Poll: Have You Had an MRI of the Head?

Have you had an MRI of the head?

  • No, because my doctor did not order it

  • No, because I don't want one

  • No, because I haven't seen a doctor

  • Yes, it was completely negative

  • Yes, it did not reveal the cause of tinnitus, but had other benign incidental findings

  • Yes, it did not reveal the cause of tinnitus, but had other major findings

  • Yes, and it revealed pathology related to my tinnitus


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DavidM

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Jul 17, 2014
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Tinnitus Since
2008
Hello. I am new to this forum and have had ultra high pitched tinnitus since 2008, with a recent serious unprovoked spike that is heavily affecting my daily activities. My ENT will not order an MRI (to rule out an acoustic neuroma mainly, but also other intracranial pathology related to tinnitus). He wants to wait. I'm curious as to how many of you have had this done.
 
Hi, David,

I've had an MRI/MRA (with contrast) of the head, and nothing remarkable was found. My doctor ordered this test for me because I have pulsatile tinnitus, which is most often a vascular condition. I think doctors are reluctant to order MRI's for patients with regular tinnitus unless they think there may be other issues involved.
 
In my experience MRI scans for tinnitus very rarely show anything. I had one done years ago. Mine is somatosensory too, thinking it was to do with jaw, skull issues. It was completely negative.

A scan showing electrical activity in the brain would be more interesting, but what can any doctor do about an abnormality with that?
 

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