I Have Pulsatile Tinnitus. Looking for Doctors in N. California That Understand Pulsatile Tinnitus

Cookie --- Doctors often tend to treat all tinnitus patients the same, when pulsating tinnitus is vascular in nature. Pulsating may have a different cause, and some cases are highly treatable. Finding a doctor who understands this can be challenging.

Lvc595 -- I'm not in California, but if you don't receive any responses here, you might try looking for a good neurotologist in your area. They have more specialized knowledge, and may spend more time working with you to find a solution.

I've tried that here, and had a lot of tests, but so far, no answers!

 

Me, too, Calin. I have more than one sound going on in my right ear right now --- a heartbeat pulsing sound, and a steady hissing/ringing tone. They are both going on simultaneously.

 

Karl --- That's interesting that you had a sort of pulsating quality in your left ear. I think some of us pulsating tinnitus sufferers may just have an abberation of "regular"tinnitus. In my case, that may be true, since various tests have turned up nothing of note. I have both hissing, like you, and an undercurrent of pulsating. My pulsating used to be stronger; it felt more like a drumbeat than a whoosh. It is a little bit softer now, but there is still a vibrational quality to it. It sounds like a soft drumbeat now.

You're lucky, by the way, to have found a tinnitus discussion group in your area. I wish there were one around here! It really helps to have the support of others in the same boat, and I'm really grateful to have found all of you at Tinnitus Talk!