Many times a simple plug of wax or an ear infection may be the cause of this annoying noise in the right ear, which after a visit to a specialist in throat, nose and ears, this is solved easily. But for many people in the world, this noise, throbbing or ringing becomes a chronic disorder that affects your life in many aspects such as lack of concentration, headaches, sleeping problems, irritability, depression, etc.

This “noise” in the right ear which is the medical term tinnitus may occur in the right ear on the left, or both.

For the specific case in which the patient reports a similar sound to feel your heartbeat in your ears, it will be a case of pulsatile tinnitus, which is one of the two major variations of this hearing disorder.

It is worth mentioning that the noise in the right ear is not a disease but a symptom of serious pathology or mens as appropriate. It is also useful to know which are extremely scarce, percentage speaking, patients with acute diseases or life-threatening associated with tinnitus.

Speaking specifically of pulsatile tinnitus, you can list the most common causes, namely:

1 – Factors Vascular

Congenital arteriovenous malformations.

Glomus tumor.

Aneurysm intratemporal internal carotid artery.

Carotid stenosis.

Yogular prominent bulb.

Venigna intracranial hypertension.

2 – Other causes:

Arnold Chiari malformation.

Paget’s disease.

Hyperthyroidism.

Anemia.

Múlltiple sclerosis.

Heart valve dysfunction.

It is very important that the patient go to the doctor before the appearance of any noise in the ear or chronic it becomes annoying. Consultation with a specialist is able to address the problem for rapid diagnosis and subsequent analysis of the treatment that best suits each particular case.