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Pulsatile tinnitus Q&A w/ Mayo Clinic expert, Dr. Breen July 16

Posted by Joseph Breen, M.D. @floridaneurotologist, Jul 10 2:13pm

Allow me to introduce you to Dr. Joseph Breen, an expert ear surgeon at Mayo Clinic in Florida offering advanced treatment for outer, middle and inner ear disorders. He specializes in hearing loss, chronic ear infections and rare or complex ear disorders. These disorders include pulsatile tinnitus, cholesteatoma, otosclerosis and superior semicircular canal dehiscence.

During the week of July 14, Dr. Breen will answer questions in a text-style Q&A about pulsatile tinnitus, hearing challenges and any other ear concerns you may have.

Please note that this text-style Q&A is for informational purposes only, and any concerns you have should be addressed to your treating physician. If you would like to learn about care by Dr. Breen and his care team at Mayo Clinic in Florida, please visit this page for information about their program.

Please submit your written questions in advance by commenting on this thread, and Dr. Breen will reply to your comments soon. You will receive a Mayo Clinic Connect notification when he responds to your question.

Please make sure to post a comment with your question by 9am on Wednesday, July 16.

You can start submitting questions now – so please go ahead! What questions do you have for Dr. Breen?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Support Group.

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bootblack | @bootblack | Jul 26 6:29am
In reply to @carylw "I’m so sorry to hear you have PET also. It seems to be a very rare..." + (show)
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I’m so sorry to hear you have PET also. It seems to be a very rare affliction. I’m 77 and have dealt with it for 20 years after a cerebellar stroke. None of the ENT specialists I saw here in New Zealand had heard of it, so I did my own homework. Took time! Eventually I found something that has helped me significantly. I believe it is readily available in USA as well. Neilmed sinus rinse. It took me quite some time to work out a process but it works for me. Hopefully it may help you too. All I do is take one strong sniff in to nostril, tilt my head to one side until I can feel a small pop. A bit like a clearance. Bring head back to centre and ‘snort’ the rinse out into hand basin. I then repeat the same procedure on the other side. I think the trick is to hold the saline solution as long as you can before releasing it. I seriously give it a very ‘forced snort’ out, otherwise it doesn’t work for me.
Of course it’s impossible to do this while you’re out anywhere but I’ve also discovered by slowly drinking a cup of hot water as I sit in the car (can’t socialise) quietly focusing on relaxing my body this method works well for me.
When one is desperate they will try anything. I sincerely hope this is helpful for you.

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Thank you for caring. Am using Patulend nasal drops. Ascorbic acid and is painful and is bad on gastritis. Have tried estradiol drops. Really hot tea or decaf is soothing to me also. My voice is so loud in my head. The anxiety is painful and makes stomach worse. I pray you will be well from today forward.

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