Is This Pulsatile Tinnitus?

Hi, Logan,

It could be PT, but it's more likely to be tensor tympani syndrome, which may be experienced by people with tinnitus. It's a muscle spasm in the inner ear.

I've attached a link to an article about tensor tympani syndrome:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23571302

You might want to Google tensor tympani syndrome, for more information.

The tensor tympani is a muscle in the ear, and it can go into spasms sometimes, causing the symptom that feels like a flutter, or a heartbeat. I'm not a doctor, but I think it's possible that it could be aggravated by the fact that you have a cold.

 

Yes, I agree. I think if you had pulsatile tinnitus, you'd know it! My PT is constant, and I can time it to my heartbeat. Yours appears to be sporadic.

Please do report back after your cold subsides, to let me know if it's gone.

 

Hi, @Logan,

Thanks for the update! It sounds like you're doing a lot better, and it doesn't sound like PT to me. It sounds more like you might have had a muscle spasm (perhaps tensor tympani syndrome) during your cold, that may have caused the pulsating sound.

Glad to hear you're doing better!!