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.
1 With tinnitus, you hear a noise that no one around you hears. 2  This noise is usually a buzzing or ringing type sound, but it may be a clicking or rushing sound that goes along with your heartbeat. 3  The sound is sometimes accompanied by hearing loss and dizziness in a syndrome known as Meniere's disease.