Surprisingly, though, an AARP-sponsored poll suggests people are starting to settle on a number to define old.. In 1974, nearly half of those polled said that age depends on a person's health or some other factor. By 2004, only 5 percent said that. People now believe old age sets in between 60 and 69, the results showed. Some might argue senior and old are totally different terms.
Hearing a heartbeat in your ears can indicate a hardening of the blood vessels in the neck. In this video, Dave Salley, MD, an ear, nose and throat specialist at Chippenham & Johnston-Willis Hospitals, discusses what other noises you might hear, and what they mean.
A number of techniques and treatments may be of help, depending on the cause. 1  Some of the most common include a sound of crickets or roaring, buzzing, hissing, whistling, and high-pitched ringing in the ears.  Other types of tinnitus include a clicking or pulsatile tinnitus (the noise accompanies your heartbeat).