Rushing fluid sound in back of neck by base of skull

[supersketch]

I have a 7mm mca aneurysm and I am waiting for my second meeting with a neurosurgeon. Over the last six weeks I have had a fluid rushing sound in the back of my neck at the base of my skull. No vision changes, no headache at that time just a sound I hear that makes me nervous and lasts for between 1 and 3 seconds. I have also been getting headaches for about three weeks now and have never had headaches in my life but did recently start taking 10 mg of Lexapro. I am 26 years old and have no symptoms except for the headaches. They are sometimes extremely short and painfull and some are long and dull. Should I see someone before the 30th which is my next appt. or wait. The aneurysm was found after I had a splitting headache while at work that only lasted about 30 seconds and that was 2 days after I started the Lexapro so the aneurysm may not even be causing the symptoms. What questions should I ask this neurosurgeon that I am going to see. I was referred to him after another neurosurgeon said that coil embolization is something I should look into brfore a clipping. I would greatly appreciate any help you can give on this subject.

[J_C]

I have always had that too and was interested to see your description. It really is like a rushing sound/feeling at the back of the neck, unaccompanied by any other symptom. I would say it usually occurs when I am lying down. Anyone out there know something about this?

[misty1105]

I have that happen to me alot and is usually when Im laying down. I haven't really thought much about it untill lateley I have been having headaches alot, but I also have been taking prozac off and on so I always thought the headaches were related to the deppression. There is also days when I feel very dizzy and disoriented and extemely tired. Im not sure if the noise is related to any of my other problems, but it  good to know there are other people who have had this happen also. I thought i was crazy.

[brandx]

I'm 47, 6'5" and 250 lbs and I've had a headache going on two years.  

I have a similar problem....  when sleeping or laying flat, I sometimes hear fluid squirting noises at the base of my skull.  It last several seconds and doesn't hurt inmitially.  I typically get (hours later) a worsenening dull headache at the back of my skull that works its way down my neck to between my shoulder blades. My vision starts acting up and when it is real bad is accompanied by numbness on the left side of my face and slurred speech.  Seen several doctors, which diagnosed it from everything from ear infection (becaue of fluid sounds??) to parasites in my stool (test came back negative but the doctor saw several cases of parasites that day).  I've seen two neorologists.  The first one did a lumbar puncture and an MRI and diagnosed me with psuedo tumer cerebri.  He thought the fluid sounds were caused by CFS (??) fluid rushing past a narrow areas at the base of the skull.  The second one Dr. diagnosed it as depression and/or tension headaches--she told me a story about beating hooves, zebras, and horses..."always think horses" she said!!    In short, she thought the PTC diagnosis a long shot.  I told her that after working in the yard for an hour of so I would get the shakes/tremors and feel weak and have a bad headache.  She told me about the horses and zebras again and told me to drink more fluids.    

[beewilson]

I too have this noise in my neck but I now have what I can explain as a hollow sensation in my neck and back of skull.  I don’t know what to do as my health is dwindling.  I have been getting moving sensations under my skin, unable to walk for long periods of time without my muscles killing me.
Then I just happened to realise the soft cartilage in me right ear around my eardrum had totally gone. Also my lip has started to fade.  I am very stressed about this as nobody seems to think much of it but I feel really lousy. Also when I blow my nose in has blood in the content.

[ssar]

Wow. I have felt the sensation and heard the sound of fluid movement in my neck for several years. I usually happens soon after waking while I am still laying in bed. Then each time, a few moments later, I feel movement and hear gurgling in my stomach. When I shared this sensation with a doctor, he could barely hide his amusement.

I have experienced severe fatigue, usually following short bursts of moderate physical activity. I have experienced weakness and mild tremors in the extremities, side-to-side tremors of the eyes, aches in the neck, shoulders, and upper back, difficulty recalling nouns, and intermittent constipation.

A more sympathetic doctor has been helping me. We ruled out multiple sclerosis by MRI. We are now looking at hypothyroidism.

[elitetech]

Just curious, anyone with  the rushing fluid symptom... ever take the test for H. Pylori?

