Questions About Pulsatile Tinnitus

Hi all,

I am 28 years old, mom of three, I am obese and my right ear started whooshing out of the blue and its feels like there is icy hot in my ears.

I am currently in the process of figuring out whats going on with my ear. So a few questions those that suffer from pulsatile tinnitus, does it go on all day?

I only notice it when i turn my head certain ways and stand up quickly.

Do ear plugs make it go away? Because it does for me?

And I have had it for two months now, what are the chances of it being a dissection and possible blood clot?

I am having extreme anxiety over this, I am terrified I am going to have a stroke any minute. Just looking for reassurance as I go through the long process of getting testing. Doctors don't seem to be worried since they are doing a CT scan of the temporal bone first. Any insight would be great.

 

Hi @Afleece,
It could be down to high BP or your hearing being down a little and picking the sound up from your carotid artery.
Love glynis

 

Generally they are not serious health problems, but it could be anything fro.

- A change in the flow of blood in your arteries
- Your hearing becoming tuned into blood pumping
- Blood Pressure
- Ear infections and so forth.

Just like you I started having this about two and a half weeks ago.

Also, just like you, i can plug in an earplug and I can't hear it anymore .

Does this only happen to you when you are lying down?

 

Not usually only if I am on my belly reading a book. But i really notice it when standing up and bending over.

 

I get it when Im either lying down or on my belly, usually standing up I don't really hear it at all.

I think things like anxiety and stress can also elevate it , so the key is to just forget about it (easier said than done I know) but it should start to improve after a week or two.. mine has ; although it hasn't completely gone, it's better than it was.

I highly doubt you are going to have a stroke by the way, by for your own piece of mind, Perhaps go see a doctor about it.

 

I think you are right, i am on a new supplement that has gotten my anxiety under control. And the whooshing is still there but seems to be getting better.

 

Glad to hear it!

 

Very interested in your discussion. I get a noise in one ear when I have "nerves," probably anxiety. Loud passages in speech trigger it off. It sounds as if someone has dropped a pile of books, making a rrruuummp sort of noise. I can feel it too. I hate it.

 

I currently back at another ent. Whoosh is still there and still causing anxiety. CT scan came back clear. Foc said there is nothing they can do. So i am going to another one. He seems to be the same way. I am feeling so frustrated. Feel like I am just going to die any minute. This whooshing is controlling my life. Sorry I feel like this is the only place people will understand.