Pulsatile Tinnitus | Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Check out the Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Pulsatile Tinnitus

Ears are the most important part of the body and it should be clean and safe in order to be healthy. If you are getting some whooshing sound or thumping in one or both the ears then you may be suffering from the Pulsatile Tinnitus. Here is all the information about the disease and its treatment.

Symptoms of Pulsatile Tinnitus:

You may face some problem that you hearing some steady beat sound in both the ears or it can cause you other problems like headaches, vision problems, dizziness, or hearing loss.

Causes of the Pulsatile Tinnitus:

The disease can take place via different issues as described below-

• Blood Vessels are irregular
• If you have high blood pressure
• If you are suffering from Anemia or excessive thyroid
• If you are suffering from Atherosclerosis
• If you have neck or head tumors
• If you are facing some problems of connection between veins and arteries

Diagnosis of the Pulsatile Tinnitus:

An otolaryngologist may help you out to diagnose this disease. He will conduct some tests like hearing test or checking your ear and eyes. Some other tests may include as-

• BAER or Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response
• Electrocochleography
• CT Scan or MRI
• Blood tests

Treatment for Pulsatile Tinnitus:

The treatment for the Pulsatile Tinnitus may vary according to the symptoms and the seriousness of the disease. After getting diagnose the disease can be treated by using one of the following ways- 

White Noise-

It helps you to notice the things without sound. Like a smartphone, your bedroom fan or AC will help you. You can buy a special machine in order to achieve this goal. 

Wearable Sound Generators-

These devices just look same as hearing aids and create some noise in the background. 

Tinnitus Retraining-

You should wear a device that frequently plays the music that will help you to retrain the Tinnitus. 

Meditation-

This would be the better option to meditate for some time every day. You can increase the time day by day.

If all these treatment techniques don't help you in a satisfactory way then it is advisable that you should consult your doctor for the further treatments.