Hear that Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitability.

I have this strange medical condition that's been bothering me for some time. I hear my own pulsating heartbeat in my right ear. I used to think it was just earwax buildup or something. It becomes worse when I have a stuffed nose or allergies. I went to see a doctor who was really quite useless. He tells me that usually older people get this, and sometimes it could be caused by a stroke. Taking into account my age and general health, that seems rather unlikely. He tells me that it could also be some blocked sinuses in my nasal cavity and that surgery may be an option. I really don't know what triggered it though. Now, because autumn is fastly approaching and my mucus happy nose goes haywire in the chilly air, this pulsating sound has gotten even worse. I'm constantly hearing VROOM VROOM VROOM in my right ear, so bad that it's distracting me from everyday life. It's especially noticeable at night, when it's quiet and for me, it's simply thunderous.

The flip side is (and I'm always looking for amusement for myself) that my thundering heartbeat sound in my ear makes life a bit more dramatic too. Going to the bathroom at night. Before, it would just be any old mundane thing. Now, I have my personal soundtrack and scary music, "THUNLUMP THUNLUMP THUNLUMP" Sometimes when I tilt my head a certain way, it goes away. Other times, it gets louder. Well I guess I can be thankful that I'm just hearing beats, not voices. When I began hearing voices in my head and God forbid that I should start talking back to them, someone please do me a favor and put me to sleep.