What causes tinnitus that sounds like a heartbeat? 

I had a heart beat in my ear for about 3 months. Turns out it was a chronic sinus infection. I hadn't put two and two together, but I also was waking up like I had a cold every morning. I had no sinus pain so I didn't know it was sinus. My GP saw fluid in my ear so she put me on prescription sinus spray and it worked. It took 2 months to go away but now it's totally gone. It's a long process but check your sinus. I had seen so many videos where everyone in comments said they couldn't cure it which is scary so happy to have found a cure for mine!

I'm happy that I'm not the only person who experience heartbeat in my ears.(or head). I've been having these since i experienced my first vertigo. I hope it goes away on its' own because I don't have any pain having it except it's a bit annoying at time and makes it hard to concentrate.

Thanks so much. I’m going to try the distraction/neural pathway technique. It makes a lot of sense to me. I love your style of presentation- very comforting in the middle of the night while I’m trying to silence this incessant buzz. Bless you.

Another great video again Vik !!!

Wow this is like a lecture in head and neck anatomy. Thanks!

Just had this. Went to a chiropractor who adjusted my neck, which resolved the issue

I have had pulsatile tinnitus for the past 7 years. From time to time I get a whooshing sound which goes to the beat of my heart. The most annoying thing is the echo sound I hear when talking. Almost as if I have water stuck in my ear, I can literally hear my voice echoing in my ear, terrible. I feel it has something to do with my eustation tube as it feels extremely tense on that side. Just asked my GP for a referral to you so hopefully we can get to the bottom of this so I can start living life again. Keep up the great work!!!

Thank you so much I thought it was over for me ..this really works!!!!

I've had this problem on and off for at least a decade... Guess I should go to the doc about it 😅

Thank You, very helpful

This is most interesting, many thanks.

Thank you it helps a lot.

Thank you, I'm so glad I found your channel, I started with heart sounds in my ear a few weeks ago, I now think it could be Pulsatile Tinnitus, I have no anxiety or stress and no idea why it started, I have been to my GP who listened to my heart and asked me to tap out the sound I was hearing and it was basically the rhythm of my heart. I have been trying to think what may have caused it? I recently went to the dentist which left me with a clicky jaw, also I've been clenching my teeth while asleep, could either of these have set it off?

Awesome thanks, would like one of the noise masking machines

I developed mild tinnitus and very mild pulsatile tinnitus on the right side following my second Bout of COVID-19 in one year. I had a complete cardiac work up two months ago so I can eliminate that as a cause. My MD prescribed a Medrol dose pack and Zyzal antihistamine. I’m hoping this will resolve on its own, of course, but if not, I am very appreciative of information like that in this video.

Hi Dr Veer. Found your video. Ive had this pulsatile tinnitus about 10 yrs plus, Had MRI/Ultra sound cant find anything from VA Hosp. Not on any medicine, no pain. Just deal with it. Im 75ys old.I have a titanium implant in my skull for conductive hearing loss left ear. Your video is very informative. Thank you Sir.

I had PT for years before I was taken seriously, I ended up having Fibromuscular Dysplasia and suffered a carotid dissection- I now have four mesh stents around the carotid.

