Is it pulsative tinnitus?

[nigelph]

I have been coping ok with noisy tinnitus for 4 years but for the last 5 months I have acquired a 'whu whoo' sound in my poor hearing ear when I move my head from side to side which can get worse by the evening so that it happens when I talk. It's sensitivity to loud noises causes a sort of pinging later in the day. Since seeing the local ENT department recently I was given a CT scan on my poor hearing ear and told no nasty stuff found but said I had pulsative tinnitus.I thought you need to hear a pulse for it to be called that.

Is this just another form of tinnitus?

[Jimbob7]

It sounds more like Somatic Tinnitus (of which Pulsatile is one form of). Any T that is influenced by physical movement - whether by clenching teeth or articulating limbs is Somatic (of the body). You need to investigate just how you are able influence the volume and sounds by moving - then maybe, seek some physio - from someone who has worked with T before and knows what they're doing!

[nigelph in reply to Jimbob7]

Thank you. I will look into it now I have a fix on what it could be. The symptoms are so different to the hissing T I already have have that I found it hard to believe it was T and not something else.

[Happyrosie]

and see if there’s anything on website of Tinnitus UK which you might find useful

[nigelph in reply to Happyrosie]

Thanks ... will do

[PABLR]

I have pulsatile tinnitus in addition to the hissy whiny tinnitus and it tends to come and go. I have had MRIs and a CT scan at different times and nothing terrible has been found. Mine is in time with my heart beat and sometimes varies according to what I'm doing - for example if it's noticeable already and I lie down on that side it gets worse - and at other times seems to just be there and nothing I do affects it. You might explore the parameters of yours, but if you have a scan and it's not too bothersome try to learn its quirks and learn to live with it.

[AussieHeart]

Without knowing your age or other health issues, it might be an idea to get a heart check in the form of ECG. There is a suspected link with arrhythmias and hearing loss/ tinnitus. Like everything more research needs to be done. I experienced sudden onset tinnitus/ hypercussis a year prior to the discovery I had atrial fibrillation. Once treated for the afib my symptoms improved. Could be coincidence but thought I’d share my experience

[nigelph in reply to AussieHeart]

Thank you for your reply. Interesting link.