[ssar]

Update: thyroid levels ok. Blood pressure high. Started on an ACE inhibitor. Eight hours later, symptoms of weakness, mild tremors in the extremities, aches in the neck, shoulders, and upper back disappeared. I feel like I got my strength. I have been self-checking blood pressure with an Omron monitor and I average 160/105 since starting on the ACE inhibitor. The sensation and sound of fluid movement in my neck has recurred twice since then as well.

elitetech: I never got checked for H. Pylori. If I do have it, it hasn't developed into an ulcer. What kind of connection do you suppose?

[murseindallas]

ssar,

What was your BP before beginning the ACE and which one are you on?  Your BP shoud be lower than 160/105.  That is still in the Stage II HTN range.  It's great that the other symptoms have subsided, but what about your BP?

[singdontswing]

I experience the same thing. It doesn't hurt a bit. It is like I have pop-rocks lodged in the base of my skull at the connection of my spine and someone is simply pouring soda internally while it travels down it sizzles or crackels, it doesn't hurt in the least bit, but sounds far from healthy...I am very worried. I am only 20 years old, but I have a friend of 40 who has M.S. and told me of a similar experience when he was my age. I also get a very tight pain in my right arm occasionally.
Any information please e-mail me: ***@****

[jonesy78]

quick survey -- how many of you have gone in the past or presently go to a chiropractor or osteopathic physician for cervical (neck) spinal manipulation?  if so, did your symptoms begin then or shortly thereafter? if you had both of these experiences i do believe it might be a minor CSF leak after a dural tear from a cervical spinal manipulation...

[Wanjo]

I am a 57 yr. old female and about 50 pounds overweight. I was just diagnosed with a 3mm aneurysm in the central cerebral artery. I have only seen my primary care doctor and he has told me we should watch it and follow-up every 3-4 months with a CT Brain Scan.
Recently I have noticed at night my limbs, (arms and legs) feel very heavy and sluggish when I try to move them. It seems to get better if I get up. Does anyone know if this could be another symptom of my aneurysm. Also, do I need to see a neurosurgeon even though my aneurysm is small?

[sarahin]

Supersketch
I have two aneursyms and had no symptoms. There is normally a wet whoosing sound for a couple months after getting an aneursym clipped, but haven't heard of an aneursym itself causing a problem. Of course there can be different symptoms depending on what area of the brain is affected. Best of luck with getting it taken care of. I recommend writing down any questions you have for your surgeon because it is easy to get "brain freeze" when your discussing brain surgery  and forgeting what you wanted to ask.
Wanjo
I have two aneursyms- one treated and one not. From my understanding cerebal aneursyms usually aren't treated until they are slightly larger- 5 to 6 mm. I would make sure they monitor yours and look in to finding a good neurosurgeon now. There's no huge hurry, but even a year from now it might be larger. A neurosurgeon will be able to tell you at what point the aneursym should be treated and explain your options for treatment. I had one clipped and the surgery wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, but recovery is slow.      

[liv9x]

I've had this whooshing/pop rock noise like many of you described in my neck since I can remember. It seems to happen when I get too hungry. I'm getting worried about it because its worse now that I'm pregnant. I'm not even sure how to bring it up to a doctor to find out what's wrong.

[DCW66]

I've had this rushing sound in the back of my neck for as long as I can remember.  I really want to get to the bottom of it and find out what it is.  I've consulted a Chiropractor and a Doctor and I get the same sideways look!

It usually happens when I'm lying in bed hungry first thing in the morning.  The best news is that my partner can hear it too!  Up till now I thought no one could hear it other than me.  

I've had the test H. Pylori and it was negative although I have previously had a stomach ulcer (now gone).

So, anyone with any information would be appreciated!

