Subject: Re: I don't hear my heart From: Harriet B Jacobster <Hjacobster(at)AOL.COM> Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:37:41 EST-------------------------------1071077861 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit The things we think of!... I'm going to venture a guess on this one. I'm not sure it's really your "heart" you're hearing when you're sick, but rather the arteries in your head and neck (carotid etc.) that pulsate in rhythm with your heart. When you're sick, there is a certain amount of congestion in the head and middle ear cavity which serves to enhance the resonance (occlusion effect) and thus you will hear internal sounds you may not have heard before. (Rest assured....even if you don't hear it....it's there and beating ;-)...we hope) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Harriet B. Jacobster, Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA Board Certified in Audiology IHAER - Institute for Hearing Arts Education & Rehabilitation, LLC hearingarts(at)aol.com -------------------------------1071077861 Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=3DUTF-8 http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; charse= t=3Dutf-8"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV>The things we think of!...<BR><BR>I'm going to venture a guess on this=20= one. I'm not sure it's really your "heart" you're hearing when you're=20= sick, but rather the arteries in your head and neck (carotid etc.) tha= t pulsate in rhythm with your heart. When you're sick, there is a cert= ain amount of congestion in the head and middle ear cavity which serves= to enhance the resonance (occlusion effect) and thus you will hear int= ernal sounds you may not have heard before. (Rest assured....even if y= ou don't hear it....it's there and beating ;-)...we hope)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial size=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"= ><I>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR></FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DEnvi= ro color=3D#000000 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"DECORATIVE" PTSIZE=3D"12"></I>Harriet=20= B. Jacobster, Au.D., CCC-A, FAAA<BR>Board Certified in Audiology<BR>IHAER -=20= Institute for Hearing Arts Education & Rehabilitation, LLC<BR>hearingart= s(at)aol.com</FONT><FONT lang=3D0 face=3DArial color=3D#000000 size=3D2 FAMILY= =3D"SANSSERIF" PTSIZE=3D"10"><I><BR></I></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> -------------------------------1071077861--