Does anyone know what the test for Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) has to do with ringing in the ear?

Question

Does anyone know what the test for Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) has to do with ringing in the ear?

Answer 1

There is no "test" for PEA other than an EKG and someone taking your pulse.  If you have ever had it, you would know it, because you would have been a "code blue" and someone would have performed CPR on you and possibly given you the "shocks" that they show on tv all the time.

PEA means that your heart has electrical activity, which means the muscle is still conducting electricity, but it is not firing.  This means your EKG could look normal, but you'd be dying because your heart isn't beating.

There is no correlation between PEA and ringing in the ear that I am aware of.  People who live long enough to complain of tinnitus (ringing in the ear) after PEA would be extemely lucky.  

Common causes of ringing in the ear:  Lasix ( a drug to make you pee), loud noises and too much ibuprofen (advil).

JennRN

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Answer 2

pulseless electrical activity is just that. It means that your heart has electrical activity but it is not pumping blood. you will need cpr and drugs. it is a life threatening condition. It usually leads to death.