I had periodic pulsatile tinnitus on my right hand side, along with periods of dizziness, sharp pains in my right ear (I am prone to ear infections and familiar with ear pain...these were different...brief, lasting only 10 seconds to a minute, but so intense that the first time it happened I stupidly called out to my husband for help) Along with constant, terrible heartburn and digestive upset, whole body exhaustion (at it's worst I would just lay down wherever I was...even the kitchen floor...and just rest for a few minutes. Once I woke up after having unintentionally slept like that for two hours). I started losing my voice all the time. I kept getting raw patches in my mouth and got esophageal thrush twice in a year after never having had it in my life (despite excellent oral hygiene and regular dental visits) And, scariest of all, micro episodes of pins and needles sensations in small parts of the right hand side of my face and even my tongue.... I had also begun snoring terribly. This all began after we moved into a new home, and I had a very bad flu followed by a severe bought of dehydration. My GP at the time was horrible. I think I saw him five times in a year, and he never sent me for a single test, never referred me to anyone else, and didn't even look in the hurting ear. He would just say, "well I don't know, you look fine to me. Are you drinking enough water?" And I would leave either feeling ashamed that I had bothered him for nothing, or distressed that he wouldn't examine me or give me any help. I had to almost beg him to look in my mouth to see the thrush and give me a scrip. It was my ob GYN along with the chiropractor I started seeing for aches and pains who urged me to seek more help, in case I had MS, so I kept going back for help. Then, one day, my GP was just gone from the practice....gone from practice all together! Instead when I had my appointment, I saw a nurse practitioner who was very alarmed and promptly sent me to an ENT/allergist and a GI doctor. It turns out I had developed a slew of severe allergies. I was allergic to every environmental allergen they tested me for, (Including every tree....and we had moved into a home with a wood pellet stove! The wood dust from when I was cleaning and loading it alone was making me really sick) I also had a blocked right sinus that was so swollen,the ENT suspected it was pressing on nerves. My right ear was full of fluid, the tube was blocked and my ear canal was covered in crusted over hives. I had also become intolerant of several foods, and the internist found my stomach and throat inflamed, with gastritis (but no celiac, thankfully!) And on my own, but with encouragement from my dentist, I discovered that I had become sensitive to a common toothpaste ingredient. I found a toothpaste without it, cut a third of the food options out of my diet, avoided some environmental allergens, got an air purifier, and went on a daily antihistamine and probiotic..... Wow. Night and day. I had been very scared that something was gravely wrong with me. It turns out, I just needed a GP to send me to an allergist or GI doctor instead of taking my copay and then saying "you look fine to me....drink some water and try not to stress. I'll see you next year"

Seems like I only hear it with excursion..does that tell you anything? Thank you for this wonderful video

This is a great video! I recently had a vascular mass respected that was originally thought to be a glomus tumor. Pathology report came back and it turns out it wasn't a para, but more likely a hemangioma, which I heard these don't usually form in the area it was found. Unfortunately my PT hasn't gone away, but I was told this might be related to the ICA being exposed because the mass eroded the bone around it.

So many times, the simplest reason/cure is right in front us. I had all these indications as well (see below) - so I just took and spent 4-5 mornings just cleaning out my ears with murine ear drops and cleaning my ears out with a warm water tooth spray pump. Its gone, I mean, gone, no more sounds of heartbeat; plus, I have my hearing back. Good luck.

Here in Sweden this is not seen as an acute symptom so you will not get a doctor’s appointment until maybe three months after contacting health care

Hey Dr. I'm suffering of hearing ringing and heartbeat in one ear for 6years and excessive sweating on Palm's hands and feet but now sometimes I feel pain above the ear accompany with heartbeat . I had been getting treatment but I wasn't relieving. Please I need ur advice.Our developing countries most treatment is challenging due to shortage of trained expertises

Hi Vik, I frequently get a loud buzzing similar to a car or bus engine idling (best I can describe it) in my left ear, most commonly obvious at night when lying down, this usually only happens a few times a year and lasts 7-10 days, I’m not sure if being in an anxious circle of thought is what causes it as blood pressure will likely be higher, I don’t smoke, drink or take any medication or drugs, do you think this may be pulsatile tinnitus?

Hey does anyone else get… pulsing pain too as well, that is with the sound heard in ear (in my case on right side, feel in head too) severe pain pulsing in rhomboid,burning pain across shoulders, pulsing pain in neck and migraine sometimes up to the eyes. All the symptoms came about together, (I never had any of them before) late 2022, so now over a year with all of these debilitating symptoms. It’s been so amazingly challenging and everyday for over a year, it’s a been hell. I share this out of desperation, but also to share symptoms to see if anyone else has similar, so we can hopefully solve this horrible issue… I tell you, life isn’t worth living if I knew this was forever… please share everyone if you have had similar issues to me. Thank you very much.

Odds of dying from this I have health anxiety and I'm worried

My heart is beating in my ear but it happened only at night when am lying down.

Hey love your channel btw! Just had a quick question, so basically I was just relaxing sitting down watching RU-vid on my tv and then out of nowhere I felt a little tump like a heart beat in my ear like one single pulse for literally one second, I started panicking very hard, but like it never came back after, it literally just happened once or twice in one minute and just completely went away, just wanted to confirm with you is it normal? I really just started panicking and overthinking about it convincing myself I have a very big issue due to googling.

