tinnitus update

[lynstone60]

hi ...just thought i would give an update on my pulsatile T .

Well it has been around 2 months now since the T started out of no where in my left ear only ..Since i had the MRI which came back all clear of any tumours etc about a month ago ,it seems to have got really quiet which immediately tells me that STRESS really does make it worse as i was totally freaking out while awaiting the MRI . I take 2 propanol a day ,one in morning and one at night and by the time i go to sleep my T is almost completely gone ,when i awake its still their but alot quieter than 2 months ago . These little pills are amazing ,they slow the heart rate right down and lower the blood pressure , i also take 2 amitriptyline before i go bed which also helps alot . I am still waiting for an appointment with ENT doc but from what i have read in other posts on here ,they dont really do that much for pulsatile T ,so its a watch wait and Listen game . Thanks for reading x

[hurtingheart1]

Hi &!thanks for sharing about your experience here- it’s interesting about the propanol medicine-hope i spelled that correctly? It slows heart rate down and lowers blood pressure- sorry for my ignorance i don’t knw a lot about many medicines and how they work but I like to try and learn more though!so do you take it because you usually have a faster heart rate than you should Have normally or too high of blood pressure? Or does your stress and anxiety just really raise them both and so your need this med.to lower it? Hope the questions make sense?

[lynstone60 in reply to hurtingheart1]

hi hurtingheart .

i was given propranolol for my anxiety ,but as a added bonus it slows the heart rate down to around 60BPM . my normal heart rate would be in the high 80s without this medication . I dont have high blood pressure but if i did then propranolol would lower it anyway . Propranolol is widely used for a number of medical reasons but in my case with my Pulsatile T it has almost reduced the noise to 0 which is great . propranolol is mainly used to lower blood pressure tho . hope this helps

[hurtingheart1 in reply to lynstone60]

Ok yes thank you for sharing the info!! I really wish and pray best for you!!💞💞🌻🌸

[hrl21 in reply to lynstone60]

How much propranolol do you take? My PT really keeps me up at night. My dr prescribed 20mg to help but it doesn’t quiet the pulsing.

[ticc1212]

Hi, I had pulsatile tinnitus for for several years before I was diagnosed with an AVM. I had to have brain surgery to correct the issue. The surgery was no invasive. The went thru my femoral artery and glued the area. For years the doctors were saying it was normal, but it really wasn’t. It took me to do research to find out that I needed a CT scan. Look up Ateriovenous Malformation. I have not had that problem since and that was in 2007 when I had the surgery. Now, I have ringing in the ear.