well, I've had this thumping going on in my right ear for over 3 weeks I've been to the E NT doctor 3 times I've also had to EKG and am now going to do a stress test and an echocardiogram. ENT doctor said it was tinnitus. but the noise seems louder after I've been working hard so I'm wanting to rule everything out. it's not my heartbeat in my ear its more rapid, the only relieve are quality ear plugs, not sure if they will cause damage after extensive use. not sure what started it but right now the earplug's do work.
How did things turn out for you? Mine resolved for a bit then came back so and it is like yours rapid best stays the same whether my heart rate is 56 or 140
I started with the same symptoms in one ear in August. It has come and gone frequently since then. I discovered through this site and others’ comments that this is MEM (middle ear myoclonus) and is evidently quite rare but not normally dangerous just aggravating. The best suggestion I’ve seen here is to join the MEM Facebook group. There’s so much info from others who have this condition. I’ve found that many doctors have never heard of it. 🤷♀️ But there’s info out there you just have to search for it.
I was diagnosed with Eustachian tube dysfunction. Doesn’t sound like there is much they can do for it. It all started right around the time I came down with the last Covid bug (my first time testing positive) It actually was improved quite a bit for three months. I thought I was good but then came roaring back 2 days ago. In addition to the dysfunction I am suspicious stress is a factor as I have a lot going on at the moment. I am back to the ENT next month. I also notice changes in weather and allergies
I have had this now for 3 months in my left ear. It is driving me crazy. Waking me up from sleeping. Concentration has been hard at work. It does not correlate with my pulse or heartbeat. I’ve watched my ear drum on camera when it happens and I can’t see any movement so it must be behind it. I have to wait two years to see an ent here in Alberta and a year for a Ct scan. I feel so defeated as it is affecting my life a lot and I seem to be getting no where.
You might have something there. My "thumping" (" TTS" for Tensor Tympani Syndrome) emerged around the time I resumed taking Citalapram. I'd been on this med and similar others in the past, and I definitely had those "flash" effects that you hear about but no thumping until recently, probably for about 1-1/2 years.
For a bit of history, I had an MRI in 2018 to investigate terminal neuralgia, and today I had another to investigate the TTS. Both times, no findings.
I live in DC with windows immediately facing a very busy street and lot of insanely loud music blaring from vehicles, even motorcycles. There are times when a vehicle is still quite far away and I'm inside on the second floor of the building, windows closed, and my ear drum starts pulsating, keeping time with percussion in the music blaring from that vehicle. Even worse though is living below three people who wear shoes on wooden laminate floors, with two small yipping dogs. My TTS goes nuts when the dogs run back and forth, and when these people walk, it sounds like a marching band, and that can be triggering too.
I wish there was a way to make the TTS stop. I definitely need stay on Citalapram.
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How did things turn out for you? Mine resolved for a bit then came back so and it is like yours rapid best stays the same whether my heart rate is 56 or 140
I was diagnosed with Eustachian tube dysfunction. Doesn’t sound like there is much they can do for it. It all started right around the time I came down with the last Covid bug (my first time testing positive) It actually was improved quite a bit for three months. I thought I was good but then came roaring back 2 days ago. In addition to the dysfunction I am suspicious stress is a factor as I have a lot going on at the moment. I am back to the ENT next month. I also notice changes in weather and allergies
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You might have something there. My "thumping" (" TTS" for Tensor Tympani Syndrome) emerged around the time I resumed taking Citalapram. I'd been on this med and similar others in the past, and I definitely had those "flash" effects that you hear about but no thumping until recently, probably for about 1-1/2 years.
For a bit of history, I had an MRI in 2018 to investigate terminal neuralgia, and today I had another to investigate the TTS. Both times, no findings.
I live in DC with windows immediately facing a very busy street and lot of insanely loud music blaring from vehicles, even motorcycles. There are times when a vehicle is still quite far away and I'm inside on the second floor of the building, windows closed, and my ear drum starts pulsating, keeping time with percussion in the music blaring from that vehicle. Even worse though is living below three people who wear shoes on wooden laminate floors, with two small yipping dogs. My TTS goes nuts when the dogs run back and forth, and when these people walk, it sounds like a marching band, and that can be triggering too.
I wish there was a way to make the TTS stop. I definitely need stay on Citalapram.