The pulsating in my left ear began approx 3 months ago. It is an extremely erratic pulsation and is constant, 24/7. The echo noise I hear from this pulation is extremely draining and causing difficulty in consentration and disruption in sleep. My Dr made an urgent referral to ENT for which I had appointment last week. The specialist did all relevant checks of ears, nose and throat and confirmed all looking healthy. He is referring me for an MRI scan to rule out any other possibilities causing this problem. I wish I could stop this 😢. The erratic pace of this pulsing makes me feel anxiety in my chest, which feels like heart palpitations and between both pulsating at different rates leaves me feeling totally drained. Any suggestions on redusing this pulsation or even a technique to stop this would be welcomed advise 🙏

I don't really know much about this, but i now have a buzzing in my left ear. The stranger thing is when i wake up ,the noise is not there. The more i stress the worse i gets. Wish i knew what's up.

In previous years, I did not have tinnitus, but this year I worked with mechanical workshops that made loud and annoying sounds. I got tinnitus!! Does this indicate danger?

can other people hear my heart beating loud? it feels so loud i feel people can hear it while im laying in bed, even if there in other rooms or on other floors

What about TMJ syndrome? My tinnitus seems worse after I have eaten tough food and it is hard for me to eat without plates in my mouth for several years so I have to work extra hard without teeth. Also, what about neck problems I had a bad neck surgery several years ago and had few symptoms at the time but now I'm having a lot of pain a typical or neck problems MRI indicates some impingement of nerves and I have noticed a lot of pain down into my shoulders and mid back. Actually took a fall last year and fell square on my thoracic spine MRI at the time and show any problem with my thoracic but did show my neck was worsening not sure what that means I think the canal was getting narrow. Thank you

I've had this for the last 10 years - I got it after taking some antibotics. I haven't been to a dr about it because I just thought it's how it is now, and, to be honest I'm a bit of a scardy cat about going to doctors. It's driving me crazy...

I have pulsatile tinnitus for a year now, i also have chronic pet allergy and 2 cats. Ive had runny nose my entire life. Earwax for 3 years now, GP cleans it 5 times a year. PT appears when i usually stand up, it also starts my head to throb. Doctors cant find anything...

i had that sound for a week now It's not constant just on and off but a bit annoying while lying down and at sleep, its occurred a day after an 8 over 10 neck pain, i visited an ENT he give me some medication but unfortunately it doesn't go away as of now. Is there anyone here who has the same symptoms as i had?

Can a displaced disc in the TMJ cause it?

I am currently on a waiting list to be seen for pulsatile tinnitus and I hope they look for the reason as thoroughly as you have explained here. Certainly a symptom of possibly a number of health conditions. Two friends of mine (women like me) have also reported this symptom. Is it more common in women by any chance?

interesting...i often hear at the end of doing windsprints. can that reasonably be included as a hyperdynamic state that can cause pulsatile tinnitus?

Why is not there a treatment for surgery for auditory nerve impairment? I am 22 years old, 5 years ago my hearing rate is 55%, now my hearing rate is 35%!! I only wear hearing aids for the ear.. Is it supposed that the degree of hearing in the Yemeni ear should not decrease, because I was wearing hearing aids!? Why this decrease in nerve!!?

I have pulsitile tinnitus only with activities go back to normal conistant noise when I have rest, what do you think about this Dr Vik please?

Does the sound in your have to beat in rhythm with your heart or can it happen every 30 seconds or so?

I have been having this happen to me for several years now. It sounds like a heartbeat. But it is only in my right ear when I turn my head to the extreme right. I wonder if I have the bone one because I did have a neck injury that I wonder if it created a mass. I am going to have to check it out.

Hey Dr... I found ur video... I am from 🇮🇳India i have ques that... In my left ear i have no infection i have nothing suddenly it started like heartbeat in my ear last 2 months... I went to ent dr but no relif... What to do... I am going depression without any reason its how will cause any prblm in my ear

Hello, I have 2 questions: 1)Can listening to loud music with headphones on cause PT? 2)Mine came on, lasts for 30 seconds, quits, and starts up again -- why?

I've had a number of tests but nothing so far 😢 (dye with a scan of my head) after steroid drops. mine started with a massive infection/ virus in my sinuses, i was ill for 4 months. they found i had a collapsed sinus as i couldnt get air through my left nostril for decades from a broken nose, so i had a septoplasty and bone removed, but that didn't solve the pulse. i also got double vision in one eye, called ghosting. i get a swollen tube in my neck that goes to my ear? im fed up with going the docs tbh

How does intercranial hypertension cause it?

