The last few weeks have been like a game of symptoms bingo and I feel close to a full house. I've been given a full alphabet of suggested diagnosis by different medical professionals. The rest is anyone's guess, but anything serious has been ruled out so that's something.
My symptoms all relate to hearing. e.g..Hyperacusis, Tinnitus, vertigo and dizziness, but including some memory loss and processing. Not to mention added stress and anxiety. Note: I'm under the care of a neurologist and awaiting another MRI scan on Friday, so all as good as it can be.
My main question is do I have (or is one of my symptoms) also Pulsatile Tinnitus?
I'm asking on this forum as those of you who have Pulsatile Tinnitus might be able to relate to what I'm trying to describe. I'm aware it's a symptom of something else, as I say it's all in hand. I'm just curious about Pulsatile Tinnitus.
So...
The typical description of Pulsatile Tinnitus suggests you can "hear" your heartbeat. I specifically ask what does it "feel" like as what I'm experiencing is not so much a sound but a sensation/feeling. So, as I've learnt with subjective tinnitus, there's nothing textbook about it - mainly because it includes so many comorbidities.
I can best describe it as a pulsating down both sides of my head and my inner ears, or towards my inner ear.
This "feeling" accompanies my dizziness and vertigo - until recently this was hardly, if rarely, and barely noticable. But in the last week or two, it is being triggered more and more by up and down movements (I do circuit training classes - and adapt as much as I can). It also occurs when I turn my head to the side, when ascending/descending steps.
I previously thought the what was a mild sensation was caused by stress/anxiety, but now this is more likely causing stress/anxiety.
Can Pulsatile Tinnitus suffers here relate to this? Maybe I got this wrong! I'm just curious.