced on my right chest looking left toward my visible heart after exercise and can see it clearly with the HD camera and also hear it thumping.  Jay

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I really like your post https://www.steadyhealth.com/ .

I would love to see it if you can video it. Are you thin built? I have the same thing, I am an athletic male, 6' tall, 210 lbs. I lift weights and do martial arts. My heart is so powerful it can be heard in a quiet room thudding in my chest. Even at rest on my bed my body bounces with each beat. My Dr says after many tests I am healthy as a Tiger and it's just an athletic muscular heart. I will send you a video of mine. Don't feel strange! 

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You say you get a racing heart in a hot shower. Do you also notice your heart beating faster when you stand up, or maybe you regularly get dizzy upon standing? It could be dysautonomia. It's not well known, but also not uncommon. Look into POTS (postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) and talk to your doctor if you think it fits your symptoms. 

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