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I have been dealing with pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear for about a year. After going to my primary, then an ENT, I finally ended up at a neurosurgeon. I had an MRI first which showed narrowing of a vein close to my ear. The neurosurgeon then performed a cerebral angiography and venography. Finally diagnosed with Dural AV Fistula. This is all pretty recent, so good times. I now have to have some kind of procedure where surgeon will block some vessels in my brain to prevent the turbulent blood flow which is causing me to hear blood swooshing in my ear. My point is there always seems to be a cause for this, so don’t give up!
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I had the cerebral angiogram but no venogram , I’m wondering why they did a venogram on you? I was told that the venogram is to check to vein pressure so I didn’t do it
I have this same thing. In my right ear, swooshing! If I hold around my ear i can’t hear it. An that’s what I do at nite, going to bed. I I have had many years now. They all have said the same thing, that it’s Tinnitus. I have gone to several ENTs an tests. They say just live with it. I have not gone to a neurosurgeon. I’m glad I read your note here. Gives me an idea to look at.Thank you.
Yes, there’s always a cause, but there’s not always a safe solution.
I’m ok with it most of the time, and it might save my life someday to know that my heartbeat is irregular.
But sometimes, I’m sad that I’ll never hear silence again and angry about taking the ototoxic medicine that apparently was the catalyst.
http://www.whooshers.com/
I was very interested to read your comment. I have tinnitus and have been exploring on the Internet anything that can help. I read on the Internet that carotid stenosis is generally accepted as the most common cause of arterial pulsating tinnitus. My GP has scheduled a test on my carotid artery. He is also doing an MRI on my brain.
Thanks for sharing. I am 61 and have been dealing with these nonstop whooshing sounds for about a year! I have done all of that as well: ENT, Neurointervention, CT, and Angiography. I have no diagnosis yet.
I have an appointment with Cleveland Clinic next month to see a Sinus Stenosis specialist for an Expansile lesion with heterotopic calcification, that appears to originate near the left frontal sinus outflow tract, encroaches on the ipsilateral orbit, and extends to the contralateral sinus. There seems to be hyperostosis of the associated bone; no concern for skull base dehiscence Hopefully, they will tell me something about PT!
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Did your scans show the fistula and what were your symptoms besides the whooshing, I’m waiting to see the NIR for next steps on cerebral angiogram, they found some mild stenosis of the left transverse sinus but not sure what that’s is