heartbeat or pulsing sound in ear help what can i do

Hello fellow afflicted;

I've had this heart beat noise in my right ear for 10 years now. It started a few days after I had an angioplasty for a blocked artery. Two years into it I started having vertigo attacks which totally incapacitated me. I went to see an ENT, Neurologyst, Cardiologyst; had MRI, CT Scan, angiogram, tilt table test THE WORKS and ALL the doctors had different diagnosis to include Menier's, CAD, Tennitus, etc. None of them were right! 5 years ago I had a syncope attack and lost consciousness while ridding a bike; fell and broke 4 ribs and my right collar bone. After being in the hospital for 5 days and numerous tests it was determined that I suffered from BRADYCARDIA (low heart beat) which caused the syncope. I've had a pacemaker installed and now my vertigo and syncope are gone...sad to say the noise is not.

My theory is the same as someone already mentioned; I think an artery or vein has changed in a way that it is so close to my eardrum that I can feel the pulsations. I've had hearing tests done and have shown a 40% decrease in hearing. I KNOW in my heart that because of the noise my hearing has decreased. I know that if by some miracle the noise went away I would recover my hearing because in my opion the noise is interfering with the hearing. Some ENT told me that the noise was the product of hearing loss!  

My advise is for you to visit a cardiologyst and have tests done to rule out Coronary Artery Desease (CAD) or some heart related illness. As far as the noise is concerned I think we will have to learn to live with it because by the tests we have all had, it is clear that the vein/artery is so small that it would be impossible to locate and repair. It would be a very complicated and delicate operation due to its location.

I have tried Yoga, meditation, breathing excercises to help me cope with the noise; sometimes it helps, sometimes it doesn't. I've also noticed that when I get a cold/flue the noise increases.

I am often frustrated and stressed by this noise; my tolerance is very low and I have really changed in my way of life. I don't like crowds, loud music, etc. All sound, noise, words, come in through my left ear so I often and quickly become saturated by all the noise. My right ear noise competes with my left ear inputs and it all drives me crazy!

If anyone hears about a breakthrough in this matter please let me know. In the meantime I guess I'll have to continue "sucking it up" for a while; I just hope it is not for another 10 years.

Good luck to all!