What Causes Recurring Pulsating Sound In The Ears?

Posted on Fri, 17 Jun 2016

Question: I keep getting a pulsing sound in my ear that comes and goes ...what would cause this?

Answered by Dr. Pavan Kumar Gupta (1 hour later)

Brief answer....you seem to be suffering from tinnitus
Detailed answer....
Hello,
Thanks for the query.
I have read your query and understand your concern.
You seem to be suffering from tinnitus which means sound or noise heard by patient which is not caused by any sound in environment.
Since it resembles heartbeat,it is called as pulsatile tinnitus.
Causes are generally vascular,tumour related or muscular.
It can be either aneurysm or vascular tumour or aberrant located carotid artery or hardening of arteries etc. it can be even caused by anaemia,B 12 deficiency or even hyperthyroidism also.
You must consult a ENT specialist and get yourself thoroughly examined and investigated by getting blood tests,hearing tests,MRI or MRA etc
Treatment would depend upon the cause found.
I hope it helps,however you are most welcome to revert to me for any further query.
Best of luck
Thanks

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Naveen Kumar