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Recently, I've had random times where I'll feel my pulse in my left ear. It came one day and was gone the next. Today it came back. I was lifting sheet rock, so I don't know if it has something to do with more blood pumping in head (and ear), or I'm thinking it's anxiety - as I know anxiety can cause multiple things.

It does not hurt, it's just annoying. It's not constant. It comes and goes.

I've also had this happen in other parts of the body (legs, arms, etc...).

Can anyone explain why this happens, and what I can do about it?

flag	asked Dec 6 2011 at 2:39 Ben Nash 2,822●2●15●46

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I've had a lot of incidents since going paleo where I felt and heard my pulse a lot more loudly than I wanted to. I've suspected something to do with low-carb chemistry (I was fairly low-carb and calorie restricted for a while), and I've also suspected a heightened sensitivity to alcohol, but so far there are no clear answers. – August Dec 6 2011 at 20:06

Maybe add some details of your diet and health? This could be anything from ketosis related issues to high-blood pressure. – Satchmo Mar 9 2012 at 18:37

I notice this when I am extremely carb depleted, so I agree with August that it might have something to do with low blood sugar or VLC chemistry, etc. – foreveryoung May 5 2012 at 6:04

JeJ · Answer 1 · 2012-03-09 19:56:58Z UTC

This might be really obvious, but after wearing ear buds for long periods of time, sometimes in the following day or two I get weird pulsey-pressurey things. Only started noticing an increase when I had to wear ear buds really frequently for a project I was doing, and when I stopped the project it went away.

Otherwise, I would think a blood-pressure thing if it is effected by changes in blood pressure. Does it happen when you sit down/stand up? Do you notice an increase with stress or excitement?

You said that you get it in other parts of your body- you mean it's just a strong pulse then? I would just chalk it up to blood flow. Unless you never had it before and now you have it all the time, I wouldn't think it's something you should worry about.

NMG · Answer 2 · 2012-03-09 18:07:01Z UTC

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I get it randomly, and have done for ages. No idea! Never thought to query it, oddly...

answered Mar 9 2012 at 18:07

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primallykosher · Answer 3 · 2012-03-09 22:27:35Z UTC

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Well okay. You asked for it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPFJupeaCuA

answered Mar 9 2012 at 22:27

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Canis Minor · Answer 4 · 2012-03-23 23:26:11Z UTC

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I've had this constantly in one ear for like five years now. It's like an internal blood pressure and heart rate monitor as it gets louder/softer, faster/slower.

answered Mar 23 2012 at 23:26

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