Finding the carotid: ultrasound, etc?

[SexyIncél]

Anyone have ways to find the carotid, without trial & error pinching the thing carrying oxygen to my brain?

I'm thinking about using an ultrasound scanner or something. Those devices are rather costly though

 

[PrisonPlanetBreak]

You should be able to spot the pulsating points if you put your face up to a mirror. But to make your pulse more apparent, you can engage into some physical activity to exhaust yourself a bit, such that your heart starts pumping more blood. I have a weak physical form, so something like 20-25 squats in a quick succession will make my carotid pulse pop into view.​

 

[mortuarymary]

You don't need a scanner.
put 2 fingers to where you can feel the pulse in your neck. That's where it is. Like the previous message says, increase your heart rate and you'll feel it.

 

[DesperateOne]

Anyone have ways to find the carotid, without trial & error pinching the thing carrying oxygen to my brain?

I'm thinking about using an ultrasound scanner or something. Those devices are rather costly though

The way I did it is by doing some exercise first to get my heart racing, then I easily found it. The interesting thing is that I didn't even need to put a lot of pressure on them afterwards.

I just slightly pressed down on both sides and in like 5 seconds I got tingling all over my head and body, my right arm started twitching, blurry vision, euphoria and since I went too long it ended with a panic attack. Basically what I'm trying to say is that you'll know when you find it, the feeling is extremely obvious.