Pulsatile Tinnitus Won't Go Away and Doctor Says I'm Fine — What Are My Options?

It's been hard to sleep. The noise is so loud. I can hear my heartbeat so loud. It's awful.

I went to the doctor and I'm fine.

How could I be fine if I hear this awful noise?

He got close to my ear and he could hear it too. That is how loud it is.

Let me add, I just found out I'm pregnant and it is not helping.

What can I do? I noticed that when I lose weight, it gets more calm. When I wake up, it's calm as well. I find myself massaging my neck.

I wish I could just figure this out. If I cry about it, it gets louder...

Is there a doctor anyone can recommend? I'm in the Houston TX area, and desperate.

 

I have pulsatile tinnitus in my left ear, though I can only hear it when it's quiet, or if I'm stressed, or if my blood pressure is spiking.

Losing weight and getting your blood pressure under control can help. I don't know of any specific doctors, but you may want to read through this page:

https://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/aging-pulsatile-tinnitus

Side note: If you're drinking energy drinks, I would stop. That was a big problem for me. I loved having a Monster or two in the mornings to wake me up, but after some experimentation I found they were spiking my blood pressure and leading to louder tinnitus.

 

How long have you had it and how long have you been pregnant? It seems to impact pregnant women more often (as many as 33% of pregnant woman can get it according to this:

https://www.helpingmehear.com/tinnitus-articles/help-my-pregnancy-is-giving-me-tinnitus/)