Question 1

last 2 days have irregular rapid thumping sound in left ear.  not associated with heartbeat.  no dizziness or other symptoms.  see doctor now or wait?

Accepted Answer

See doctor: Irregular sounds in the ear should be evaluated.  Keep note of dizziness, hearing loss, balance issues.  This will help to find the cause.

Question 2

what is this whooshing sound of my heartbeat when i sleep on my ear?

Accepted Answer

Normal blood flow.: You're probably hearing the blood flowing through blood vessels in the ear area.  When you have your ear on a pillow, you're blocking out environmental noises, so the normal noises of circulation become audible.

Question 3

for several days my heartbeat has been running anywhere from 95 to 110. i can feel a flutter or extra beat. swishing sound in ears began tonight. ?

Accepted Answer

Although this is: not an excessively elevated heart rate there are potentially a number of causes, fever, stress, dehydration and caffeine. It would be prudent to ask your health care provider to perform an EKG just to be certain nothing serious is being missed.

Question 4

what to do if i'm hearing heartbeat sounds in my ears?

Accepted Answer

Lets review that que: Hearing your heartbeat in your ears is perfectly normal. The main arteries, the carotid arteries, are in that area. These bring oxygenated blood to the brain. If it is bothersome, you can listen to low humming noise

Question 5

my right ear keeps making this "swish" noise for the past 2 weeks, sounds like my heartbeat.. what is this?!

Accepted Answer

Difficult to say: exactly.  Have a doctor look into your external ear canal to exclude infection and foreign body.

Question 6

i hear this ringing sound for like two seconds almost every month in my lifted ear only could it be my unborn child's heartbeat i'm hearing i need phe?

Accepted Answer

Tinnitus: 2 seconds every month seems like a rare event to me. It's unlikely that ringing sound is fetal heartbeat. If worried, time rate of ringing sound. Fetal heart rate is 120-160 beats per minute or 2-3 beats per second. Check out http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/tinnitus/basics/definition/con-20021487 for more info.

Question 7

what causes a roaring noise in my ear (left) that sounds like my heartbeat?

Accepted Answer

Turbulent flow: More than likely you are hearing your external carotid artery.  Flow in this artery often causesa roaring in the ear on the affected side.  On ocassion, this artery may have to be ligated to stop this if unbearable.  See an ENT or cv surgeion if not your pcp and get evaluated.  You may need hearing eval as well.

Question 8

was sitting down with headphones then my ear started to hear a heartbeat sound and it went to super fast and then it stopped and kept on when i yawned?

Accepted Answer

Ear: Great question. Couple of things could cause that. Sometimes the headphones alter how your eustachian tube equalizes air pressure and you are hearing the tube opening and closing; sometimes with the headphones on, you are hearing your heartbeat and there is a little tendon attached to one of your ear bones that contracts in response to loud sounds. See an ENT to check it out

Question 9

i have have sounds in my ear that sounds like static, when i stand i hear my heartbeat in my head and it increases as i do activities. whats this from?

Accepted Answer

Tinnitus: Tinnitus is actually a very complex  perception of some type of noise or sound in the ears or head. There are different types, subjective (only you hear) or objective (others can hear the noise too-rare). It can be pulsatile like a heart beat or non-pulsatile. There can be many causes and it really needs a full evaluation by an otolaryngologist.

Question 10

whooshing sound in left ear. notice at night, seems to sync with heartbeat. today while pushing in the bathroom going #2  it came on strong then let up soft, strong soft repetition. also ringing in ears for quite some time?

Accepted Answer

: Being able to hear your heartbeat is normal. Try to arrange your pillow to avoid pushing your ear against it. 
Ringing in the ears may require evaluation by an ENT doctor.
Wish you good health!

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Symptom whooshing heartbeat sound in ear

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Last 2 days have irregular rapid thumping sound in left ear. not associated with heartbeat. no dizziness or other symptoms. see doctor now or wait?

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What is this whooshing sound of my heartbeat when i sleep on my ear?

A member asked:

For several days my heartbeat has been running anywhere from 95 to 110. i can feel a flutter or extra beat. swishing sound in ears began tonight. ?

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What to do if i'm hearing heartbeat sounds in my ears?

A member asked:

My right ear keeps making this "swish" noise for the past 2 weeks, sounds like my heartbeat.. what is this?!

A member asked:

I hear this ringing sound for like two seconds almost every month in my lifted ear only could it be my unborn child's heartbeat i'm hearing i need phe?

A member asked:

What causes a roaring noise in my ear (left) that sounds like my heartbeat?

A member asked:

Was sitting down with headphones then my ear started to hear a heartbeat sound and it went to super fast and then it stopped and kept on when i yawned?

A member asked:

I have have sounds in my ear that sounds like static, when i stand i hear my heartbeat in my head and it increases as i do activities. whats this from?

A member asked:

Whooshing sound in left ear. notice at night, seems to sync with heartbeat. today while pushing in the bathroom going #2 it came on strong then let up soft, strong soft repetition. also ringing in ears for quite some time?

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