 [ Symptoms ] why do i hear my heartbeat in my ears whenever i get even slightly stressed  whenever i get even slightly upset or stressed over something i can hear my heartbeating in my ears what causes this and should i be worried [ Disease ] the common cold is spread either by direct contact with infected secretions from contaminated surfaces or by inhaling the airborne virus after individuals sneeze or cough person to person transmission often occurs when an individual who has a cold blows or touches their nose and then touches someone or something else a healthy individual who then makes direct contact with these secretions can subsequently become infected often after their contaminated hands make contact with their own eyes or nose a cold virus can live on objects such as pens books telephones computer keyboards and coffee cups for several hours and can thus be acquired from contact with these objects