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

[Yoan]

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.

 

[patorjk]

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.

 

[WIllyC]

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/)