Pulsatile Tinnitus — Now on Tinnitus Talk

I'm might just need to see a private doctor. The bulk billing ones are not very helpful or they just don't give a damn.

 

It was suggested that I should be checked out for vascular issues, any information on what is done to determine if it is a cardio issues. On this spike day wouldn't that be easier to "cure"?

 

I hear a sound similar to when you drag your fingernail against tight jeans maybe when I put my head under water in the tub and I have a high pulse for some reason (anxiety as of late)

has had it all my life, i think it's normal to have it to some degree. but that goes for all tinnitus i guess

 

I'm constantly feeling my head beat and it even causes me to not even to keep my foot on the break when I'm driving, it's like an intense pressure I'm feeling in my head.. and it won't go away. It's 24/7. I hear slight ringing when it's quiet, but it's mostly the beating and pressure in my head that's bothering me the most.

 

Hi everybody,
I'm new to the forum and I am suffering from PT and T - same as Menno I have exactly the same symptons of PT anT:
1) PT subsides after Jogging/Swimming. The moment I get up from sitting or lying down, it's back.
2) When running PT takes rhytm of my steps as opposed to heartbeat
3) PT worse in the morning and at night
4) Have been sleeping on my stomach for last 3 years - now only on my side and back
5) Stopped drinking alcohol and down to 1 cup of coffee per day.
6) Started taking a multitude of vitmamins.

Have had PT for the last 6 months and T for the last 2 years. Visited my GP, who was pretty thorough and eventually sent me for a CT scan, which revealed nothing. Sent me to an ENT, who found nothing wrong, just told me there isn't any treatment for T.

Menno, I would like to hear back from you whether you have found any cure or cause for your PT.

Kind regards
OzzieDownUnder

 

I've learned quickly that one is often not able to receive an unbiased "different" opinion from another specialist as we used to. The Health system has now arranged a new computer system where they all are able to interract/observe your file with one another, even from a different state. So If you happen to ask/see another specialist in another state, they will quickly respond, stating to see your "local" dr. (giving your a name) which mysteriously- happens to be the one you've seen. It's becoming more corrupt, biased and a poorer health system... I am not sure if it's due to doctor's revolting against Obamacare to lessen insurance fraud - I don't know.. I do know the new system is not allowing patients to have 2nd -unbiased- opinions from other specialists now which is very uncomfortable.

 

My family dr. has been very proactive in trying to support me in getting further help as I'm going further into depression- I cannot sleep without a large dosage of anti-anxiety and sleep meds, can't concentrate or able to do my usual daily activities. I also am not able to use my new cochlear processor, as it worsens the tinnitus, taking me off balance. My neuro-oto. never returned the many calls from either myself or my family dr. (after earning over 100k from the CI company). No follow ups. I will be seeing a vascular surgeon tmw and going to the vestibular/balance center next week to check my nystagmus, vestibular, audiological issues (at a diff. hospital from where the neuro-oto. works). I advise sufferers to never give up, get a 2nd opinion and try to get a good family Dr. who is not afraid of politics to be your advocate. Will keep you posted on my updates later.

 

My intermittent right side P.T. stops if I compress the left side of my neck, tried it after I read this article below. I'm hoping I don't have a dural fistula. MRI nothing, ice, meditation, breathing exercises and massage of trigger points on neck helps, low stress keeps mine intermittent. Started 10 months after head neck trauma. Starting Qi Gong today.

A case of a 58-year-old man with right side pulsatile tinnitus originating from a small dural arteriovenous fistula (DAVF) of the jugular bulb is described. The tinnitus was alleviated by contralateral (opposite side) neck compression. This unusual observation ruled out venous pulsatile tinnitus, although a temporal bone CT scan showed a high jugular bulb. The fistula was confirmed by angiographic study. The patient was treated by transarterial embolization of the fistula and remains free of symptoms 1 year after treatment.​

Mine is also Objective, I recorded it on my phone. It is creepy. Good luck everyone

 

Yes I had both PT and regular tinnitus. I'm used to the tinnitus so its not an issue for me after so many years. I gradually developed PT about 2 years ago. Before it became full-blown PT I noticed an itchy sensation inside my left ear. This sensation was followed by the pulsing (swooshing) sound which got progressively worse. It peaked at about 12 months. But after 1.5 years it started to improve. After two years I made a 100% recovery. The real test is late at night when there is no sound in the room. No more swooshing sounds, not even the slightest. The regular tinnitus lives on though but its no big thing for me because I've been dealing with it for so long.

Disclaimer: I had been dealing with a somewhat elevated BP so I cut way down on sodium, increased my potassium (4.7-5+ grams per day, from food and supplements), I take Hawthorne Berry extract and CoQ10 for cardiovascular health. I also follow a plant-based (not vegan/vegetarian) diet. Was it one of these or a combination of these things that helped? I don't have a clue.

 

The survey showed 17.72%:
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/thread...rom-the-large-survey-5000-participants.27654/
That seems to be remarkable difference from the mentioned 3%.

 

Hi Fish,

Sorry for bringing this back to life but I typed “yawning + tinnitus” in google and it sent me here.

Actually I have a permanent tinnitus for more than ten years but for the past months I have a pulsative ringing on one side, it’s not permanent but I can hear it at night and in the morning. I often search for a source of the noise in my apparent but in the end it appears to be just me...

Also I noticed just like you that when a stretch or yawn there is a loud tinnitus at around 1khz. It’s on the same side as the pulsative T. I guess there must be a connection between the 2.
I would like to add the sound is too treble to be blood / heart beat related. 1khz is not treble but it’s really far from bassy.
Finally, I can’t hear that sound with ear buds. So it really seems to be related to a physical thing, maybe something pressing a nerve...

I’m wondering if this is not related to a bacteria because I’m very tired for months and sometimes have difficulties to breathe. Doctors can’t find anything in my blood but they told me there is something in regards of a general inflammation in my body. Can be an infection but something hard to find so I’ll see a “Dr House” doctor at the hospital in 2 weeks to progress. Hopefully this is not Lyme...

On your side did you find what your problem is/was?

Edit: not only when yawning the Woosh also comes to life when I put my small finger in the ear and “play” with the pressure in the canal.

 

To bounce on your conclusion: or it might be the end of an infection affecting your ear canal. Sometimes we have to fight viruses (or mycoplasma pneumoniae since it’s an early discovery which is hard to detect and more common that we imagine and affects ears besides small daily cold sticky symptoms) for longer than expected and without fever we are not even aware we are sick, we usually notice we are tired more than usual, sometimes for months or years and we just think this is related to stress or not enough sleep.

 

Looks like I cannot edit my post anymore so sorry for postin g a third in a row.

All I wanted to edit is that my PTdoesn't sound like a "woosh" as I understand to all of you "woosh" is like a baby ultrasound imagery = a sound related to blood pressure.

In my case it sounds a lot more like a concert of crystal glasses, with multiple 800 to 3000khz pure tone sounds.

I don't even know an ENT I could meet to tell this story without him/her to raise en eyebrow. Sometimes I'm thinking about generating what I hear on an audio software.