This is so scary for me, because I used to have only simple ringing tinnitus, but a few months ago I had a night, when I cried for several hours from stress and right after that Pulsative tinnitus started. I'm so so scared, it drives me insane, it feels like I'm gonna die and I feel so lonely because of it. It doesn't go away. Never. I asked so many doctors and they all said it's just psychosomatic and does not help me at all. Can someone please explain me why is this happening after such event? How can one stressfull moment can create such long lasting damage? Even if I'm relaxed I still hear it. It's like I got broken and now it's impossible to fix me. Please, help me.

Mine sounds like an ultrasound. I've been trying to explain this to my mom and i couldnt put it in words because she does not understand what im going through, it can get very frustrating at night especially when I'm about to sleep

Hello, I had been robbed and hit by 5 guys on my head (lots of punches, lost my consciousness for 1-2 seconds and then managed to run) I felt very bad, anyways thankfully they have been arrested but the bad news is from then till now (2 years later) I still have insane Pulsatile Tinnitus and I felt my IQ has been decreased and I find hard to find the words Im looking for.. My finance are not good so I can't find a Speech Therapist, I did an MRI on my left carotid and says it's abnormal speed. what should I do?

Il y a environs 2 ans et demi que j'ai attraper l'acouphène pulsatile ; juste après les vaccins anti Covid . Maintenant il est beaucoup moins fort ; ma façon de le lutter est par la nutrition adapté et beaucoup d’exercices physiques , et rester assis le moins possible ( C'est mon auto thérapie ) .

I developed PT 24/7 to the point of being severe where i can totally loose focus as its so loud i have trouble thinking straight, it spikes for days then drops off its making life a misery tbh i cannot identify a trigger to these spikes . I have always disliked noise and avoided but now its there Constantly, GP just gove me a nhs website page to read 🤷

I've had terrible tinnitus in both of my ears for many years but it's not pulsing. I have a significant PAST history of migraine headaches and dizzy spells. I developed sudden onset hearing loss in my left ear in the Summer of 2011. I don't believe that there is any hope or cure for my problem. I just have to live with it. 😕

I was swamped, and this wooshing sound in my right popped out of nowhere. My exhaustion/feeling fatigued was part of a wake-up call yesterday too. I was diagnosed years ago with a leaky valve, and I a starting to think that is part of the problem. Why am I so dizzy? Is this anything like vertigo?

@VikVeerENTSurgeon please help me identify this strange thing, my doctor cant explaine this. one day i felt a strong pulse almost like electricity coming from my brain and going down my spine and torso, i can increase this pulsation and focus on it by flexing and contracting the muscles of my face. just moments after that, every muscle in my body contracts and relaxes making almost like i'm shivering from extreme cold and its uncontrollable and hard to breath, even my pen_is is retreating like never before please help me understand this. it only happened twice in my life.

Been having this for a month now and I wonder if my Invisalign treatment has anything to do with it. Anyone else who experienced it while going through the same treatment?

I have had ringing in my ears since I can remember my existence. It is a very tiring and lonely feeling, because no one in my environment experiences tinnitus as long and as strongly as I do, and I went to doctors (neurologists) several times and each time they did not examine anything - once they even suggested homeopathic medicines😄 5 years ago I had an MRI examination and during his time, he found several vascular foci in the brain, but said that it was completely unserious and probably did not indicate anything. And in my life I have had a bunch of neurological symptoms all the time - like months of shortness of breath, body numbness, swollen lip and constant ringing in my ears - sometimes so loud it just drives me crazy...and never ends. And the doctors just explain that it's all psychosomatic, and I'm constantly afraid and in the dark, I'm very afraid of dying. I've been under a lot of stress this whole month and a week ago the tinnitus got really intense and I started having a pulse in my ears, a pulse in my head and pain in my ears and that really scares me and drives me crazy. Do not know what to do. I'm so scared, I feel like I'm going crazy.

What if you have hearing lose and u hear it in your left ear for a second after working

Does anybody have a noise like steam escaping from a pressure cooker? It comes and goes and often is accompanied by a feeling of fulness or even pain in the ear. I've been to see an ENT consultant who more or less shrugged his shoulders.

I have a whooshing in my ear with POTS. A high resting HR after a virus. And Chronic active EBV.

Doctor Vic Shouldn’t you be putting any additional symptoms one gets along with pulsatile tinnitus with all these scary options for example What are the symptoms of aortic valve regurgitation? Shortness of breath with exertion. Shortness of breath when lying flat. Fatigue. Unpleasant awareness of your heartbeat (palpitations) Swelling in your legs, abdomen, and the veins in your neck. Chest pain or tightness with exertion. Strong pulses felt in the neck.

