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Hello, in my message I referred to SSPT, somatosensory pulsatile tinnitus. Still classified as pulsatile tinnitus, well because the noise pulsates...
Hi Guys, I haven't posted here for quite some time. So I thought I would share my current somatic and pulsatile tinnitus update. I always...
In some instances the acid can actually enter the Eustachian tube and get into the middle ear and cause infection and inflammation. I have GERD...
Problem with GERD (I have done all of this) you end up taking PPI - which work, but you also use Benzos for anxiety and tinnitus, which if you...
Hello, I asked him to follow this study; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771359/ Which included acupuncture points; GB2, GB20,...
Hi Guys, I thought I would update about acupuncture I have been receiving. I have had 3 treatments and I have to say somehow it has actually had...
Hello, I thought I would share my experience with acupuncture. I have had 5 sessions with a local acupuncturist who needled around the various...
Hi Guys, I always have a strong coffee before my gym workout and find that the coffee really spikes the tinnitus. I can see the various threads...
Hello, the neurologist could not understand how I could change the noise left to right by pushing my jaw left and right and making it quieter with...
From my understanding of SSPT everyone who develops it has some sort of hearing loss. Even when you have a hearing test to 20khz and it shows no...
I am just guessing here, but presumably whatever movement you can do to modulate the sound the most, like moving your jaw or neck is most likely...
Hello, I was also curious about using TENS as a potential treatment. It seems to me that Susan Shores device is essentially TENS tuned/times to...
Hi, I have posted here a few times about my Tinnitus and Pulsatile Tinnitus. Recently I went diving, the first time since the onset of the...
Hi, I also found prescription melatonin 2mg had a definite reducing effect on my tinnitus. I think the hormone is not well understood and the way...
Hi Greg, I think the benzo test is a good way to determine if PT is somatic type or a real vascular issue. This is just my own opinion and I...
Hi Chris, If you get a scan in an older less powerful machine like a 1.5Tesla machine, contrast is useful. But most places use the 3.0Tesla...
I deal with medical equipment. Specifically ultrasound machines. Some of the better units I have are good at imaging nerves. I have held the scan...
Hi Chris, My understanding is that radiologists like contrast images because they are easier to read. But a non contrast MRI read by a descent...
Hello Chris, I have not seen any improvement in my case. I had a non contrast MRI and it showed nothing abnormal. My understanding is you can...
Hi, I just woke up with Tinnitus and it quickly morphed into this high pitched PT. That is funny you contacted Levine. I tracked the poor guy...
Hello Chris, You have pretty much described my problem too. Does yours have a high pitched pulsatile sound too? Have you noticed that if you...
Hello friends I have winged here a few times about my tinnitus and high pitched pulsatile tinnitus that I can modulate with jaw and head...
Hi Guys, Finally after months in the queue I had my Neurologist appointment. He sort of reviewed the MRI quickly and did a few basic neurological...
Hi Guys, So I am still chasing up my pulsatile tinnitus issues, it has been 10 months of insanity for me. Scanned MRI/MRA/TMJ non contrast with...
I have noticed that the feedback cycle of stress are related to PT. So you end up hearing your PT, it makes you stressed, you end up with elevated...
I think with stress and elevated cortisol come a whole host of side-effects one of which is increasing tinnitus levels. Many studies have shown...
Makes you wonder the type of personality that has a predisposition to developing T. As 'Champ' pointed out, this forum seems to have a...
You mentioned you completed an MRA (done in a MRI machine), normally the sequence to get an MRA image involves a normal MRI sequence that is then...
That's what mine sounds like too...
Hi guys, I thought this was an interesting read for those who do have headaches and tinnitus....
Hi Greg, Thanks for your suggestions. Before experiencing this myself I would have dismissed anyone who said they had tinnitus. I have found it...
Hello guys, I notice there seems to be a connection with bruxism, TMJ issues, neck issues , sleep apnea and tinnitus. I wondered if anyone had...
Hi guys, I know some people out there are into the science behind tinnitus beyond the usual 'loud noise exposure' reasoning you will get from...
Hello, Recently for 7 months I have had constantly elevated (above normal) red blood / haemocrit HCT levels. This is a normally a diagnosis of...
I am not sure if it applies in your case. But inexplicably it just seems to go away for a few hours of the day, generally toward the end of the...
I have this same high pitched PT that jaw movements can reduce/increase the volume. Pushing in front of my ears makes it squeal louder. If any of...
This might sound a bit crazy to many. Probably many will disagree with me. But a way to narrow down the PT is to take a benzodiazpine like Valium...
I have pulsatile T as well. Tests all negative. It's back to the somatic pulsatile tinnitus by Levine. Worth a read, you can google it. He has a...
I think there is no question that GERD/LPR can cause acid to flow up into the Eustachian tube and into the inner ear causing damage and infection...
I also have this high frequency pulsatile T. Sounds like a Christmas bell in sync to heart beat. Gets loud morning until afternoon then slightly...
Hi Guys, I have read a lot of information here, certainly helps when this overwhelming noise stops normal social interactions. 6 weeks ago I...
