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.
What does my baby's heartbeat sound like? Many women say that the beating of their baby's tiny heart sounds like the thunder of galloping horses. Hearing it for the first time can be very moving. The heart rate of a healthy baby in the womb ranges from about 120 to 160 beats per minute. A heartbeat that's much faster or slower than that may signal heart problem. Inside pregnancy: Weeks 1 to 9