 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / January 2004Pulse Sound, Is It Tinnitus?
Hello.. I'm a almost 41 yr old female. I'v had a sound in my left ear for about 2 years now, it seem's like my pulse or the sound you hear if you get an heart ultra-sound test. It is sometimes lower or quieter, not too noticeable, and it varies in loudness when I tilt or move my head around. My internist gave me a no dye cat scan of the head and it did'nt show anything, so he said see a e.n.& t. doctor since it might be related to hearing loss. I'm waiting to see the ear doctor, and wanted your oppinion in the mean time. Thanks for any input, Y.D. > Hello.. I'm a almost 41 yr old female. I'v had a sound in my left ear > for about 2 years now, it seem's like my pulse or the sound you hear if [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > related to hearing loss. I'm waiting to see the ear doctor, and wanted > your oppinion in the mean time. Thanks for any input, The most important thing is how much it disturbs you. Rdg., FP ============================= > Y.D. > Hello.. I'm a almost 41 yr old female. I'v had a sound in my left ear > for about 2 years now, it seem's like my pulse or the sound you hear if [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Y.D. I've heard of "objective tinnitus" acting this way. Objective tinnitus can be heard by others. Subjective tinnitus can not. Did your internist try to hear it? Regards, Bruce This is pulsatile tinnitus. There is lots of info on the net about it but have a look at "Pulsatile Tinnitus: Recent Advances in Diagnosis", A. Sismanis et al, Laryngoscope 104: June 1994, pages 681 - 688 for review article. I don't know how in the US you can get a copy of this but in the UK you can just walk in to a public library and order it. From my experience I wouldn't expect too much in the way of a definitive diagnosis. Just make sure some of the more serious vascular causes are eliminated. John > Hello.. I'm a almost 41 yr old female. I'v had a sound in my left ear > for about 2 years now, it seem's like my pulse or the sound you hear if [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Y.D. I have a page on my website about this topic as I went and gathered up current research findings on PT. You can check it out at: www.tinnitus-audiology.com I realize this is an old post, but I haven't been here for a while. Anyway, you have the exact same symptoms as me. I also had an MRI which showed nothing. The ENT referred me to a neurosurgeon who did a cerebral angiogram and it proved to be an arteriovenous malformation or AVM. The good news is that it's treatable by embolization or in some cases, radiation. A good website I found is http://brainavm.uhnres.utoronto.ca/brainavm/servlet/main?flash=true. HTH >Hello.. I'm a almost 41 yr old female. I'v had a sound in my left ear >for about 2 years now, it seem's like my pulse or the sound you hear if [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >Y.D. |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2008 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.