[Cath278]

Hi everyone.I really hope most of you have got the correct help by now! i have been sick over a yr now but have finally got to the bottom of it. I have IIH or Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertention.or Pseudo Tumor Cerebri. ( nothing to  do with blood pressure.)It is a very rare illness and drs really dont know a lot about it. Some of the symptems are very bad headache and the "popping sound you have discribed. You will have to see a neurologist and have a lumber puncture to confirm and some other tests to rule out. I was misdiagnoised for 9 mths and I would hate to see any body go thru that. Im just a person who has this illness not an expert. Here s hoping you are all better by now! Cath278

[Zestabelle]

I have to say that I am relieved that this is somethat that other's are experiencing, not just me. I am 24 years old.  I just decided the search for it today on the computer because because I asked other's if they hear it and they had no idea what I was talking about, so I got a little scared until I found all of this!  When I hear it, often it is when I am lying down.  It sounds like something is fizzing or flowing in the back of my neck, at the bottom of my skull.  I do not have any other symptoms that I find related to it.  It just happens, then goes away after about 5 seconds. It just feels awkward and uncomfortable because I don't know what it is.  I wish there was more of a clear answer on what exactly it is, because everyone seem's to have slightly different reasons or explanations.

[Carol in PA]

I have had fizzing at the back of my neck since I was a child.
I later developed migraines and joint pain, and was diagnosed with fibromyalgia.
My symptoms were consistent with Lyme Disease, and the Western Blot test showed an active infection.
Feel free to contact me if you want to discuss further.

Carol

[BackOut]

It is extremely uncommon, but for those with aneurysms, there is a phenomenon called a "Bruit" where you hear a whooshing sound.  This is typically caused by an AVM, which are usually harmless, but may be worth investigating, especially if the sound is accompanied by other symptoms.  Having had an AVM in my spinal cord, I did not experience it but have come accross this in my own research.  But, I do know firsthand how seemingly mundane symptoms can be the warning signs of something much bigger.

[Maxine326]

how many people have been in a car accident and these symptoms started after therapy?  

[ssar]

Never had neck trauma or car accident. I still get the sensation in my neck when I am lying flat on my back in bed shortly after waking. Then my stomach gurgles a bit and I start to feel hungry. This sequence is very consistent.

[sally1990]

I too hear the sound. Mine is like the sound of soda fizzing only I hear it more in my head {center ] above the eyes.Ionly seem to hear it when laying down and not consistently.I think my doctor will tell me I'm crazy. Anyone else hear it there? It scares me.

[lkcty873]

finally! I'm not the only one. I have held a stethascope to the back of my neck and made my husband sit and wait until he finally heard it. Mostly I have had the noise at night, but I found it actually gets better for a while if I go to the chiropractor. I do get bad headaches sometimes, but they don't necessarily seem related. I do get kinda quizy sometimes when I hear the noise, but I think it's just couse it freaks me out. I have alway told people that I can hear my spinal fluid moving in my neck, but I get the same stange look, especially from doctors, when I have told then. One told me "i guess your just really in tune with your body" What? I have had an MRI/CT and they say everything is normal, except my neck was straight were it should be bent. That's when I started seeing the chiropractor.

[ctak]

I have had the same sensation (sound of fluid moving in the back of my neck) for at least 2 or 3 years now. It is becoming much more frequent. It used to be once a month or so and now it is like almost every morning when I'm lying flat on my stomach shortly after waking up. The only other symptoms that I have are generally mild but increasingly frequent heartburn and occasionally the inability to burp (like some sort of blockage in my sternum area) which both probably have nothing to do with the sound in the back of my neck. I to have not gone to the doctor about the sound in my neck because it sounds crazy and I am free of any pain or other symptoms. If anyone else has any insight as to what might be causing the sound in the back of the neck I'll check this post in the future but after reading all the other comments, it doesn't sound like a doctor's visit will do much good and lacking any other symptoms, I'm not going to worry too much about it for now.

[Weaver394]

I have had the same thing for probably 5 years, it used to be very infrequent, but recently, with coupled with my diagnosis of Eustachian Tube Dysfunction (had EDT for a year), it seems to have increased.  I talked to my doctor about it, and she talked to several of her colleges, none of them ever heard about it, and my doctor said so long as there are no other symptoms it's probably not bad to just leave it.  She also mentioned the possibility that perhaps my blood vessels are just formed in such a way I can hear them.

