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What Causes Sound Of Pulse In Ear?
At night only, I can hear my pulse in my right ear only along with a roar. Breathing makes it pause, but then it starts again. I get up and go to different parts of my house, and the roar is in my right ear still. During the day, I don't hear the roar (and perhaps that's because I'm keyboarding, washing machine is going, dishwasher is going, and so on). I am age 54, 5'2", 210 pounds, and am on medication to control my high blood pressure. I have PTSD and take Effexer 75 mg every other night. Sometimes I take Xanax. I workout at least 3x week, cardio walking and lifting weights. I struggle with food choices because I was a compulsive overeater, and now I make poor food choices but don't eat food until I'm too full. Any insight you can provide is most appreciated.
Tue, 26 Jul 2016
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to different disorders:
- an inner ear disorder (as your symptoms occur only in the right ear)
- high blood pressure
- chronic anemia
- thyroid dysfunction
- an intracranial vessel malformation.
That is why, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- complete blood count
- thyroid hormone levels.
An ENT specialist consult would help exclude possible inner ear disorder.
If an intracranial cause is suspected a brain MRI may be needed.
Meanwhile, I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure and refer those values to your attending physician.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I carefully passed through your question and would explain that your symptoms could be related to different disorders:
- an inner ear disorder (as your symptoms occur only in the right ear)
- high blood pressure
- chronic anemia
- thyroid dysfunction
- an intracranial vessel malformation.
That is why, I recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- complete blood count
- thyroid hormone levels.
An ENT specialist consult would help exclude possible inner ear disorder.
If an intracranial cause is suspected a brain MRI may be needed.
Meanwhile, I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure and refer those values to your attending physician.
Hope to have been helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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