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ear pounding noise

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janet84678
janet84678

i have a pounding in my ear that sounds like my heart beating ! has anyone had this problem?

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  • anne05078
    anne05078 janet84678

    Posted

    Morning Janet,

    Yes a very common complaint when suffering Eustachian Tube Dysfunction.

    I take it you ear/ears feel blocked ?  If so you need medication to try and

    clear the mucus that's sticking your tubes together so they are unable to

    drain.

    Anne

  • d19606
    d19606 janet84678

    Posted

    i had that three years found out it was a glomas typenicam tumor behind my ear drum had it taken out last year.
    • janet84678
      janet84678 d19606

      Posted

      THANK YOU     MY DOC HAS ORDER A MRI TO MANE SURE THIS IS NOT THE PROBLEM!!
  • terrie27149
    terrie27149 janet84678

    Posted

    Oh yea. I also get like a fluttering in my ear..it's nerve wracking..

    • janet84678
      janet84678 terrie27149

      Posted

      IT IS NERVE WRACKING!  DAYTIME IS NOT AS BAD AS NIGHT TRYING TO GO TO SLEEP !!
  • d19606
    d19606 janet84678

    Posted

    hi janet they didnt see mine when they did an mri scan so you need to have a ct scan

    i had bith done the mri showed up nothing. but the ct scan did  i wouldnt do an mri id ask for ct instead as if they dont see anything it will get missed, but if you did have what i had then theyd see a red sweling behind the ear drum when ent have a look in ear thast what happend to me. i was scared to have a ct scan cos of radiation and stuff so i asked for mri but i ended up havi g to have ct cos mri showed nothing. i had to have ct scan to check were the nerves and such were befor they could operate. but i just had constant heart beat in my ear none stop it never went away and i herd it more when i layed in bed at night and it was quiet.

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