Pulsatile and Regular Tinnitus

hello everyone.just wondering if anyones unfortunate enough to have both.the pt is the one that's the toughest to deal with.have had it for about 14 weeks.all test came back negative.losing hope and wonder if ill ever get use to the noise in my head.

 

I have both. I've had pulsitile since 0ct of 1999. It was a bear to deal with in the beginning. I wore ear plugs to bed and played a CD player with headphones the rest of the time. I eventually habituated and it only really became something I noticed if I was congested. I started with ringing in my ears in Nov of 2011. It wasn't dreadful, but the beginning was hard. Habituated. Now, about 5-6 weeks ago my ringing has gone up to where I notice it over everything. I believe it's anxiety/TMJ related. Hoping to habituate and/or have it settle down once the antidepressant I'm on kicks in properly. Of course the louder ringing puts tinnitus at the forefront of my mind now, and that makes me notice the PT more now as well.

I have no idea what caused mine. The PT just showed up one day out of the blue. Now, oddly, I prefer to hear the PT. In fact when the ringing is going a bit too much, I'll intentionally make the PT louder (by turning my head) so it becomes the noise my brain focuses on. I'm scheduled to see an ENT the end of this month. I saw one about 2 years ago after the ringing started but never went for the MRI he wanted me to get. Think I'll get all that taken care of now just to make sure nothing is amiss.

The hardest part in the beginning is believing that you can habituate. It's possible, but it does take time. Spending less time thinking about tinnitus is the key... and that includes reading about it online. Use masking if necessary when it's really bothering you. I try to limit the amount of time I mask, usually only in the evenings when it's really loud. I think too much masking slows the habituation process. That's just me. I do use a white noise machine at bed, a fan, and an app on my ipad that creates nature sounds. Typically wind or summer bug noises.

It will get better if you allow yourself to believe it. It's just a noise.

 

hi Karen.ive had mri with contrast,

 

Got em both. Sugar and loud sounds makes the PT go nuts. Then I'm sound sensitive for a week or so. This is when I stuff cotton in my ears because almost every little sound will then really get my ears pounding. 40 plus years of this.

 

hi Karen. I had mri.mra,ct of the brain and ct angiogram of the neck area.the pulsating noise is worst at night.and loudest at night and in the morning.also very frustrating because it gets louder with any physical activity.it just started out of the blue.had a bad concussion 2 months earlier but three different doctors didn't think the pt was related to the concussion.thank you so much for the kind response.im so glad I found this site