Thumping/drumming in one ear

Posted by kerryf88 @kerryf88, Mar 15, 2019

It started about a week ago, I was walking my dog and suddenly I hear this rapid drumming sound in my right ear, twice, it doesn’t match my heartbeat at all, the second time it happened I covered my right ear with a finger and it’s gone. And since then I’ve been having occasional rapid thumps (3-4 thumps) in the right ear, maybe once or twice a day or sometimes none in a day, no common trigger, just happens randomly during the day. I don’t know why? When the thumping happens it feels like that ear is partially blocked like under water.

I’m currently experiencing slight dizziness due to bad postures from a few weeks ago, which leads to sore neck and shoulder, not sure if this could be related?

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Do you swim? I do, and I get that after swimming. Mine is from trapped water in ear.

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@tigerpride

I have thumping in 1 eardrum due to noises. Just normal talk. I have to cover my ear and it helps. It even thumps when i move my mouth. Its been happening for over a month. I went to the ENT but nothing. Its getting maddening. The only thing that helps is putting a finger in my ear

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I found that using an earplug is a great solution for this, at least it has been for me.
I’m a part time musician in a rock and roll band and we use a soft compressible type that can easily be removed.

This completely eliminated the problem for me.

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Well, after nearly a year of having no issues the thumping is back. I am praying the acupuncturist will work his magic like last time and make it go away.

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