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A 20-year-old female asked:

I have this "swish" heartbeat sound in my right ear my blood pressure is normal i'm 33wks preg ob says she doesn't do checkups like that what is this?

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Dr. Stephen Rothstein
A Verified Doctoranswered
41 years experience
Ear: Good question. Sometimes you are hearing your pulse in your ear with the hormone changes in pregnancy, may be your eustachian tube as well. Suggest you see an ENT for a complete exam including a hearing test to look at the eustachian tube
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