rapid thumping sound in left ear

I had a thumping sound in my left ear for 2 years. It was sporadic, not my heart beat. I read where low iron could be the cause, but iron supplements didn’t help. It wasn’t until I started taking B12 that the thumping finally went away.

I have fast thumping in my ears especially when I stand or walk! It seems to go away when I sit!! What causes this?

I also have that. Whenever I move about the tinnitus is louder. Makes it hard to get any exercise.

Willows--my thumping also gets louder when Im active. How long have you had the thumping in your ear? Also, has it settled down at all since it originally began?

I've had ringing in left ear for years. Over time I had gotten to the point where the ringing doesnt even bother me. But recently the same ear developed a fast and steady thumping. The thumping never stops and is way too fast to be my heartbeat. When I plug my ear and eliminate outside noise my ringing has always gotten louder. But when I plug my ear now the thumping quiets down. The doctor at the walk in clinic dxd me with Eusthachian Tube Dysfunction. He prescribed a decongestant and said in a few days the my tube should clear up and the thumping should go away. It's been a few days and there are no changes. I think he was wrong. Does anyone here have similiar thumping thats fast and steady?

I have pulsatile tinnitus. I went to the ENT, also had a hearing test and MRI all were normal. I have had this in my left ear about a year now, I think. Especially at night going to bed. If there is noise I do not notice it. Yes does drive me crazy sometimes but at night. I guess it is here to stay. Mine is a swishing sound.Good luck to all and see an ENT it does not hurt!!

About 2 weeks ago I noticed the same thing in my right ear. I hear it more when I just wake up. It’s isolated in my right ear. It’s not rhythmic, more sporadic and fast so it’s not linked to my pulse. When I fully plug my ear it goes away, maybe because of the pressure.

I find the thumping, swishing noise in my one ear maddening. I try very hard to relax when it starts and try to focus on reading material and sometimes that seems to help. I'm hoping to have further testing done when I return to Mayo in the future. I don't think it is connected to my Meniere's diagnosis because I remember the first time the noise ever happened and it was about 50 years ago! Disappeared for eons then started again years later with additional frequency. Am sorry that I have no answer for you but I can certainly understand your dismay.