Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at
4:02 pm
My dad sufferers from tinnitus which he can live with as thats not to bad but he has these attacks which cause him to go giddy.The doctors have said it is down to the menieres but all they can give him is tablets to try and reduce the number of attacks he has no been on these for 6mths and they seem to be getting worse now around one every other day!! Was hoping someone out there would know of any other treatments or remidys that could help ???
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at
3:56 pm
I am 17 years old and have pulsatile tinnitus. I have only been noticing the sensation and noise in my left ear for a few months now, and have gone to the ENT about it. I got two MRI’s for my brain and arteries, with and without contrast. All is supposedly fine, no problems.
The doctors say I have it because I have moderate hearing loss.
Anyway, for the past month or so I have been getting headaches that come and go. They’re not unbearable, just bothersome. However, now I have been experiencing very sharp pains to my head, usually in the occipital (base / back of the skull) region along in my temporal region (side of head, temples). They occur suddenly and last for about 3 to 10 seconds; it feels as if someone is jamming a knife into my head. This has occurred in my left ear also.
My ENT said I probably will get pain and weird feelings in my ear, but I don’t think she said anything like this. Not sharp pain in my head.
Should I go to the doctor again? Does anybody else have pulsatile tinnitus, with or without these sensations?
Please help.
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at
3:52 pm
I have Meniere’s Disease and normally just have loud, loud tinnitus in my right ear – constantly. I’ve lost most of the hearing in my right ear. Sometimes, however, it pulses with my heart and this worries me greatly.
I was first diagnosed with Meniere’s Disease when I was 13 years old. I have seen many doctors. But something that has fallen through the cracks is this: when I was 15, I was supposed to have an MRI. However, I got very claustrophobic and could not carry through with it. I was meant to be in again, to be rescheduled, but it fell through the cracks and we all forgot about it.
The cause of my pulsatile tinnitus was never found. I had an EKG when I was 16. I am 21 now. Doctors have sort of labelled me "Meniere’s Disease" and decided that that is that and there can be no treatment because doctors don’t know anything about Meniere’s Disease.
Lately I am scared that if it is something serious causing the occasional pulsatile tinnitus in my right ear, it has gone undiagnosed for so many years. This terrifies me to the point where I am scared to go in to see the doctor. What could be causing this? What should I do?
Could this be genetic? My mom has the same pulsatile tinnitus but has never seen a doctor about it. I didn’t know that it could be serious until now, really.
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Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 at
3:30 pm
ok i was diagnosed with tinnitus last year after hearing the constant ringing in my ears. After many doc appointments, appointments with ENT and after having an MRI the doctors couldn’t understand what caused the tinnitus.
I was given a hearing aid and for a while it somewhat helped. A few months later it felt as though the tinnitus was no longer there, well it was but it was more quieter and i was able to hear again. Then it happened again, and again continued on for a few months and then went quieter again and hooray i was able to hear. I was hoping i wouldn’t have any more problems until recently when the loudness of my tinnitus kicked up again 
Does this happen to anyone? am i alone in this? Can anyone suggest how i can tune the tinntus out? I know there is no cure but there’s got to be something to help me cope or manage it somehow. Its so loud and is at the point where i can’t get into conversations with anyone because i can’t hear. This makes me very depressed.
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