I have a question for everyone here though, and PLEASE answer. Do you spend a lot of time on the computer or have a job which would crane your neck?  I have HORRIBLE posture and have spent probably half the waking hours of my life on a computer (that really isn't an exaggeration), so my neck is a bit weird.  Also, such rigorous computer usage has only been prevalent since the early 90s.  If my conjecture holds any ground, that would be why doctors are so puzzled about this; it could be a new condition result from our modern lives which they don't know anything about.

Please respond, I will check back frequently.

-Weaver

[lkcty873]

I do spend a lot of time on the computer or on the phone. I have been going to the chiropractor for a couple of years now and the noise does seem to be less frequent if I keep my visits regularly. I think it may be from some sort of blockage due to my neck being out of alignment. The PTC symtoms seem very similar, I looked it up on WebMd. Good Luck

[Shona199]

I am 24 F, hypothyroid, and have experienced the, what I call, drainage, leaking feeling/sound since my experience with post partum pre eclampsia. I was on a diaretic (sp?) for my swelling in ICU when I remember feeling it for the first time, I told my sister who is a nurse, "I can feel my face draining"... Its been over a year, and I hear it daily. The drainage feeling/sound mostly occurs in the morning when and mostly when I am laying down. Sometimes I notice it occurs when my stomache growls, usually 5 -8 seconds. Only one time when I was dehydrated, it caused a sharp pain and lasted longer than 10 seconds. I still haven't asked a doc about it. I was raised: no pain, no problem. This really doesn't cause any pain. Just annoying, and makes me curious. Does anyone know what this is?

[SPatrick]

Yea, I'm only 19, and Ive had this "noisy problem for about a year. It started at the base of my neck( the bone that sticks out the furthest on your neck) and since I have graduated it has moved to the base of my skull.  I too hear it in the morning mostly, when i wake up, and i too have the stomach growl sometimes before and sometimes after the sensation.  It doesn't pain me or anything, and everything seems to function well. I've been told by a few sources that it is do to a major amount of stress.  although it IS annoying because you don't know what it is, but has anyone ever felt the sensation itself to be kind of reliving?  going back to the part about a lot of stress, I became depressed right after high school because I was out of my NORMAL routine.  Because before i graduated I had the same routine since I was a child.  seems to me, that if everyone that is experiencing the sensation has a load of stress, anxiety, depression, etc. then that might be the source.  THE STOMACH GROWLING MAY BE AN UPSET STOMACH DUE TO STRESS, THUS TRIGGERING THE SENSATION.  last time i went to the doctor, I got in debt 500 $ to find out the doctors had no clue what i was talking about. sounds to me like its a stress related sensation. ; ) cheers.

[SPatrick]

P.S. I AM NOT A DOCTOR! ha ha, so I would suggest you have it checked out anyway, but I had it checked out and ended up in debt. Now I just have to tough it out and simply ignore it, that actually seems to be workingfor me , the less I think about it, the less the sensation actually happens. hope I helped.

[gidget1967]

Wow, this is very interesting and a relief. Hmmm, My family thinks I am nuts!  ( 0 ;  

It is hard to explain, but you all have pretty much explained the same things I am feeling/hearing. At night while trying to fall asleep (or even nap times when I get a chance) it feels and sounds like a trickle of bubbles moving through the center of my skull, more toward the back side. It's like those little gurggles you get in your throat sometimes where you feel and hear it. So "fizzing" is also a good description, however, I am usually not hungry and have not found a correlation to the rumblings in the stomach.

I am a Fibromyalgia patient and have had many head traumas from playing soccer for years and have been in a few car accidents. I have arthritis in my neck, but have not seen the Chiro. in a while as each adjustment seems to be painful to my kidney and rib areas. So I haven't asked him about it. It's been over a year now since it has started. Have any of you had multiple surgeries as well?

