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Pulsatile tinnitus

Posted by beatricefay @beatricefay, Jun 2, 2018

Started getting heart beat sounds in right ear only. Got an MRA to check the arteries (no results yet). Strangely the sounds start in the evening and continue when I go to bed. I have no idea why it's quiet during the day. Has anyone else had this experience. If my arteries are okay in my brain then I have to look for other causes. Any ideas. I checked medication side effects but that doesn't seem to be the cause. One night I exercised in the evening and I had no sounds, but that didn't work yesterday. I'm perplexed.

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leara484 | @leara484 | 1 day ago
In reply to @pulsatiletinnitus "Is this the website for advice for doctors? If not, could anyone let me know the..." + (show)
@pulsatiletinnitus

Is this the website for advice for doctors? If not, could anyone let me know the website to ask for advice from doctors? I have had pulsatile tinnitus for two and a half months. I checked all the causes of pulsatile tinnitus and found I had none of the causes except my blood pressure was a little bit high at 135/80. I tried to change my diet. My blood pressure went from 135/80 to 125/70 for about a month. Why do I still have pulsatile tinnitus? Will pulsatile tinnitus disappear after blood pressure goes down? Thank you very much for your help.

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When I developed PT, the first thing my cardiologist did was to have the arteries in my neck looked at. I then saw an ENT Specialist and had Cat Scans and finally an MRI done on my brain. It turned out that I have a growth on one of the bones near my ear. They can't remove the growth because it is too close to the facial nerve that controls that side of my face.

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za5045 | @za5045 | 1 day ago
In reply to @leara484 "I have PT and I really hate it. Have been to the ENT doctors, had a..." + (show)
@leara484

I have PT and I really hate it. Have been to the ENT doctors, had a ton of tests done. Turns out I have a growth on one of the bones; they can't do surgery to remove the growth because it is too close to the facial nerve that runs down the left side of my face. Such is life; there are far worse things.

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Thank you for sharing; I had no idea that my PT was related to the growth in my forehead!
My CT scan showed opacification and bilateral expansion of the frontal sinuses, with underlying osseous changes that indicate relatively increased attenuation and a ground glass appearance, suggesting fibrous dysplasia. The expansion extends downward and is encroaching upon the left side of my forehead.

I will be undergoing a biopsy at the Cleveland Clinic later this week. I will update you after the surgery.

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