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I completely agree with Coach VIrginia. What you are describing seems like a heart murmur. A heart murmur is basically an extra heart sound. For example, our heart normally beats "lub-dub" when listening to a person with a murmur's heart you will likely hear a third sound that may sound like a whoosh or swish. Heart murmurs fourtunately, can be innocent and require no treatment; these may be caused by anemia or hyperthyroidism and will go away once the underlying issue is resolved. Then there are those that are abnormal and require further evaluation.

Some people who have heart murmurs do have signs or symptoms of heart problems. The signs and symptoms may include:

* Blue coloring of the skin, especially on the fingertips and inside the mouth
* Shortness of breath
* Excessive sweating
* Chest pain
* Dizziness or fainting
* Fatigue (feeling very tired)

Signs and symptoms depend on the problem causing the murmur and how severe that problem is.

Here is more information on heart murmurs, if you are interested in learning more about them. Good luck to you and please keep us posted.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/heartmurmur/hmurmur_summary.html