One thing to say to those of you taking Prozac or other meds of that nature, wean off, not cold turkey. I stopped completely and had also had almost like electric shocks on the front sides of my head, around the temples mostly. That was much more scary and seemed to happen as I was drifting off.  20/20 did a show about this and I felt good to know there was a reason for that. This fizzy, bubbly, gurgly thing however is bothersome. Sometimes it comes from the base of the skull and seems to rise up around or between my ears and mid skull. I have absolutely no pain, just annoyance!
I'll be asking my doc about it now that I know others are experiencing the same types of symptom.
Thanks!
Gidget

[Frankie71]

It is somewhat a relief to read that I'm not alone. I've had this sensation for many years. The sound is actually audible enough to where my wife and kids have heard it without me saying anything. It seems to be in the base of the skull and sounds like fizzing. It lasts for a few seconds, then stops. It happens when I'm laying down or sitting up. I have a history of minor trauma to my head and neck, but it may have occurred before that. I'm a w/m, 37, weight is normal.

[craznes]

First off I just wanna say that I am amazed that I actually found people that are going through this just like myself.  I have been having this fluid like sound at the base of the back of my skull/neck for almost 4 years now.  I am 26, I'm 6'5 and I weigh 265 so I am overweight.  The reason I am posting is because I am having other problems also and Im just wondering if they are in any way connected.  About 6 months ago I started waking up with the feeling like I have not been breathing so I would wake up just feeling like I was dying really and would then have a anxiety attack cause I don't know whats wrong with me.  My worse episode ( this is all I can think to call them ) Is When I woke up just gasping for breath feeling like I was near death, the left side of my stomach was spasming painfully and I felt like I had to **** soooo badly but could barely go for almost 2 hours, it was horrible.  My doc has tried anxiety meds and sleep meds but none of those worked.  All the docs now Say it is Gerd that comes up in the middle of the night when I sleep, But I never have heartburn.  I am on a antacid that is helping but not that much.  So I am just wondering if the sound in my neck and stomach kinda like butterflies or whatever it is, plus my sleep issues are connected.  I also went through horrible back issues they told me I have 3 ruptured discs and I have sciatica for almost 3 years but now thats alot better and no more sciatica but I am just wondering if I have some permenant nerve damage.  Well I know i just spilled a lot but I can't help it with having people who might know, thx.

[craznes]

Ok I have to fix it, its the right side of my belly that was spasming, and now It sometimes just does it and makes this popping sound which is very weird and when it happens I get very tired, or weak very quickly.  Idk what all is going on with me or if its in my head which I have mostly come to accept because no doctor seems to think anything is really wrong.  also the blanked out word above is urinate

[fizzyvonfizz]

I have had this "fizzy sound" in my neck (base of my skull) for quite some time too.  I can recall having this feeling for quite some time.  It comes and goes with no warning and the feeling only last a brief second or so....It truly sounds like pop rocks with soda being poured on it, and feels exactly like fluid moving by the spinal column.  

As far as headaches, I've never really been one to have those.  I have had my share of small headaches, but not on any consistent basis.  I believe that only once. have I had a headache that was enough to make me sit down and stop what I was doing....  I think that was just an irregular headache and nothing to worry about.  

I was in a pretty severe car injury in high school and my head hit the roof of my car when I slammed into a ditch.  I heard all of my neck crack and pop when it happened, but thank God I walked away unscathed and uninjured.  I should have been dead as hard as I hit, but I was perfectly fine.  

As far as the fizzing sound is concerned, though....I have had that feeling for well before my accident.  I am a 28 year old male, who is healthy, active and experience no other medical issues.  

Does anyone have any insight to this "fizzing" sound?  I have to think that it's not a good thing, but it could just be natural....I've also always been able to hear high pitched sounds.  For example, in Oregon, at a state park there were these bird alarms that were meant to keep the birds from hitting the windows, that let out these amazingly ear-piercing chirps.  My girlfriend at the time couldn't hear them, but they were driving me crazy.  Maybe some people just hear things differently, but that's just a guess...