I hear soind like a drum sometimes like i have earphone in the other ear or when i lay in my left side

Is there any proper cure for rapture ear drum?

Mine does it to the beat of outside noise, so it will pound in tune to a dripping tap for instance. So annoying!

I notice on the 1st of April i kept hearing like a heartbeat sound in my left ear then other sometimes it would sound like a drum beating I'm very scared i wonder what it could be 😭

I think I may have this, are there any specific exams that I can take to properly diagnose this?

I have whooshing in my left ear but only at night, it is driving me crazy. Been like this for 3 weeks. Both of my ears feel/sound blocked but Dr looked inside and said they're not. I used to listen to music full volume in my headphones.

So covid induced tinnitus is actually heart or blood issues? damaged vessels? or is it nerves?

superior canal dehiscnce syndrome also

Am I the first person to notice the black knight pin?

Low Hemoglobin/Red Blood Count is usually the main cause of this if it's associated with dizziness.

I have had tinnitus in both ears for seven years, especially pulsating but not always pulsating, in my case I have the sensation that it is related to my neck, I have a small cervical hernial protusion, a very straight neck and I somatize any tension behind my neck, if I open my mouth hard as to uncork the ears the sound changes and especially if I turn my head to the right or left .... in the past I have had chiropractic treatment hoping to improve but in my case it has only worsened my tinnitus ..

Thanks!

What about high pitched pulsatile tinnitus? Developed immediately after my second pfizer shot. Scans revealed nothing vascular so far.

This hear beating sound effect has started with me for two weeks now, should i go to th A& E ?

My Tinnitus is like a tea kettle hissing, and when I wake up in the morning I feel like I've been underwater and when I stand up it's like ears are waterlogged but it just lasted for a little while and it's not frequently l try to figure out what's going on in my life when it happens but I haven't been able to. I would love to hear from you or make some kind of comment about this, Thank you!😊

Can damage to the right ear through loud noise exposure cause it? I’m an interesting case as I have thoracic outlet syndrome and an aberrant subclavian artery. My money is one of the three!

Omgosh, your should be talking about the most benign to the extreme. Usually it is a simple ear infection 🙃

Hello, can smoking cause eustachian tube dysfunction?

This has only happened since I started peri menopause . I think estrogen is a factor here

Plz any one reply I hear ringing sound near ears but not in ear

I was going number two and and dropped my phone so well I was pushing I bent down to get phone off floor then in my right ear for a few secs it' sounded like a helicopter or a fly was in my ear only for a few secs it went a was after I pulled on my ear I've had ringing in my ears befor cuzs I used to listen to very loud music and car vids I was just all panicky about it I was thinking maybe went I bend down to get phone and pushing a bit at some time the blood was going to my head to fast and my ears picked it up I no sounds gross but yeah

Can Eagles Syndrome cause pulsatile tinnitus?

Left ear only. My heart rate is upper 50's low 60's. BP is 127/68. The pulsing in my ear is about 130 BPM on average. Figure that one out.

Hey, I have a slightly serious question. Recently I had an inner ear infection, and I have noticed a pulse in my ear whenever I lay down on that ear, or when my heart beats fast. The thought of it has been worrying me a bit. I wanted to know if pulsatile tinnitus could be from a recent inner ear infection. If you could get back to me, thank you so much.

I hear a pulsing when I lay on that ear at night to sleep, it seems clearly related to my pulse but wondering if this is normal and could be related to some of the first suggestions in the video? Thanks

Do you know why when I chew food it’s such a loud hissing sound and at night I hear a very high pitch heartbeat on the side of my head? Thank you I hope u make a lot more RU-vid videos you are awesome

I hear this whooshing sound on my right ear 24/7 and I'm scared is it deadly?

What about a Velcro sound when you open your mouth or flex your inner ear muscles?

I took potassium and the next day it was gone

Hi Dr, ı have pulsatif tinnitus and because ı stressed a lot about it my ears begonn to runging so now ı have both. I made Mr and also hearing tests every thing is ok. Whats is your advice please 🙏🙏🙏

Didn’t work at all .

I pray healing for you in Jesus name. Nothing is impossible with god!

Tinnutus is nothing but cold and air imbalance in body(Vata and Kapa) .. all you need to do clean ear, keep warm your body and intake some herbal like Solanum trilobatum will completely help you over the period of time.. put 3 to 4 drops os sesame oil in ear on daily bedtime.. will help lot..

He talks WAY too fast....SO ANNOYING!