I started experiencing a heart beat sound in my left ear last year. I couldn't hear it when I put my finger in my ear but I hear it much of the time. I went to a GP and an ent ,both said that they could not find anything wrong with me.They said that stress had induced my hearing my heartbeat of massive weight loss.They also told me that there was nothing anyone could do about it .There was no sign of anything sinister wrong. I have read everything I could find about this condition ranging from sinus and allergies to artery dysfunction to just about anything it could be. I did find out at the time that I had a benign murmur which is odd since no one ever mentioned this to me before in my life. I asked the doctor if I needed an ekg or anything and they advised me that it wasnt necessary. I have lived with this condition a year , most of the time it has been easy to ignore or accept.Its been one year exactly since I went to the doctor and have another appointment scheduled .
I am worried in that year that maybe something has gotten worse and the heartbeat has even gotten louder in the last few weeks.Its very odd ,when I bow my head down I can stop hearing it . Sometimes when im outside I don't hear it but if it is the slightest bit quite it seems to boom in my head and then other times it seems to subside. I had my bp checked and had a good checkup at the time. I saw a forum about this online here and nobody can seem to really pinpoint if it is serious or not. The ent I saw said that he could persue it further but it would be a waste of money and time and there was no reason for further test. He checked for tumor and etc .. It is very confusing since there are a million and one reasons for it but then again there are many reasons that are unknown. Could this heartbeat sound be a result of my murmur and if so could it have gotten worse ..or the fact that I have to visit my doctor again causing it to flair and cause anxiety? I seem to have allergies and sinus problems a lot and it may in fact run paralel to them.Also it feels as if my ear is wet inside many times and it is not also I have pain in the ear,but the doctors could not find anything about the ear that could be causing this.By the way I also have tmj and wondering if all this could be contributed from the tmj? Any ideas ?
I just want to know im ok and to be frank im a little concerned about going to the doctor ...My imagination is going crazy. Thanks in advance