What scares me is all of the people on here talking about aneurysms, chronic fatigue and headaches.  I admit, I am tired from time to time, but I don't think these things related.  I look forward to people's responses?  

Has anyone ever gone to a doctor and gotten a legitimate response not involving Zebras, hoovebeats and/or bacteria in your stool?  Some doctors are just kooks and I have yet to speak with one about this issue....

Just looking for feedback......

Thanks,
FVF

[armani222]

Hi, I'm 15 and I've had that feeling since I was 8 when I was diagnosed with a minor case of MS. I just get it randomly on days, although I tend to get it more often when I'm stressed.

It sounds exactly like 'pop rocks with soda' in the base of my skull/top of spine and have always been curious about it. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one by far here that isn't crazy!

I was reading something about that IIH and I seem to fit most of the symptoms, including headaches/queasyness.. any help or more ideas are appreciated!

xjx

[GAJewel]

I am SO glad (but sad for you) to hear that others experience this phenomenon.  I get the gurgling, swelling, vision problems, numbness in face, corresponding growls in stomach immediately followed by gurgling at skull base, etc.  I have NEVER mentioned this to a doc because I could guess at the reaction as I was a Medical Assistant for 10 yrs.  However, one night, my brother shared he had the same problem.  I've never sustained a neck injury, but this has been going on most of my life.  I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia in 1999 which can be associated with Chiari malformation (tonsil-like organs located near base of skull).  THIS has never been accessed. I did have an epidural that got messed up in 1985 and wondered if it is somehow associated with this (wouldn't explain my brother) as I have heard of "tethered cord syndrome"  and thought there might be some involvement/obstruction.  I KNOW IT IS THERE!  If anyone gets an answer, PLEASE share with ALL of us.  Have a great day.  Jewel

[cgracealways]

Hi, I have the same problem. I was in an anatomy class and we were talking about the brain. Not being shy, since I was sitting next to friends, I bluntly asked the professor in front of the whole class "Mr. Capehart.... so do you know what it is when you like hear a weird fuzzy sound in your brain? Kind of like the sound of eggs being cooked in the kitchen?" The WHOLE ENTIRE CLASS, INCLUDING MY FRIENDS, SLOWLY TURNED THEIR HEADS AND LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS CRAZY. My professor who is a really funny and humorous kind of man responded "Whatever type of drugs you're on, THAT could be causing it.". I really thought at least someone in the class knew!

I'm glad I found this site. I've also asked my doctor about this 2 years ago. She gave me a weird look and couldn't think of what it could possibly be. It does happen more so when I lay down at night.
This started happening since I was 24 yrs old. I'm 27 now. I am more than 40 lbs overweight. I do have stress from work and juggling with children's activities/appointments and I have a hard-headed husband. I am a smoker, I smoke about 4 to 5 cigs a day. I have had high bloodpressure in the past, not too high though.

WEIRD THING THAT HAPPENED TO ME TODAY: (which is why I had to google this up and finally find something about it!)  I was walking around a high school running track, after about 20 minutes of walking, I noticed that everytime I stepped my left foot forward while walking, the fizz would come, but only for 1 second at EVERY STEP that my left foot took forward. This continued for the whole 3 miles of walking and did not stop. I thought maybe "Okay maybe my brain is overflowed with air and I need to do this more to help clear it up?"

I hope someday, one day, Doctors can come to a conclusion on knowing exactly what this is!

[HongKongPhooey]

I would say stop worrying about it, it’s very normal everyone gets it, because everyone has spinal fluid.  It's a bit like the momentary ringing in your ears that disappears when you yawn or swallow.  That is just the way we are built.  Enjoy your life!

[nikki0617]

I'm 29 and experience the same fizzing sensation at the base of my skull.  This happens as I'm laying down and usually lasts about 5 seconds or so.  I've experienced the sensation for about a year and a half now, I think.  Recently, I've experienced uncontrollable twitching of my right eyelid; and I occasionally get woken up with intense headaches in the same area as the fizzing sound.  I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm thinking about seeing a doctor.  

