Whooshing in ears

[chalknpens]

Hi everyone,

I have a whooshing sound, like the rhythm of my pulse, in my ears each night. It seems to keep pace with my pulse, which is usually rapid after going up the stairs and changing into my pajamas ... (you would think I had just carried weights upstairs ... and I haven't.)

It does subside after awhile, but sometimes comes back during the day or during the night. I never know what to call a new symptom. I'm supposed to be RRMS, but I never have anything called a relapse.

Any thoughts on this?

[Shiela]

Could be tinnitus.

[chalknpens]

Thanks, Sheila. I do have tinnitus ... the furnace at night sounds like a muted cocktail party downstairs ... the birds in the morning sound like kids giggling ... an occasional beeep sound when the air pressure changes and my ears feel like I'm on an airplane ... but this whooshing sound is different, so I thought I'd ask here.

[Shiela]

"Pulsatile tinnitus is the type of ear noise that is perceived as a rhythmic pulsing that is often in time with the heartbeat. It can be experienced as a thumping or whooshing sound..."

http://www.tinnitusformula.com/infoc...pulsatile.aspx

[Bob698]

Hi everyone,

I have a whooshing sound, like the rhythm of my pulse, in my ears each night. It seems to keep pace with my pulse, which is usually rapid after going up the stairs and changing into my pajamas ... (you would think I had just carried weights upstairs ... and I haven't.)

It does subside after awhile, but sometimes comes back during the day or during the night. I never know what to call a new symptom. I'm supposed to be RRMS, but I never have anything called a relapse.

Any thoughts on this?

Get your blood pressure checked.
I'm 50 and just started a BP med. It happens, we might have MS but we also still get old. What you're describing sounds a lot like high(ish) BP.

[chalknpens]

Hi Bob,
My BP is typically 110/70. Was on BP med 15 years ago, but then lost 50 pounds and have kept it off (went vegetarian).

But it does come up when I go up the stairs at night. (maybe 130 / 85) Not many stairs, but legs are very tired doing them. I check BP once a week or so ... it is at its lowest immediately after an injection (sometimes very low ... 90/58 at times)

Hi Sheila,
Thanks for the link~ I think you hit the nail on the head!

[hope32]

Yep, I get that, especially since getting a tube in one of my ears. It can be a little annoying! I know my ENT said it's normal but if it started happening really frequently to let them know.

[maitrimama]

Pulsatile Tinnitus can also be caused by Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. Simply put increased cerebrospinal pressure of unknown origin. IIH is almost always accompanied by a headache.

As far as blood pressure is concerned it could be the actual pressure or is could be a disturbance of the cranial blood flow.

Or of course it could always be one of those things that we never figure out

[susieqj]

I had whooshing in my ear or ears for months at a time. I even had an MRA (magnetic resonance angiogram) to check the vessels in my head. It was fine.

It was a very frustrating experience, especially trying to explain it to someone. I did use "whooshing", though!

It's been gone for some time now.

[chalknpens]

Hi susie,

Good to know that it's been gone for a while now. Mine seems to come and go, depending on whether I'm sitting (gone) lying down (back again) or standing (now and then.)