I too have felt the whooshing sound. Only feel it on my right side (which is where I have most of my muscle tightness). I typicaly get mine even worse if I have a migraine and muscle spasms in the neck.

I had a migraine yesterday that was really bad, had me in bed all day. I was trying to listen to some relaxing music to relieve tension, had my ear buds in and it seemed like I could hear my heart beating in my ears. Hope that makes sense, is that similar to what you are referring to?