I noticed that when I am standing and I look in the mirror where my external jugular vein is I can see a pulse coming from it only at the bottem of my neck. I have pale skin and If I look hard I can almost see the vein pulsing. Is this normal for your jugular vein to be pulsing while your standing? I know that it does pulse but I thought that was only when laying at 30degree angle or so( they use it for a test to find the jugular venous pressure). When I lay down at an angle and look in the mirror I can see my vein near the bottom of my neck fill up and then collapse like it supposed to do. But when I stand I was wondering if this is normal to see the vein very close to my collar bone pulsing. Is this normal or my jugular vein should not be pulsing because of gravity?
And it is not my carotid artery.
And it is not my carotid artery.
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Hello there. I just saw your post and I'm not sure if it's a double post or not but I felt compelled to respond to both just to be sure. I think that if you can see your pulse in your neck that it might be a good idea to see a doctor about it, just to be sure that you do not have more serious issue. Please keep us posted on what your diagnosis is if there is any!
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