Hello. I am a 38 year old, overweight female. I take 25mg atenolol and 81 mg aspirin daily for a prior silent heart attack, diagnosed 6 years ago. My blood pressure is normal.
For the last 6 months or so I have experienced a blowing or whooshing sound in my left ear. It occurs mostly when I tilt my head to the left, but sometimes occurs with other head movements. Sometimes its pulsating, sometimes not. If I press down where my jaw meets my neck on my left side, the noise will go away.
For the most part, I'm not really aware of it during the day. It is most noticeable in the evening and when I first get up in the morning. There is also a feeling of fullness in that ear, like when your ears pop on an airplane. I'm not aware of any balance problems. I don't know if this is related, but I've missed my last 2 periods and I am not pregnant (I took a home pregnancy test).
I went to a pop concert a few days ago, and whenever the music got really loud I would get a loud static sound in that ear. I've never experienced that before and it really frightened me.
Is this something to be worried about? I'm very scared that it may be a brain tumor of some type (an acoustic neuroma?). I also have been experiencing blurry vision and mild headaches, but I had thought it was eyestrain due to working on a computer all day. What are the most likely possibilities? I am driving myself crazy with worry, and I'm not seeing my doctor for another month. Any info you could give me would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.