Does anyone else have the experience of your blood singing or ringing in your ears during… err… “those special moments?”
Any idea if it’s indicative of a disorder or dysfunction at all? Circulatory condition? Or just one of those inestimable differences among individuals?
“—Once. In 1960. For 20 minutes.” I could not resist. Still a serious question, though.
As always, you should not seek medical advice on an online message board. But for what it’s worth ringing in the ears can be a sign of high blood pressure. See if you can convince your partner to dress up in a sexy nurse’s costume and take your blood pressure during sex.
When you go to the doc, be sure to talk to him about the possibility of having a restriction in a blood vessel in your neck. My doc says that’s one thing which can cause you to hear ringing or heartbeat in your ears.
Thanks for your concern; however, I’m a girl. And actually, my blood pressure tends to be a little low. Perhaps my vein walls are unused to the increased blood pressure of, er, you know.
NinetyWt: Now, that’s something I hadn’t thought of. But it is the kind of thing I had in mind. Well, plus I just wanted to know if other people had this happen.
My ears whistle a bit sometimes and it’s because of wax buildup. There must be a way for you to romantically work this into the pillow talk during a “special moment”!
Sorry about that. I was thinking you had recently posted that you were a man despite having a feminine sounded username. I must have been thinking of somebody else.
What it sounds like actually is a very hydraulic kind of sound – like you might hear in a pump room. A rhythmic, well, whoosh, but I mean the word in the original sense.
“Blood singing in your ears” is an expression that may have become old-fashioned. It is associated with … you know, I’m not really sure. Usually it’s used in literature at a point where the narrator has come to some kind of epiphany or crisis. So it seemed like the right expression to use.