Sometimes it is caused by problems with the ossicles (small bones involved in hearing). The most common causes of pulsatile tinnitus include the following:Ĭonductive hearing loss. This is usually caused by an infection or inflammation of the middle ear or the accumulation of fluid there. The sound is the result of turbulent flow in blood vessels in the neck or head. Most people with pulsatile tinnitus hear the sound in one ear, though some hear it in both. It is a type of rhythmic thumping, pulsing, throbbing, or whooshing only you can hear that is often in time with the heartbeat.
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My health is good, and I was told after a recent cardiac workup that my heart was "perfect." Should I be worried that I can hear the rhythmic pattern of my heart from inside my left ear?Ī. What you describe sounds like pulsatile tinnitus (pronounced TIN-nih-tus or tin-NITE-us). I hear it most clearly when I am in bed or sitting quietly.
Q. One morning last week I woke up hearing my heartbeat in my left ear. If you hear "heartbeat" thumping in your ear, it may be pulsatile tinnitus
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