Hi. I've been experiencing a thumping sound and the feeling of almost a pulsing sensation in my right ear. This has been going on for years. Maybe 10 years or so. The thumping and the pulsing sensation only occurs when I'm hearing mid and low range sounds - most commonly someone speaking. The thumping is in time with the speaker's words. If I cover my left ear, the thumping stops. The sensation doesn't occur when listening to music or when hearing voices in higher ranges.

I've gone to two ENTs and several audiologists about the problem and none of them have an answer. The ENTs both sort of shrugged it off. and dismissed the problem. I don't have any hearing loss and have had no injuries to speak of in recent years.

I do not beliebe this is pulsatile tinnitus as I'm not hearing my pulse or heartbeat in my ears and there's no "whooshing" sound as I've heard pulsatile tinnitus described.

Has anyone else had this problem? Has a doctor been able to diagnose it? Has anyone found a remedy for the problem? I'm sure I'm not alone, but I can't seem to find much online about this strange issue.

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