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Why Do My Ears Feel Like Heart Beating At My Ear If I Am Stressed?
I am a 52 year old women on norvisac (sp) blood pressure meds. Lately when I seem to get upset or even subconsciously angry or anxiety or stressed, my right ear starts feeling like there is wind rush through my ear, or like if my heart is beating at my ear. But this only happens to my right ear. Any reason for this? My blood pressure reading when this is happening is 141/90.
Thu, 18 Sep 2014
Hello,
This happens even to common people. The reason that one ear is more involved can be due to some unspecific reasons like normal bodily variations in two parts...like even both hands or legs are not completely similar to each other.
Now, this is happening due to anxiety itself. Whenever we are stressed more blood is needed by various body parts and also work load of heart increases...so the blood pressure is raised and the blood supply is also increased to different body parts. This raised blood supply make the organ look more red and also warm and sometimes even one may feel the pulasation...like you can hear the beat...
so, try to remain calm by distracting your self in stressful situations. If not possible and situation becomes more difficult then please see a psychiatrist and take proper medicine.
prolonged stress is not healthy for heart or body..so, try to treat it soon.
wish you good health.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
This happens even to common people. The reason that one ear is more involved can be due to some unspecific reasons like normal bodily variations in two parts...like even both hands or legs are not completely similar to each other.
Now, this is happening due to anxiety itself. Whenever we are stressed more blood is needed by various body parts and also work load of heart increases...so the blood pressure is raised and the blood supply is also increased to different body parts. This raised blood supply make the organ look more red and also warm and sometimes even one may feel the pulasation...like you can hear the beat...
so, try to remain calm by distracting your self in stressful situations. If not possible and situation becomes more difficult then please see a psychiatrist and take proper medicine.
prolonged stress is not healthy for heart or body..so, try to treat it soon.
wish you good health.
Dr. Manisha Gopal
MD Neuropsychiatry
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