Hey george,
i sometimes hear a "heartbeat" in my ear when I am stressed. Not all the time but sometimes when I am nervous and scared and its quiet I do hear something. Omg, will I have to go to an ent. :cry: :( i'm scared. Thanks for letting me know. I don't know whether i'll go to the dr, but at least now I know it has a name...
Good luck, keep me posted about this if you can...Thnx.

Hey everybody,

i am having the same problem. It just started a few weeks ago. I am prone to sinus infections and I am under a little stress due to fathering a newborn last week.

This is the first i've heard of it. I just did a search for "medical heartbeat ear".

If you have any links that might be helpful for me to read up on this condition, I would really appreciate it.

Steve

This condition can be the result of toxic effects of certain antibiotics or chemotherapy, heavy exposure to carbon monoxide or heavy metals - even too much aspirin. It can be exaccerbated by too much caffeine.


Another consideration is food sensitivites. Susceptible people may be sensitive to foods that contain salicylates, such as almonds, apples, berries, cherries,grapes, cucumbers, peaches, pickles, plums, raisins, tomatoes etc.


Cordyceps extract is sometimes helpful when there is a fluid accumulation.


A good tcm (traditional chinese medicine)practitioner can usually help.


Gg

This thread is a bit old but i'd like to add my experience.

I have been getting the sensation of my heartbeat in my ear more frequently for the past two weeks. It does not pulse in time with my heart so i'm sure it's not my actual heartbeat.

It's more annoying than a concern but it adds to my overall anxiety as i've been trying to deal with an irregular heartbeat. I have extra heartbeats and it becomes quite distracting as I can feel the extra heartbeats through my skin right at my heart. I suffer from slight hypertension so I take a low dose of atacan.

All in all, I am a healthy person but I can't help catastrophizing that all these symptoms add up to some ominous. I guess it is something that I need to learn how to cope with although my mind gets the better of me more often than not.

All the best to anyone else struggling with their own situation.

Hello,

i have experienced this for a few years. It has gotten worse in the last few weeks. In addition to the usual heartbeat sound (in my right ear only) which comes and goes and usually lasts about 24 hours, I have recently started hearing a popping or tapping sound not related to my heart rhythm. I have been to my gp who has now referred me to an ent. From what I can tell from various websites (google pulsatile tinnitus and you will find lots of info) there are many physiological causes of this, and some sort of scan (mri or ct) should be used to rule out any vascular abnormalities or tumours. I am worried that they will find something but at least it will be an explanation for this troublesome condition. I am also worried that nothing will show up because on one of the websites it states:

"it is our sincere hope that everyone who experiences pulsating tinnitus will pursue a thorough medical evaluation to locate the cause, if possible. There is a lot of research and reports about methods for repairing the problems that create the disturbing symptoms of pulsitile tinnitus. At the same time, there are many cases of pulsitile tinnitus which are not pinpointed, and these tend to fall into the idiopathic category (meaning unknown causes). Individuals with pulsitile tinnitus who find that the initial imaging results do not reveal abnormalities should insist on further examination and investigation. It is apparently possible to misread or miss these pulsitile tinnitus trouble spots that may be tangled in other structures or hidden by bone or other tissue. Newer techniques regarding pulsitile tinnitus have been employed that help determine the site of lesion in the majority of pulsitile tinnitus cases. The cure rates for pulsitile tinnitus are quite high, once the problem area has been identified."

thanks

I know someone like that, she is a very anxious, stressed and hyper person with high blood pressure, I keep on telling herr to slow down, breathe, take a break, and she says it helps, I am no Dr. Though.

I have dealt with such a thing for 2-3 years now(of a on), and have found relief!!!
I have asthma and allergies for a very long time, and even though I may not be sick or have a stuufy nose, my head is still congested. I didn't really know that it was congestion, but I couldn't comprehend and concentrate as well as I used to and my ear swhooshed like a heartbeat (it reminded of what I heard when I had an ear infection one time when I was 21) but I did not have an ear infection or high blood pressure. I eventually tied walmart's brand decongestant extended release, and the next day, I was able to get up early in the morning and be very awake, my mind was clear to the point that I had not realized I had been living in such a fog. I am an intelligent person, but I surely had not been acting it the past year or so. I decided to take them daily-it gives you awesome cotton mouth! But I felt so great. I'd trade for that for clarity and no more whooshing. It's just not the whooshing, but the pressure also. Now, I also have a special eye problem in which I see a unique specialist who also does homeopathic meds and accupuncture. She was concerned over long-term effects from the decongestants so she recommended a daily chinese herb. And it works!! So now I have found relief and it is decent for my body! The name of it is "er chen wan". I usually get my bottles from her, but you can also find them on the web. Just put a search for chinese herbs or the actual name of it, and you will be able to take your pick from which company to order from. They are tiny dark pellet-looking pills and the box recommends you take 8 pills 3x's a day, but my dr said 4 pills 2x's a day and that has worked. Because it is an herb for helping your body, it takes it a couple of weeks to infiltrate your system, but once it is there and you stop taking it for any reason, it usually takes only a few days to get total relief again.

