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.
Tinnitus is the humming, hissing, buzzing, roaring, ringing or rushing noise in ear or both ears or can entirely be perceived in your head only. This sound perception can be of varying degrees. It can be a constant but low-key ringing in your ears such that you can easily tune it out and go on with your activities. It can also hit you unexpectedly at any time of the day and disrupt your daily routine.