Could it be, pounding means the same as Taos hum?
Perhaps www.brummt.de provides the most advanced discussion among laymen on this
phenomenon affecting just an estimated few thousands people worldwide.
http://iesk.et.uni-magdeburg.de/~blumsche/AuditoryFunction.html
Grig wrote:
> > I do not know for sure if you have tinnitus, though. Most do not claim
> they
> > hear a pounding, they usually hear a ringing or something similar.