The AudioNotch Tinnitus Treatment Blog

Do you have pulsatile tinnitus? Pulsatile tinnitus is a form of tinnitus that results in a subjectively experienced, rhythmic tinnitus perception that is synchronous with your heartbeat. In order to determine whether your rhythmic tinnitus is truly pulsatile (that is, the tone occurs with every beat of your heart), simply listen to your tinnitus sound and determine if it syncs with your radial pulse.

Why is it important to know whether or not your tinnitus is pulsatile? Pulsatile tinnitus, unlike more common variants, is  more likely to be amenable to successful treatment or cure.

From the British Tinnitus Association article on pulsatile tinnitus:

If a specific cause is found this may point to a specific solution. For example anaemia can be treated with medication or blood transfusion, glue ear can be treated with grommets, perforations can be closed with grafts and narrowed segments of artery can be repaired.

Some causes are less amenable to treatment: if a patient is born with ‘odd’ blood vessels in the neck these may not be treatable.

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AudioNotch