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What Causes Popping Sound In Ear After Head Injury?
I was hit several times on the right side of my head. I went to the dr and had x rays done and they said closed head injury. I ve been hit in the head before but never had crackling/popping in my ear. The ear doing this is on the same side as where I was hit. I told the doctor but she didn t say what is causing it
Tue, 16 Feb 2016
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Dr. Aida Quka,
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Thank you for asking on HCM!
It is common to have noise in the ears after a head concussion.
But sometimes this noise, especially when mimics the heart rhythm (pulsatile tinitus) can be caused by an intracranial arterio-venous communication also called dural fistula.
I would recommend performing a brain MRI to exclude this possibility.
If the brain MRI results normal, there is nothing to worry about.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Aida
Thank you for asking on HCM!
It is common to have noise in the ears after a head concussion.
But sometimes this noise, especially when mimics the heart rhythm (pulsatile tinitus) can be caused by an intracranial arterio-venous communication also called dural fistula.
I would recommend performing a brain MRI to exclude this possibility.
If the brain MRI results normal, there is nothing to worry about.
Hope to have been helpful!
Best wishes,
Dr. Aida
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