i have been able to hear my heartbeat in my ears for over four months.I can hear it so well that its like I have a stethocope on.It was dignosed ast Patulous Eustecian tube.Before I went to the doctor with this I could hear what sounded to me like on around the fifth hearbeat my heart sounds as if its catching up,or maybe its just a consistant extra sound.While I was at the doctors officce she told me that i had a murmur .I ask if I needed test and she said no.She sent me to an ent that told me about the PET and said I didn't need extra test either.The sound that im hearing im wondering if that is what she called a mumur or is this something else that two doctors didn't notice? I am concerned about it and I also have PTSD .I also was curious if this could contribute to making that sound .Could they have missed the sound or is that maybe what they considered a murmur? My heartbeat is 72 during the day and 65 at night and about 105-115 on exertion.Is that considered ok?
2006-11-20 14:52:41 · 4 answers · asked by Michael M 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
PET is Patulous Eustacian Tube.Its cause they think is from a loss of tissue from weight loss thus causing your hearbeat to be more audible around your ear drum.Also he said that contributing factor was tmj .Jaw misalignment.
2006-11-20 16:10:20 · update #1
Could the RN tht answered my question please email me ? Stawberry Pony?
2006-11-20 18:22:35 · update #2
You are not hearing your Heart...you are hearing your pulse from a nearby artery. Not to worry...has nothing to do with having a murmur. If you are still concerned...ask your doc for more teaching on this. it is harmless. Most murmurs are also harmless, and as your doc is aware of yours, she must have classified yours as one of those. Your heart rate is excellent.
2006-11-20 17:19:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Registered Nurse here; Hi:), Let me began by reassuring you, hearing your heart via your ears is not uncommon what so ever. I for one have been able to do so since a small child. I also have a mytrial value prolapse a murmur. It is very annoying sometimes, and I will just reposition my head so that I cannot hear it or at least not be able to hear it as loudly. If you went to a board certified cardiologist, I would tend to believe the sound your hearing is indeed a murmur, however your the patient, if your not satisfied and believe there is need to go to yet another physician, or go back to the cardiologist you've already seen, and ask for additional testing. The majority of the time, even if a physician is quite sure what the problem is, if they see there patient is having difficulty with the diagnosis, they will order the test. For most doctors really rely upon what there patients are telling them.
Thanks for the opportunity to address such a well worded and in depth question.
2006-11-21 02:11:45 · answer #2 · answered by Strawberry Pony 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your pulse (heartbeat) is very normal. In fact it sounds quite healthy. A normal heartbeat can vary a lot, but in general a slower beating heart means that it is very efficient. You should know that breathing affects the rate the heartbeat. A person may breathe around 12 times per minute (that would be once every five seconds or once every six heartbeats with a 72 beats/minute rate). It is very possible that you are just hearing the affect of your breathing on your heartrate. If you hold your breath, your heart rate speeds up, but you might not hear that extra sound. Let me know. I am first year medical student, and I had never heart of PET. Thanks. And I doubt that the PTSD has anything to do with it except that you might be worry excessively about your health if something seems abnormal. Med students do the same thing.
2006-11-20 23:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by Bauercvhs 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
(Patulous Eustacian tube, which this correspondent abbreviates as PET, is a condition in which the Eustachian tube stays open most of the time. The Eustachian tube is a part muscular, part cartilaginous, part mucosal tube which extends from the middle ear to the roof of the throat. It remains closed most of the time and opens only occasionally, throughout the day, in order to allow the air pressure in the middle ear to equalize with the ambient air pressure. If the Eustachian tube remains open for too great a period of time, one will have the unpleasant sensation that one's voice is too loud, distorted, or has an echo-- this symptom is called "autophony." If you are diagnose to have this and your vital signs are all normal you are in good shape. If you are not satisfied you could ask again a certified cardiologist.
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2006-11-21 12:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by shyn 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