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That matters, because most people with tinnitus are not much bothered by it,\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> while a pulsing sound more often has a cause in the blood vessels that a doctor can look for.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-self-test\/\">BioProfile&#8217;s heart and blood vessel scan<\/a> gives you an indication of where you stand today with the health of your heart and blood vessels. It is self-insight, to help you make better choices about food and lifestyle. The scan is not a diagnosis. It tells you nothing about the cause of a sound in your ear, and only a doctor can look for that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-takeaways is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In short<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li>Hearing your own heartbeat in your ear is called pulsatile tinnitus. Fewer than 1 in 100 people with tinnitus have this pulsing form, and the sound is usually heard in one ear.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>In an American clinic group of 164 people with this sound, the sound got louder when lying down for about 4 in 10, and for about 3 in 4 the source was in the blood vessels.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>A pulsing sound in one ear, a sudden start, or ear pain, headache, dizziness or worse vision along with it are reasons to make an appointment with your GP.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\n\n\n<li>The BioProfile heart scan gives you self-insight into your heart and blood vessels. The scan is not a diagnosis and says nothing about the cause of a sound in your ear.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-toc is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-toclabel wp-block-paragraph\">Contents<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-een-hartslag-in-je-oor-is\">What a heartbeat in your ear is<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hoe-veelvoorkomend-het-is\">How common it is<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hartslag-in-oor-bij-liggen-waarom-het-luider-is\">Heartbeat in your ear when lying down: why it is louder<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-artsen-erachter-vinden\">What doctors find behind it<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#hoe-een-arts-naar-de-oorzaak-zoekt\">How a doctor looks for the cause<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wanneer-je-naar-de-huisarts-gaat\">When to see your GP<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#wat-de-hartscan-meet-en-wat-de-scan-niet-meet\">What the heart scan measures and what it does not<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#samengevat\">In summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-een-hartslag-in-je-oor-is\">What a heartbeat in your ear is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts describes pulsatile tinnitus as hearing your blood whooshing in time with your heartbeat, sometimes on one side of the head, and names a narrowed blood vessel, for example in the neck, as a possible cause.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> The Hersen+Zenuw Centrum of Maastricht UMC+ adds that the sound is usually heard in one ear. The sources the centre names are narrowed or widened blood vessels, a blood vessel lying against the hearing nerve, a benign glomus tumour in the ear, or contractions of the tiny muscles of the middle ear.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> The rhythm you hear is your pulse. What counts as a normal resting heart rate is on our page about <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/normal-heart-rate\/\">a normal heart rate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Put simply: what you hear is usually blood flowing close to the ear, and there is a short list of known reasons why the ear picks it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-veelvoorkomend-het-is\">How common it is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tinnitus in general is common. A review of studies from around the world found that about 14 in 100 adults have some form of tinnitus and about 2 in 100 have a severe form. Tinnitus becomes more common as you get older, from about 1 in 10 adults under 45 to almost 1 in 4 from 65.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">4<\/a><\/sup> In the Lifelines cohort in the north of the Netherlands, 6.4 per cent of 124,609 adults had constant tinnitus. Constant tinnitus was much more common in people with hearing problems, and slightly more common in people with a heart rhythm disorder or depression.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">5<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pulsing form is a small part of that. In the Netherlands, 1 to 1.5 million people have tinnitus, and fewer than 1 in 100 of them hear the pulsing form.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> So hearing your heartbeat is unusual, and that is one reason to look into it more closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hartslag-in-oor-bij-liggen-waarom-het-luider-is\">Heartbeat in your ear when lying down: why it is louder<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a specialist clinic in San Francisco, 164 people with pulsatile tinnitus were examined in detail. For about 4 in 10 of them, the sound got worse when lying down. A different body position made the sound worse for two in three, and better for about 4 in 10.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> A German review article explains a useful difference: a sound caused by a vein often gets quieter or stops when the vein in the neck on that side is pressed or the head is turned towards the sound, while a sound from an artery does not respond to this.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means for you: a sound that changes with the way you lie down is common in this group, and the way it changes gives a doctor a first clue about which blood vessel is involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-artsen-erachter-vinden\">What doctors find behind it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the clinic&#8217;s 164 patients, the source was in a vein in almost half, in an abnormal short circuit between an artery and a vein in about 1 in 5, in an artery in fewer than 1 in 10, and outside the blood vessels in about 1 in 4. Of the cases in a vein, about three quarters had their source in a narrowed large vein in the brain, including a condition called idiopathic intracranial hypertension: raised pressure inside the skull with no known cause.