I had all 4 wisdom tooth removed 4 weeks ago. The bottow two were in the gums so it was difficult to get them out. After the surgery, i had dry socket and couple of weeks later the pain subisded in the jaw and the socket is almost healed up according to the dentist. However, a week ago i have been getting pain in my ear. It seems as if the ear is beating similar to heart beats. This happens especially when i go to bed or if i have support on my head like when im laying down on my couch. i went to ent and tmj specialist and they both told me nothing is wrong and my dentist told me there is no nerve damage and he took panoramic x-rays which shows everything is fine.

Right now, I am very worried because i dont know what is causing the ear beating when i go to bed. I am thinking it might be because of the wisdom tooth extraction however, i am new to medical world and dont know this for sure. can anyone tell me based on what i mentioned what could be causing the ear beating? Do i need to be concerned about this and see someone or should i just wait and see if it heals up from the surgery? I am very confused and anxious about this so any help would be very appreciated.

Thx

I have a similar thing happen when I lay down on my left side, though I haven't had any teeth pulled recently. Will be interested to see what people say....

Leanna

This sounds like fluid in the ear drum. Try checking with your family phycisian and have them look in your ears. Could just be a minor ear infection. Could be water from showering even. Have you tried a little bit of alcohol in it while laying down? Keep the alcohol in your ear for just a little while, maybe a minute or less, then tilt back the other way and let it drain out. See if that doesn't help clear it up a little.

i went to ent surgeon and he said the ear seems fine. he also removed wax by squirting water inside. this still hasnt solved the ear problem. i am really anxious right now cuz nobody seems to figure out what the problem is.

I have had the same pulse beat in my left ear when I lay down. I've had it about 2 years. I also feel pressure in it during the day which I seem to be able to relieve if I push on my ear and release. But it comes right back. I've recently had a crown and an implant on that side awaiting another crown. It seems to be worse since the dental work. I've been to see an Ear Nose Throat guy who tested my hearing and looked at it and said hearing is fine and ear looks fine. I'm just supposed to live with the pressure, there is nothing they can do. Lovely. It annoys me every day. I can't believe nothing can be done. I'm thinking of going to another ENT to get another opinion but not sure if insurance would pay for it. I feel like I'm going crazy. Atleast it's nice to know I'm not alone, or maybe we're all crazy!

I had this problem a year or so ago. I saw my family doctor, an ENT, dentist and an opthomologist. They determined that the corrated (sp?) artery is close to your ear and I was hearing what sounded like my pulse (a heart beat sound). Luckily it went away, and it only comes back occasionally. My family doc said it's nothing to worry about.