Still Coping with Pulsatile Tinnitus Since 7/2017 and Finding Treatments

I've had Pulsatile Tinnitus (PT) in my left ear for about 1 year now. I can hear my heart beat in my left ear. It's not all day long. I notice it most when I'm resting. Some days its more severe then others. I'm lucky it hasn't bothered so much when I go to sleep. Only occasionally.

ENT exams along with Brain MRI/MRA, Ultrasound, CT Scans, and Cerebral Angiography all came back negative. I was told by the Neuro-radiologist that performed the Angiogram, the reason for my PT is due to large arteries.

Although I don't have high blood pressure, I was told to manage my stress better through meditation. Still trying to find answers since I still have some good days and some bad days. I do notice the more active I am the less I think about it or notice my PT.

I have been meditating in the morning and had some positive results when I stick with it. I also researched a site that said having a low sodium diet, limiting caffeine, exercise along with the meditation can help the symptoms too. Also saw an article that said I should stay away from aspirin which didn't make any sense to me since I thought baby aspirin would thin the blood for better flow to the brain. I will continue this path but am also interested to see if anyone else has had any success in reducing their PT with any other methods.

 

@Steven Walker,
If the pulsatile tinnitus becomes more of a problem for you then some people do find a low beta blocker or hearing aid helpful for pulsatile tinnitus ,so you could ask your doctor about them.
Love glynis

 

A few questions:
What does your pulsatile tinnitus sound like?
Can you change it by jaw or head movements?
Can you change it by squeezing blood vessels? (At your own risk).
Can the sound be heard by the examiner? (objektive Tinnitus).
There is also somatic pulsatile tinnitus (Levine et al.)

This is one of the best paper:
https://www.aerzteblatt.de/pdf.asp?id=141577

 

Hi Steven. I have PT and have had all of the same scans and procedures you have had and all cane back clear. My doctor has prescribed misoprostol (Cytotec). I haven’t started yet but will. Doctor had a patient that had relief with it and says it is really benign so no side affects.

Steven do you get tingling or vibrations with your PT?