Stething/BP

Blood pressure can tell your doctor a lot about your health. A number that’s a little low or a little high may be a sign of potential issues. Changes in your blood pressure between visits can be an indication of health issues, too.

Your blood pressure is a reading of the force with which blood is passing through your circulatory system. Blood pressure changes naturally many times a day. Most changes are normal and predictable. When these spikes and valleys in your blood pressure occur, you may not experience unusual signs or symptoms. These fluctuations may be brief and fleeting.

Fluctuating blood pressure can be caused by several issues.

Stress

Emotional stress and anxiety can temporarily increase blood pressure. Over time, excess stress can take a toll on your cardiovascular system and might lead to permanent blood pressure problems. Find out more about the effects of stress on your body.

White-coat syndrome

White-coat syndrome occurs when worry or stress from a doctor’s appointment causes a temporary spike in blood pressure. At home, you may find your reading is normal. This high blood pressure reading doesn’t mean you have hypertension (high blood pressure). However, people with white-coat hypertension are more likely to develop high blood pressure.

Medication

Both over-the-counter and prescription medications can impact your blood pressure. Some medications, like diuretics and blood pressure pills, are designed to lower your blood pressure numbers. Others, like cold and allergy medications, can increase your blood pressure.

Activity

Exercise, talking, laughter, and even sex can cause blood pressure fluctuations.

Food and drink

What you eat or drink might impact your blood pressure reading. Foods high in tyramine, a substance found in aged foods, can increase blood pressure. This includes foods that are:

- fermented

- pickled

- brined

- cured

Drinks with caffeine can boost blood pressure numbers temporarily, too.

Adrenal issues

Your adrenal system is responsible for hormone production. Adrenal fatigue occurs when your hormone production is low. Your blood pressure may fall as a result. An overactive adrenal system can cause sudden spikes in blood pressure and hypertension.

Pheochromocytoma

This rare tumor develops in the adrenal glands and impacts hormone production. It can cause sudden bursts of irregular blood pressure readings with normal spans in between

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Not regularly but do check from time to time.

Not usauly. Drs will some while checking my vitals

I do, every day.

Due to my malignant hypertension l measure my pressure daily. I listen to my heart occasionally as well as my carotid artery.

I listen to my heartbeat just about every day. Even if only for a couple of seconds at a time!

Sometimes I will listen to my heart daily, sometimes not at all, but mostly multiple times. I love that it both calms and excites me. However, I do prefer listening to a woman’s heart more than my own, especially as part of an exam. There is no bad listening.

I do this almost every day.

Or someone listens to my heart, measures my blood pressure in skype

I check my BP daily

I have my blood pressure checked daily. I either have my husband take it or l take it myself. My favorite pressure device is my Baum units.

I listen to my heart sometimes, it gives you connection with yourself, not the blood pressure though, I like someone else to do it for me instead.

My 8 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with hypertension. My husband monitors her pressure daily.

Last week she had 2 of her friends over for a sleep over. When it came time for her pressure check, her friends asked what was being done. I explained that she has high blood pressure and it needs to be watched. Both of her friends asked if their blood pressures could be checked. First up was Tina also 8. A childs cuff was wrapped snugly around her upper right arm. The stethoscope was placed over the artery. My husband pumped the cuff up to 200. Bp was 114/70. Next was Stacey age 9. My husband checked her pressure first in her right arm then her left arm. He also took bps with Stacey lying down and Standing. He took a total of 6 readings. Stacey asked why Tina's pressure was taken 1 time and her's was taken so many times. He explained that her pressure was somewhat elevated. When her mother came to get her the following day we informed her that Stacey's pressures were high averaging 144/100.

I do on a regular basis and set up my blood pressure monitor overnight and it takes my blood pressure when I’m asleep and have had odd readings like 90/75 pulse 40 @ 3am one morning

@Puddles

Hi and good Evening,

I regularly listen to my heart and regularly measure my blood pressure. Due to a congenital heart defect and several other heart diseases, I have to do this every day.

In the morning before getting up I measure my blood pressure with a digital measuring device, on both arms and on both legs. If my values are okay in the morning, I measure again at noon and then in the evening / night before going to sleep. If the values fall out of the ranges, I have to check every hour until my values are back in the green.

I also hear in the morning before getting up and in the evening before going to sleep with my Littmann Classic II S.E. Stethoscope, on my heart. My hearing is not as well trained as that of my doctors, but I can hear quite well if something sounds different than normal.

I have not bloodpressures quipment, but one day i was near to buy one. Its Nice to could check its own health without going to the doctor.

The last few months I've been checking my BP daily (at least when I remember to). But not because of any fetish, I just have high BP. The last time I was at my doctors it was really high and he wanted me to monitor it for awhile away from his office just to see if it was just white coat syndrome or an actual concern.

I don't really listen to my heart (don't know what I am listening for) but I do check my blood pressure often. I have hypertension and my doctor wants me to monitor it. I also absolutely love having my blood pressure taken. I find it sensual..

I'm convinced that enemas contribute to short term elevation of BP. Working in a jail, we would get inmates with low systolic BP. We would have them drink water, often within minutes their BP would rise to acceptable levels.

I've taken my BP before and after an enema and have seen a definite increase. After a coffee enema, an even larger increase in BP. Given time, 30 minutes even, BP will return to normal. Physical positioning of course also has an effect, should be in a sitting position, feet flat on the floor.

Not suggesting at all that enemas are unhealthy, just an observation. The hoseman1

Wife and I check each other's blood pressures regularly. Sadly she is not into medfet or play exams so we don't go beyond that.

I listen to my heart rather often just for kicks.

I listen to my heart (almost) daily, also just for kicks and to enjoy the arousal.

I do weekly for health reasons I don’t have any health issues just like to keep a eye on things.

In reference to types of stethoscopes, recall high-school physics, and the resistance of fluids or sound waves going through a tube. The bigger and shorter the tube, the less resistance to the sound waves, and the "louder" and clearer the sound you hear. I found the big, wide, double-tubed (and inexpensive) scope with a small pediatric sized bell (I did peds) to be what I needed for 20 years. Much better than the Littmann's a lot the new nursing students bought. (And I think "stething" is not a word. I've never heard a real professional use it in 23 years.)