[MrChicken]

I am a 37 year old male who was diagnosed w/ MS two years ago. That was about the same time I noticed the fluid sound at the base of my skull. My initial attack was a lesion on my c-spine so I thought that maybe the lesion was somehow restricting the flow of spinal fluid. I mentioned it to my neurologist and he felt it was more likely nerves misfiring or something to that affect. Still sounds like fluid to me. Hope for everyone's sake on this page that it's not related to MS but the timeline was coincidental for me.

[coocoo30]

i was wondering if any of you have any stress going on in your lives. i have an extreme amount of stress. i find myself cracking my neck alot because of it. about a year ago i started to hear the squirting noise. it happened only once in awhile but just recently i have been hearing it more standing up sitting down driving. i get no other symptoms from it just the noise. the heavier i got from the stress and the more my neck hurts and i crack it the more i hear it. i am also out of shape and gained some extra weight i don't really want so i was just wondering if it could be stress related. i have as well said something to the instructors at the medical school i was going to and they looked at me like i need to go back to sleep. oh yeah thats another thing i go to sleep at like 3am and wake up around  any wheres between 8-10am. i am a single mom of four and my kiddies can be a handful. everyday they have me stressed(everyday). do anybody think it can be related to stress..

[KayJayFour]

I am 24 yrs old. I have had the same sound/feeling at the base of my head since i was 15. I started noticing at after i had a real bad cough and the back right side of my head hurt really bad after a violent cough. I kind of just assumed the sound was normal until asking a few friends. I never really thought too much about it. Lately it has been a lot more "active" i guess. I too can hear a little "squirt" every time i take a step. I am more concerned about it now because the pain in the back right side of my head is increasing and has lasted for 3 days now. I've had an MRI done when i was 18 and they said I was ok. I didn't think to mention the fluid sound at the time though.

I'm not surprised to find other people with the same thing. I am however surprised that some Doctors don't take it seriously or don't know what it is.

I have no insurance. If this persists I am going to the ER. I just don't want to get the funny looks like I'm crazy

[gjschultz]

Wow. Amazing how many other people feel this. I have since I can remember. I also have controlled hypertension and always a lot of stress but to be honest, this symptom seems to stand alone. Looking at all the people here and what they have commented about it really does appear as if it may be unrelated to any of our other symptoms.

I am really baffled. If anyone ever figures out what this is, please make sure you post here.

Thanks and good luck all! Bright Blessings!

[selmaS]

Hi...what this may be for many that post here is a CSF blockage and the fluid sound is CSF fluid......

There r several conditions that could cause it and unfrotunatley many NS and radiologists do not recognize the condition or feel the finding an incidentail one.

If u had MRI's ask for copies of the films and the reports and get a second opinion......especially if u have increasing symptoms.

I pray it is nothing serious, but if u feel the dr that u were to did not hear ur concerns it may be best to get a second opinion and make sure it is a specialist in the head and neck conditions of syringomyelia and or chiari .

Good luck
"selma"

[emin997]

arthritis....

[arunquist]

This has been happening to me. I found this site a few weeks ago and have been concentrating on when I hear the sound. I MOSTLY hear it when I am hungry (no matter what time of day). But I have heard it throughout the day too. I even had the same thing happen as someone mentioned... every time I took a step I heard the noise.

I was wondering if anybody with diabetes has experienced it. I don't have diabetes but I think I might be pre-diabetic. I am overweight and have been getting funny dizzy spells when I am hungry or after I've eaten certain foods.

[selmaS]

Hi...it is possible that u r hearing the CSF fluid in ur head and neck.....sometimes people produce too much and can hear it.

There is a condition called Pusedotumor cerebri or intercranial hypertension....it is an increase of CSF.....

U should see ur dr about this or the pre-diabeties and make sure it is nothing to be concerned with.

Good luck and please post an update

"selma"

[bamagirl32]

by bamagirl32

i have only had this feeling for a few months.  i have tried to explain to everyone, they think im crazy.  mine does it when im in the bed and my stomach growls, but i can hear it n my ears.  i dont have any other health problems, headaches, etc.