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> Bear in mind that this was a specialised group, selected for detailed imaging of the blood vessels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a German group of 77 patients, doctors found a cause in almost 9 in 10 when the sound was in one ear, and in about 4 in 10 when it was in both ears. The most common findings were tumours of the bone around the ear with a rich blood supply, variations in the veins, and narrowed blood vessels.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Raised pressure inside the skull shows how the sound can go together with other signs. In a North American study of 165 people with this condition, about half heard a pulsing sound in the ear, the majority had headaches, and about two in three had brief moments of reduced vision.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">7<\/a><\/sup> Put simply: a pulsing sound in one ear, or a sound that comes with headaches or changes in your sight, is the kind of sound you want to have checked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"hoe-een-arts-naar-de-oorzaak-zoekt\">How a doctor looks for the cause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A review of 17 studies with 1,232 patients compared different scans. A CT scan of the blood vessels found a cause most often, in about 86 in 100 patients. An MRI found one in just over half, and an ultrasound of the carotid arteries in about 1 in 5. The authors conclude that choosing the scan based on the signs a person has works better than examining everyone the same way.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> Maastricht UMC+ notes that an MRI can help find a cause in the blood vessels, but does not always give a clear answer.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What this means: the first step is a GP who listens to your story and examines you, because your story decides which tests make sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wanneer-je-naar-de-huisarts-gaat\">When to see your GP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thuisarts names clear warning signs. Call your GP straight away if the tinnitus starts suddenly and you suddenly hear less in one ear. Make an appointment if the sound starts suddenly, for example after an accident or a blow to the head, if it is in one ear, or if ear pain, headache, dizziness or problems with your sight come with it.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"wat-de-hartscan-meet-en-wat-de-scan-niet-meet\">What the heart scan measures and what it does not<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BioProfile heart scan gives you a picture of where you stand today with the health of your heart and blood vessels, as a baseline that can be measured again later. It is self-insight. The scan does not hear any sound, does not find any blood vessel and says nothing about the cause of a pulsing in your ear. The scan is not a diagnosis. Your daily habits count towards that picture of your heart and blood vessels. You can read what sitting still does to your body in <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/effects-of-too-little-movement-what-it-does-to-your-body\/\">the effects of moving too little<\/a>, and which heart complaints women report in <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-complaints-women-symptoms\/\">heart complaints in women<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"samengevat\">In summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hearing your heartbeat in your ear is the rare, pulsing form of tinnitus. The sound often changes when you lie down or turn your head, and in specialist studies the source was usually in the blood vessels, often in a vein. When the sound is in one ear, a cause is often found, more often than when it is in both ears. A sudden start, pulsing on one side, or headache, dizziness, ear pain or worse eyesight alongside it are reasons to see your GP. The heart scan gives you self-insight into your heart and blood vessels. Finding the cause of the sound is a job for a doctor.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-cta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">See where your heart and blood vessels stand<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Answer the questions in the heart and blood vessel scan and your score appears in your dashboard. What the scan measures and what it is based on is set out on the scan page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-self-test\/\">Start the heart scan<\/a><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-ctamicro wp-block-paragraph\">Free, about 3 minutes. An analysis of your answers, never a diagnosis. <a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/free-health-check-tests\/\">All health scans<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--wash is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"veelgestelde-vragen\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What causes a heartbeat in my ear?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Usually you are hearing the blood itself, flowing close to the ear in time with your heartbeat.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup> Known sources are narrowed or widened blood vessels, a blood vessel lying against the hearing nerve, a benign glomus tumour in the ear, or contractions of the tiny muscles of the middle ear.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> Which of these applies to you is for a doctor to assess.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What does a pulsing sound in my ear mean?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A pulsing sound in time with your pulse is the pulsatile form of tinnitus, a rare form of ringing in the ears.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">1<\/a><\/sup> When the sound is in one ear, doctors often find a cause, more often than when it is in both ears.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup> That is why a pulsing sound on one side is a reason to make an appointment with your GP.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why is pulsatile tinnitus worse when I lie down?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In an American clinic group, the sound got worse when lying down for about 4 in 10 people, and a different body position changed the sound for most of them.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> A sound from a vein often gets quieter when the vein in the neck is pressed or the head is turned towards the sound. A sound from an artery does not respond to this.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Is it normal to feel your heartbeat in your ear during the menopause?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sources in this article do not look at the menopause. What they do show: in a large American clinic group with this sound, two in three were women and the median age was 56.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">2<\/a><\/sup> A pulsing sound that is new, sits in one ear or comes with headache, dizziness or worse vision is a reason to see your GP at any age.