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Getting a pulse beating sound only in my right ear it comes and goes had it over 3 months no infection or damage to ear but the doctors i have seen have no idea what it is or what the cause. any ideas?

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Dr. Sean Darcy answered

Specializes in Aesthetic Medicine

Normal: Its normal if you only hear it when lying down on the same ear. It's like taking your pulse. You apply pressure to an artery and you get pulse feedback.

Answered 1/16/2015

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