I hope that this helps you, I know what it is like to have such an ailment and how it affects your life.

Angie

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This is not a lie. If you haven't had no head trauma chances are your are chip.
The chip is harmfull...
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I have tmj and grind at night, but this ear thing is new in the last 2 years. It doesn't seem related to stress or caffeine- I usually have neither, but I wonder if it's b/c I sometimes use q-tips in my ears b/c the only solution ive found is ear candles. It doesn't stay gone forever, but for 4-6 months usually. Pay someone or have someone help if candleing is new for you. How many of you are scuba divers or live or travel to high altitudes? B/c sometimes it will go away temporarily just by popping my ears. ??? Good luck.... Especially you agent mulder ; )

I went to a neurologist and was diagnosed with a simple condition called benign positional vertigo. This condition is related to fragments of bone chips that flake in your ear and cause dizziness and other complications. There is a easy cure for it that has worked for me. I had the heartbeat in my right ear for two weeks and it went away in one day after following the prescribed procedure called an epley manuever. It is worth researching and trying. You can find the information about this condition on hosppract.Com...Search past articles for positional vertigo and it should take you to the first article on the varieties of vertigo by robert baloh, u of california. If you scroll down the article it will show the epley manuever. Looks complicated at first but it's easy to do at home.

This sounds too good to be true, but it has worked repeatedly for my vertigo and recently heartbeat sound in ears.

Good luck!

I also have been hearing my heartbeat in my left ear, it sounds like a swoosh-swoosh. It started when I was about 6 months pregnant, I am now three months post pardum and it is still here. Lately it has been louder and driving me mad, so I went to a neurologist who is doing a work-up for a carotid artery-cavernous sinus fistula ( it sounds very scary!) it is not usually life threatening, although vision loss can occur. Often the eye on that side will be red and gunky. It occurs mostly in middle aged women (i am only 26) or after head traumas. So, for now we are doing an mri/mra and if that doesn't show anything (it is often hard to see) then we will do an angiogram of those vessels. I am a bit nervous, especially because of the fact that I have a new baby. Hopefully we will figure it out.
Hope this helps.

Hi all,

i also ave the very annoying problem with hearing my heartbeat in my left ear. It is constant and I have been suffering for about a year now. I have only just got referred to an ent specialist and one of my doctirs even had the nerve to tell me that my problem is normal, i'd like her t have this problem and tell me that it is normal. I frequently get times when I get up from a resting position where I can hear nothing but loud banging in my ear it does eventally get better but is always there. As I am sitting here now I can hear my heart beat, even with the tele on. I also find it is affecting my hearing. I really hope I can fin the cause of this once I finally see the ent specialist. It was a relief to know that others are suffering from this problem as I thought I was going mad.
Atima.

I have has this before as well and it can be very annoying. I finally went to an herbalist and a nutritionist and found out it was built up toxins in my body. So I had to do a purifying and detoxifying program. It was the best thing I have done, it is amazing how much toxins we have in our body from enviroment and our food. I hope this helps you, you can find an herbalist on line!

I am soo glad to know that I am not the only one suffering from this troubling problem. I have had this problem since I was a child. When I move from sitting to lying; sitting to standing position; etc my ear swishes and I can feel the heart beat in my ear. I am now 34 years old and 6 months pregnant with my first child. I am sooo scared now that I have a circulation problem in myarteries/veins or have a brain tumor/aneurysm or something. This problem has gotten even worse with my pregnancy and I am now having throbbing in my head as well with this when I stand up. I have told my family doctor and she looks at me like i'm crazy when I describe this to her. I have seen an ent and he onlyplaced a stethescope to my neck. I am afraid that I have a terminal illness and won't live to see my child grow. However; I have had this problem all of my life...If it was an aneurysm it probably would have burst by now. Perhaps blocked artery. After the baby is born I am going to demand that my physician perform mri or angiogram on my or something. Any medical advice out there?????Please

I went on line to see if there was anything out there on this subject, not really expecting to find so much of you suffer the same thing! I have had this happening off and on for a couple of years, and tried not to focus on it much. However, lately it has become constant and very annoying. Actually I can hear it now, while I am writing this., usually I would mostly hear it at night in bed, when it was very quiet. I work for a pediatrician and asked about it, and it is not uncommon to hear it once in a while..
She did point out that if it is constant, then it is wise to look into the reason that could be causing it. I have yet to contact a specialist, but my main concern is that it is a serious blockage of some sort. I am just so amazed at the number of people with the same problem and plan to look into it soon. I'm having a difficult time trying to sleep now, I feel it is so loud that my husband must be able to hear it. Has anyone found a temporary way to silence this - any home remedy, etc.. Until I get to the doctor? Any suggestions welcome - thanks, linda

It amazes me how many postings I found today as compared to three years ago when my pulsitle tinitis started in my right ear . I thought I would check the web again for any info on heartbeat (hb) in ear because it kept me up last night and i'm so frustrated I could scream. It's gotten louder and more annoying. I can hear it almost always and more so in certain positions. It's a thorn in my side.