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-faq-item is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Can the heart scan find the cause of the sound in my ear?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scan does not do that. It gives you self-insight into the health of your heart and blood vessels. Finding the cause of a sound takes an examination and sometimes imaging, chosen by a doctor.\u2060<sup class=\"bp-blog-sup\"><a href=\"#bronnen\">8<\/a><\/sup> The scan is not a diagnosis.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--beige bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bronnen\">Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-srclead wp-block-paragraph\">Every source below was checked on the day this article was published. The numbering follows the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list bp-blog-refs\">\n\n<li>Hersen+Zenuw Centrum, Maastricht UMC+. Pulsatiele tinnitus. No date on the page. <a href=\"https:\/\/hersenenzenuwcentrum.mumc.nl\/pulsatiele-tinnitus\">hersenenzenuwcentrum.mumc.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cummins DD, Caton MT, Hemphill K, et al. Clinical evaluation of pulsatile tinnitus: history and physical exam techniques to predict vascular etiology. Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery, 2024;16(5):516-521. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/jnis-2023-020440\">doi.org\/10.1136\/jnis-2023-020440<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>NHG. Ik heb last van oorsuizen (tinnitus): oorzaken en adviezen. Thuisarts.nl, last updated 20 July 2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisarts.nl\/oorsuizen\/ik-heb-last-van-oorsuizen\">thuisarts.nl<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Jarach CM, Lugo A, Scala M, van den Brandt PA, Cederroth CR, Odone A, Garavello W, Schlee W, Langguth B, Gallus S. Global prevalence and incidence of tinnitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Neurology, 2022. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamaneurol.2022.2189\">doi.org\/10.1001\/jamaneurol.2022.2189<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Schubert NMA, Rosmalen JGM, van Dijk P, Pyott SJ. A retrospective cross-sectional study on tinnitus prevalence and disease associations in the Dutch population-based cohort Lifelines. Hearing Research, 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.heares.2021.108355\">doi.org\/10.1016\/j.heares.2021.108355<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Hofmann E, Behr R, Neumann-Haefelin T, Schwager K. Pulsatile tinnitus: imaging and differential diagnosis. Deutsches \u00c4rzteblatt International, 2013. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3238\/arztebl.2013.0451\">doi.org\/10.3238\/arztebl.2013.0451<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Wall M, Kupersmith MJ, Kieburtz KD, et al. The Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial: clinical profile at baseline. JAMA Neurology, 2014;71(6):693-701. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1001\/jamaneurol.2014.133\">doi.org\/10.1001\/jamaneurol.2014.133<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n<li>Cao AC, Hwa TP, Cavarocchi C, et al. Diagnostic yield and utility of radiographic imaging in the evaluation of pulsatile tinnitus: a systematic review. Otology en Neurotology Open, 2023;3(2):e030. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/ONO.0000000000000030\">doi.org\/10.1097\/ONO.0000000000000030<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Also read<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-related is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-rate-and-fitness-talking-therapy-heart-rhythm\/\">Heart rate and fitness: can talking therapy change your heart rhythm?<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/healthy-blood-pressure-american-heart-association-advisory\/\">Healthy blood pressure: why so few people reach it, and the new chart from the American Heart Association<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/low-heart-rate-symptoms\/\">Low heart rate symptoms: when a slow heartbeat is normal, what it can point to and when to see a doctor<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/palpitations-after-eating\/\">Heart palpitations after eating: what a meal asks of your heart in the first half hour<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/effects-of-too-little-movement-what-it-does-to-your-body\/\">The effects of moving too little: what it does in your body, what the large studies show and what a heart and blood vessel scan measures<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/heart-complaints-women-symptoms\/\">Heart complaints in women: which symptoms the studies count, and when to contact a doctor<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/en\/normal-heart-rate\/\">Normal heart rate: the guidelines, and where the figures come from<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--tight is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Written by<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-author is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg\" alt=\"Jesse van der Velde\" class=\"wp-image-4815\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bioprofile.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/author-jesse-round-320-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorid is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorrole wp-block-paragraph\">Founder of BioProfile<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorname wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authorbody is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorbio wp-block-paragraph\">Jesse van der Velde has been guiding people to a new body and optimal health since 2006, and has written or co-written fifteen books on nutrition and health. Forever Young (2012) and Superfood Recipes (2013) both reached number 1 in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-authormeta is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-authorbio wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.linkedin.com\/in\/jessevdv\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-dates wp-block-paragraph\">Published on 10 November 2026 \u00b7 Last updated on 10 November 2026<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group bp-blog-sec bp-blog-sec--foot is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n\n<p class=\"bp-blog-legal wp-block-paragraph\">BioProfile analyses your health status to guide you and your coach. It does not make a diagnosis, only a doctor can do that. Built on validated health questionnaires; the combined BioProfile score is not itself a validated clinical instrument yet. 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