Just Introducing Myself

Hello everyone,

I am new here and just wanted to introduce myself.My name is Jana and I have been living with what I believe to be tinnitus for 6 years now, I have not been officially diagnosed and have just been coping with it this whole time. I have had lapses where it temporarily goes away but for the most part this is something that I experience daily.

Most things I have read seem to make it out that people only hear ringing with tinnitus, but I have 2 sounds that I hear and the ringing is the lesser of the two evils, although I do hear that in both ears, the one that bothers me the most is the "swooshing" sound. the only ways to describe it are like the sound of blood flow or the sound of a babies heartbeat on the Doppler or ultrasound machines. That sound I only experience in my right ear and its very strange but when I press on the right side of my neck the sound goes away, or if I open my mouth very widely the sound goes away. Does anyone here experience anything similar?

I have seen an audiologist who did some tests and looked at my ear with like a camera and he did say that my ear drum is heavily scarred, and that I do have lower than normal hearing for my age. I did suffer from chronic ear infections as a child and ended up having tubes put into my ears so maybe that's what has caused this damage for me? I don't know. I just hope to find more information and support now that I found this website and I know that there are other people out there who are living with this nuisance everyday too.

 

The swooshing is called pulsatile tinnitus. There is a section of the forum dedicated to this. It has many possible causes. Make sure to tell an ENT or a doctor who specializes in the cardiovascular system about symptoms in detail. Rarely pulsatile tinnitus can be caused by a life restening condition, but can also be caused by benign tumors which can be removed, or some other cardiovascular irregularity.

 

Thank you both for the extra info. I am definitely going to have to see someone about it but right now I am 8 months pregnant and just want to get my baby here without fear that something terribly wrong may be happening inside of me. I am looking forward to speaking with other fellow "whooshers" and am glad to know that I am not alone although I hate that others are suffering through this annoying symptom as well. May we all find relief from this somehow.

 

Hi Jana,
Though this site cannot cure "T". I found it one of the best coping mechanisms and places to go for relief. Knowing I'm (we) are not alone. We can all connect and discuss our pain and frustration.
I hope a cure/treatment is SOON! I don't care what it is anymore. I'd rather it wasn't drugs... I'd prefer an electronic modulation of some sort. But at this point - Anything!