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That sounds like very good news all round! I am pleased for you. Can you describe what your tinnitus was like? Did it pulsate? Or woosh in time...

Well that sounds like good news to me Dom. I was just wondering how you were the other day when I came across an older post. You sound like you...

Yes. Absolutely I need to hear these stories. Thank you. It's what keeps me going. I am struggling to stay positive at the moment. Maybe its just...

@Scared111 yes both sides. its different on each side. the right is louder and wooshes 24/7 more often like a pulsating hiss. the left is higher...

Hello @kaylarose43 I have pulsatile tinnitus. I had an mri scan and the ent specialist ruled everything out but noted I had a couple of vascular...

Thank you for your story. I'm still suffering nine months in and need to read success stories like yours. I've only managed to actually speak to...

@Paul13 me too. Just wondering about the prospect of having to live with my ears pulsating for the rest of my life. I'm 58. Some days I'm nearly...

I find it helpful to hear peoples experiences of PT so thank you everyone. Otherwise I would think I'm totally alone with this distressing...

When I discussed the results of my MRI scan the ENT said it showed I had a couple of vascular loops, which are blood vessels looped around your...

Hello @kgrandchamp thanks for your story. you mention swishing noises in your ears. Is there a pulsating element to your tinnitus? In time with...

Hello. That's interesting. I developed PT several months ago and have not yet found a cause. Unlike normal T I think that PT must have a physical...

Try not to get too despondent. Maybe it's just a setback and things will improve again. My T sounds like a washing machine too. I've had it about...

Kopesy thank you for posting your story and telling us of your journey. I hope things continue to get even better for you.

Hello Alex. I would just like to empathise as I'm going through similar. I had a lot of hissing tinnitus which seems to have subsided but I'm left...

This is good news! There is hope. I do hope things continue to get better for you and that you enjoy that holiday.

I've just seen this story Lorac. And it's just what I needed to hear justnow. That healing and improvmement does happen.... slowly. Thanks for...

Thanks @Fungus . I read your story and know what you went through. I take heart that treatment worked well for you and you're ok now. Thanks a lot...

Thanks @glynis and @Karen I have wondered about blood pressure. I do get it checked and it seems mostly normal but it might have been elevated at...

I do hope it will get better and better for you and I think you are doing everything right :)

Me too. Thanks Karen. I also tend to have extreme reactions to meds and other stuff. And I do have lifelong eczema ocassional athsma and...

Hello @Fungus thank you for this. I am still new to tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus and still seeing ENT. It's uplifting to hear you got used to...

It is a low point for sure I know. Each of us finds our own path and way of coping through these rough times. Antidepressants are there if we...

I know how you feel. I also have pulsatile tinnitus. I had ordinary tinnitus back in june, just in my right ear. When the ordinary tinnitus...

Does anyone take St John's Wort? I am thinking of trying this for a while. I hear it can be an effective mood enhancer and is very safe.

I think things do get easier in time, which brings improved sleep. although I'm not there myself. I've had tinnitus since june and still...

Thanks. I've ordered some online and will try it. I'm not taking anything else at the moment other than chamomile tea.

@Karen I am thinking about taking Holy Basil. Can you remember how long you took it for? Do you know if it is safe for long term usage?

How long does it take to take effect? In a calming way l mean.

Thanks again. I was going to ask about your experience of it if you are using it. I think I will give it a try. Someone said somewhere it us...

Yes thanks michael. I have also been thinking about st johns wort. Although I dont think I am depressed. Just anxious and tired.

My T Started with a VERY loud hissing, with a background pulsating. The hissing seems to have abated apart from occasional bouts. But the...

Question to anyone who supplements with magnesium. What is the best form / combination? And how long does it take to work? I understand it may...

Yeah was only wondering if anyones else had experienced the same. Its the first time ive been ill since I contracted tinitus five months ago. That...

Meds or not? Having read around, success stories and the like. I wonder if just pushing through with the insomnia, assuming that sleep patterns...

Can you use mirtazapine ocassionally as a sleep aid? I was prescribed this as im suffering terribly with anxiety and terrible insomnia now 5...

On the big issue of how to move forward if T sticks around a while......Everyone wants to habituate as quickly as possible. Or at least get to...

Yes thanks for all this michael. I know. But I am equally afraid of meds now due to some bad experiences, and afraid of withdrawals. Also I'm...

I'm in such a dilemma with this. I'm suffering a lot of fear anxiety and insomnia since t started five months ago. I'm not averse to meds if they...

I've had a wooshing tinnitus in my right ear since june. Goes in time with my heart beat. Never stops just gets softer or louder depending on.......

Ok I might try a glass of wine tonight and see what happens. I used to drink a lot if wine before this happened. Maybe it would do no harm........

Has anyone ever had pulsatile tinnitus in both ears? My unilateral PT has recently worsened and gone bilateral. I can't cope with this. Do...

I've just been reading through this thread and just wondered how many people here are taking, or took Mirtazapine. How long did you take it? And...

And I do believe a lot of my pulsatile tinnitus (now in both ears) is down to prolonged stress and anxiety. It's gradually gotten worse last few...

I am seeing my new doctor today where we will review my case. I get where you are coming from @Michael Leigh and yes, but I am so conflicted. I do...

I tried benadryl too, which is called nytol here in britain and can be bought over the counter. Maybe it was a bad night when I tried it but it...

Yeah I drank a strong brew of chamomile tea and slept for seven hours last night, although I woke a few times and went back off again. Probably...

Thanks Michael. I dont know what to do. Everything I did with medication seemed to add a new dimension to the original tinnitus problem. I...

I'm in Scotland. I just recently changed my GP because I felt he wasn't taking me seriously and just giving me the brush off. I think everyone has...

My pulsatile tinnitus is in my right ear and it used to go away when I lay on my left side in bed. I wondered if the cause was fluid, which moved...

Hello from a fellow sufferer in scotland. I know its not much help but I have had similar syptoms for past 4 and a bit months. So I know how you...

Thanks @Michael Leigh i re read the positivity bit. Don't have a printer though. On that note I'd also like to thank @billie48 again. From his...

Yes I was thinking about st johns wort. I've used it before. Thanks for the reminder. Maybe best to give it a couple weeks to get the...

I just want to know that things will improve in time. Or at least feel a bit confident that it might. Ive lost a lot of weight as well and it...

Yeah I have tried mirtazapine. I wish it were that simple. It gave me a reasonable night's (although broken) sleep for a few days then it got less...

@Samantha R I take my hat off to you managing this with two little ones to get up to on top of everything. I don't have that and I struggle. It...