Hearing heartbeat in my ear!

I have this.  It is often refered to as Whooshing. http://whooshers.com/

Like voraciousreader said it is Tinnitus (Pulsatile Tinnitus). 

( also have plain old tinnitus- very loud ringing in my ears).  Sometimes my Whooshing will go away for a few months.  Flying will often bring it on worse for me -then I can have it bad for several months.  I have had this Whooshing going on for 5 years : (

I did have a brain MRI to check things out.  My heart was fine then too

Hi Hope

I get this when I am anaemic.

Could this be you too?

Alice

Hope - I developed Pulsatile Tinnitus after treatment. Had a brain MRI after seeing an ENT doc too - nothing found. It is something I just have to put up with. At first it was only in one ear, now in both but somewhat less in one. Around the time I got it, I did fly when I was sick with the flu and wonder if that caused it.

whatnow....one of our sisters reaction to chemo was tinnitus and the doctors proceeded carefully not to cause permanent damage.  Her situation was quite different from my FIL, who suffered ear damage from a bomb explosion during WWII and lived with tinnitus the rest of his life.

Unless a well qualified ENT examines you, there is no way of knowing what is causing the problem and then figuring out if it can be fixed.  From the time my older son was 2 months old, he has had ear issues.  At 32, he continues to have issues.  Besides having 2 MAJOR ear operations, and knowing that he might require more surgery down the road to prevent hearing loss, he remains vigilent at getting check ups by an ENT, especially when he notices changes in his hearing in addition to regular check ups.  The one bad thing about ear issues is that there can be subtle changes that you might not notice and once you do notice them, it might be too late to correct.

Our breast cancer sister was alarmed by her tinnitus during chemo and immediately sought the help of an ENT.  The oncologists worked with the ENT to ensure her risk of long term damage was reduced.

Recently, the DS noticed a sound in his ear and ran off to the ENT.  The issue appeared to have begun in his nose and sinus.  Thankfully, there are ENT procedures that can now be done in the office, rather than in the hospital, to alleviate problems.  

The takeaway message is no one can say with certainty that nothing can be done for tinnitus.  Not all tinnituses are the same.  It's important that it gets checked out IMMEDIATELY before permanent damage occurs.

BTW...a friend of mine got a virus in her ear that caused permanent hearing loss.  Had she been referred to an ENT sooner, she could have taken anti-viral meds and reduced her chances of having a permanent hearing loss.

Bounce, I would mention your symptoms to your doctor and consult a cardiologist if you haven't already.  What you are describing sounds like cardiac "PVCs.". It's usually a benign condition.  Medication is sometimes the culprit.  The DH got them when the doctor told him to increase one of his stomach meds.  When he cut back, they disappeared.  It is important to have a cardiologist rule out more serious issues.  You also might try switching tamoxifen brands.  That pounding feeling can be very annoying.  Get it checked out so you can have peace of mind.