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[Von19]

Has anyone experienced hearing their heart beats in their ear ? It seems to happen when I'm in bed and find it disconcerting Thanks

[BobD Volunteer]

All the time. It is called pulsetile tinnitus and yes it can be annoying if you allow it.to be. Only listen to it if you want to is my advice but yes it can disturb when all is silent in bed and you are trying to go to sleep.

[Von19 in reply to BobD]

Thanks I am not the best of sleepers and this doesn't help

[Hidden in reply to Von19]

It can be distracting Von, although ironically comforting if you happen to be in rhythm! Try having a radio on low (Classic FM plays good sleep inducing stuff at night). If your radio doesn't go off automatically after an hour, try a time switch......works for me....Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Von19]

Thanks I'll give it a try Desperate for some quality sleep

[pottypete1]

Yes

Often when resting but reassuring if in NSR.

[Von19 in reply to pottypete1]

That's true Thanks

[Sam72-]

Yes all the time sounds like a whooshing and the quiet room is the worst for me .

[Ad1980]

Yep constantly and concentrating on the ryhthm is my weaknesses always hoping it will be in nsr then staying awake half the night over thinking why I have AF 🙈

[Von19]

I know what you mean I just lie in bed listening and hoping it doesn't flip into AF Difficult to get to sleep

[tdr2150]

I get it very loud when I go back into NSR after an AF episode. It's worse when lying in bed.

I find listening to my breathing and concentrating on slowing my breathing down helps a lot.

[ILowe]

Related hearing method. I have a metallic heart valve. In the first few months, boy was it noisy. Even my wife could clearly hear it. I had difficulty doing the deafness testing because the noises in a quiet room were louder than the stimulus sounds. I came to welcome the sounds as a sign I was still alive! Nowadays it is less noisy. But nowadays I find it incredibly useful. Below a certain background threshold, I can concentrate on it, and take my pulse without having to feel the neck pulse. Much more accurate than feeling, especially when the pulse is faint. I also vibrate a bit. Fascinating.

I have an ECG machine. It noisily beats out the rhythm, and I find the noise is easier than the pulse to detect what is happening. I can hear the difference for example between the different kinds of NSR. I can hear the difference between AF and tachycardia -- it is quite distinctive and much easier than trying to understand the ECG. I can hear the difference between two types of tachycardia: the sudden finish kind, and the slow finish kind when there is a battle between irregularities and rate. Fascinating. I write things down in a logbook and show the data to a doctor if I need to.

[Von19]

Thanks

[Plantwords]

I have been able to hear my heartbeat in my left ear for at least twenty years, so long before AF was an issue. This could be tinnitus or something more serious, so you may wish to investigate further with your physician, especially if you have balance and coordination issues. FYI, post-ablation, I still experience this it in my left ear off and on, as well as slight ringing.

[Von19]

Thanks I will as I'm also experiencing light headliness,chest discomfort, disturbed sleep and a cough I've had for a few months now

[Vony]

Yes this also happens to me regularly. Funnily enough, this is one symptom that does not bother me. I find it quite relaxing. It helps if is lie on my back rather than having my ear to a pillow as this dulls the noise of it a bit!