Anyway, I wanted to share with you some things i've experienced. I have great insurance and have had many tests. Here is what I have found.

Tests i've had within a year of jan 2005
carotid arteries scan
mrv
mra
mri
cat scan
artiorgram (like an angiogram, but in your brain)

results: everything is normal. Back to screaming! I should mention, I had the artiorgram because the mra indicated a possible blood clot. After prayer the atriorgram was clear.

(general) possible causes:
- high blood pressure
- blockage or narrowing of carotid arteries
- tumor in the your ear area
- calcium deposits on a thin bone in the ear ...Can't remember the name of it but can be easily corrected
- anorysm

(specific to me that I think could have contributed) possible causes:
- severe head injury when I was 5 yrs, 16 yrs & 18 yrs. 5 yrs was more severe and to my forehead, the others were less with a broken nose and fractured check.
- pre-hb I drank a protein drink daily for at least a year.
- three years ago, I had some pain in my ear to the touch, so I tugged on my earlobe and heard it pop - it eased the pain. The next time I tugged a little more and it again popped and eased the pain. Maybe I tore some tissue or dislocated a vain or caused it to lodge closer to my eardrum. At the time I didn't think anything of it. I just remembered about this incident and will tell my doctor next week when I see him.
- pre-hb I had two root canals, both on the same side that I hear the hb
- I am addicted to afrin (i couldn't breathe after the broken nose) and must use it several times a day and have since I was 20 yrs old, I am now 53.
- pre-hb I saw a chiropractor regularly who adjusted my neck
- I started hrt activila a year earlier and decided to ween off right around the same time the hb started
- I was on an celexa for eight months and weaned off a few months before
- I take blood pressure meds;benicar 20mg & toprol xl 25 mg

i'm scheduled for another mri next week because my new neurologist would like to focus on the ear area. I should mention that two weeks ago I had an ana test for lupus and it was positive. This just means one step in the lengthy process of truly diagnosing it as positive, so not confirmed that I do have it yet. If so, I could be experiencing some neurological effects, but i'm standing steadfast that I don't!

One last thing, it helps to stuff cotton in your ear to lessen the sound. That was the only way I finally fell asleep last night.

If you have any of the above specific possible causes in common with me, please let me know.

I also experienced the swooshing or heartbeat on my left ear and over 9 years ago, doctors told me it was a glomous tumor and I needed surgery soon. It was diagnosed quite accidentally. In fact, my regular doctor thought it was just water in my ear and was causing an infection because he could see some redness inside. What he was seeing was the tumor full of blood which is what the swooshing sound was. These tumors find blood supplies and erode whatever gets in its way. Which is what makes them dangerous if not caught. It left me with a closed ear canal, loss of hearing in that ear, some facial paralysis due to the tumor spreading to my facial nerves, but I am alive. I have yearly mris and this past january did have an abnormal one. The ent did see something but not sure what it is. I will be seeing him in a few months for another scan.

I have tmj and when I excercise at a high aerobic level I get a pulse in my ear that drives me crazy, only thing to make it go away is lower my pulse rate.....I'd be interested in what you find out.

Hi ronni and everyone else who posted on this topic:

thank you!! I have the same, terribly annoying condition. I do believe it is related to conscience & un-conscience anxiety and stress. I have had vertigo attacks from age 10-19, and then recently, at age 30. I am a healthy 30 year-old female, with normal blood pressure and all vitals, in good shape. 7 years ago, I did have extensive sinus surgery, and I must take claritan every day, or I can't function.

However - what I did find is that when I take some time to meditate, deep breath, and relax, this symptom seems to go away. After reading the posts, I tried applying pressure on my left neck, right below the ear of which the annoying, deafening heartbeat sounds takes place. It helps for the moment. Going to the chiropractor, helps also.

If you can't afford health insurance or don't have it, I would highly recommend daily meditation. This has helped me tremendously, as I am also an anxiety sufferer. I used to be on a cocktail of anti-anxiety medications, but nothing worked. Until I begain daily meditation, and an honest approach to how I was/am feeling.


I am willing to try anything, and these are some of the things that have worked for me.


If you suffer with this condition - you have my sympathy. Try to relax, and allow it to dissipate on its own.


Take care,
rebecca