Pulsatile Tinnitus

2024-12-20 05:06:06

Asked for Female, 54 Years

My mother has been hearing whooshing sound in her left year which is rhythmic to her pulse for over 2 months now. She earlier had allergy and was treated for the same. However it had no impact on her tinnitus. She also got a hearing test done which showed age related hearing loss but nothing that was serious ( as mentioned by the doctor) She can hear this sound 24/7 and this gets louder when she is alone. She also is issues with BP and is Pre diabetic. Because of the sound she is unable to sleep and night and also had major health related anxiety. Doctors are saying that this can be due to miscellaneous causes. Please guide what could this possibly be? Because of the

Answers (7)

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist

17 yrs expHyderabad

She will need a neck examination and doppler and scan to find the reason for unilateral tinnitus kindly take a teleconsultation

Answered2024-12-20 07:58:40

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Dr. Neeraj Aggarwal

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist

13 yrs expRohtak

As you are saying it's having connection with her pulse it means it's a pulsatile tinnitus. And here tinnitus retraining therapy has no role. She needs to get her MR ANGIOGRAM AND MR VENOGRAM done to check any intracranial abnormal vessel.

Answered2025-01-18 18:58:31

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Dr. Chirag Yashlaha

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist

10 yrs expIndore

Pure tone audiometry

Answered2024-12-21 10:54:17

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ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon

7 yrs expBangalore

Vitamin supplements will help. Vitb12, vitbD3 blood test you can take. Tinnitus maskers will help. Hearing aid wil help

Answered2024-12-21 07:50:22

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Dr. Jaimini Thakkar

ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist

6 yrs expAnand

Hearing aid and Tinnitus masker will help. Get done MRI brain to rule out organic causes.

Answered2024-12-21 04:37:13

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Dr. Nafisa Parveen

Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Specialist

13 yrs expDelhi

Age related hearing loss and anxiety both can aggravates tinnitus. Get treated for these conditions properly.

Answered2024-12-21 03:52:35

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ENT/ Otorhinolaryngologist

11 yrs expHyderabad

Plz get the PTA test done and plan for tinnitus retraining therapy or tinnitus masker...

Answered2024-12-20 07:58:29

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