Rapid thumping sound in right ear

The ENT was a new doctor for me and didn't seem very concerned about the thumping and stated it could be a muscle inside my ear.  He had his audiologist do a hearing test and although I have a slight hearing loss (he did not state which ear) it seems his main concern was wanting me to get a

sleep apnea study and hearing aid testing.  My hearing may not be as good as it was at age 30 but I can still hear the damn good and have not been back to see him.  *Side note:  A week before seeing the ENT, I started taking  magnesium tablets for leg cramps.  In continued research on the inner ear muscle, I happened upon this last night at another medical form....

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Update 3/4: Well the eustachian tube blockage was a false alarm as the primary trigger. In the end, it appears that stress and anxiety are the main factors. Had ears/hearing checked out and all is totally normal. What I did come across not mentioned by anyone before is the possibility of a magnesium deficiency. Magnesium is critical for proper nerve and muscle function amongst many other things. Stress and anxiety leads to increased magnesium depletion in the body. It wasn't until supplementing my diet with daily magnesium that the spasms started to diminish in frequency and duration, along with muscle spasms in other parts of my body. While it is not exactly known what started all this and why the right ear, properly dealing with stress/anxiety and ensuring adequate magnesium intake seems to be the best way to address the problem. Drugs for anxiety and sleeping are a short term help. Nice to know that in extreme cases, surgery for cutting the tensor tympani muscle (if that's the culprit) is always a viable option."*Side note:  I have not had the thumping in my left ear since I've been taking magnesium on a daily basis.

*Side note:  It took about 2-3 weeks for the magnesium to stop the thumping but I've been thump-free for weeks now.   I believe this guy hit on cause. 

Thank goodness im NOT the only one going through this!!! Ive talked to my doctor over here (USA) and they have no clue what im talking about... Its driving me crazy. I cant sleep. It happens all the time. Its doing it right now and im about to go crazy. Its been this way for almost a year and its only getting worse. I also have TMJ and wonder if the two are somehow connected...

If your thumping sounds like a heartbeat or whooshing sound it could be evidence of a middle ear infection. I had these sounds driving me mad for over a month preventing me sleeping. I actually went out and made a will I felt so low. Then one morning I awoke with blood on my pillow. I rushed to A&E where they found I had a perforated eardrum. That was about 2 months ago. I still have the thumping sound off and on. It is worse when you cannot sleep. However I have found a glass or two of wine helps. I will go to A&E again next week. I'm pretty sure I still have the ear infection as I feel a heaviness/dullness and sometimes at night I can sense the movement of fluid in the ear. The next step may be to drain the ear or test the fluid for pathogens.Good luck

Wanted to respond to everyone with this mysterious ear thumping sound. Mine started almost 1 month ago., a sometimes rapid sometimes slower thumping in my right ear only. It wasn't in rhythm with my heart beat. I have low blood pressure and no health issues but I was concerend about it. I only noticed it when I got ready for bed or when I would first wake up. Definitely like an eye twitch, not only could I hear it but feel it as well, and couldn't make it stop unless I put my finger in my ear, but I could tell the twitch was still happening. I read a few threads and decided to try some of the remedies others had success with. First I tried a few drops of tea tree oil in right ear along with a dose of Flonase each day. Also I started to take a 500mg magnesium tablet each day. For another's week it was still randomly happening. I stopped the Flonase and oil but am still taking the magnesium and yea!..all gone the last couple of days. Hope this helps anyone worried about tumors and getting muscles cut . . Pretty sure the magnesium deficiency was the cause.. I will post again if it comes back. So nice to be in quiet and read without the thumping!

Ive got the rapid thumping sound but my sounds like its wheezy like someone with asthma sounds when they breathe. Anyone else sound like this?

I am just so happy to have found this site.My left ear started doing this a few weeks ago and I thought it would just pass,but no.Yesterday it began around 6.00pm and I still have it this morning.Last night I went straight to a webb site and ordered the Magnesium tablets,this is after reading just how they have helped others.I am really hoping this works for me as it is driving me mad.I have to say a big thankyou to all of you.