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Hi,
I had an ischemic stroke in ‘23. It was caused by a clot in my brain stem. Thank God it was mild, generally speaking. This past August I experienced heart issues and I was diagnosed with an arrhythmia. I am currently taking a statin, aspirin, magnesium, and flecainide to address these issues. About 2 weeks ago I started hearing/getting the whooping, thumping noise in my right ear. Like you, only happens a few times throughout the day. I looked up what it is, pulsatile tinnitus. Have no clue why it’s happening. It’s not accompanied by headaches of dizziness. Very recently, after my last “episode” with a racing heart rate (above 200 b) it went away for a couple of days, but then came back. Anyway, have wondered if I should be concerned. All of this, I know is related, just not sure how of what to do next?
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Hi, @bextruelove - Since you think you could be experiencing pulsatile tinnitus, here's one discussion on Mayo Clinic Connect you might be interested in reading https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/pulsatile-tinnitus-1/.
How have your symptoms been in the past few days, bextruelove? Did you get the chance to ask a physician about the whooping, thumping noise in your right ear?
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Mid your thumping rhythmic as in it matches with your heartbeat? If so it’s pulsation tinnitus. Considering your medical history and increased heartbeat I would get this checked out right away. It cloud be nothing but it’s worth asking a physician about it. Try not to worry as you don’t know what it is and stress could make it worse for you. If the wait to see your physician is too long goto emergency dept.