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Kelvin - Sorry to hear that you have this. I've had it for 18 months and it has improved very slowly and inconsistently. The hardest part for me has been the constantly changing volume when I do hear it, it is very hard for me to ignore. Mine is much more intermittent and quieter in general...

Mine is similar to Owen. I started having tiny improvements a few weeks after onset, the improvements were more frequent early on, but I still notice small improvements now, just less frequent. By improvement I mean quieter or not hearing it at all. I also have a very rare type of tinnitus...

Where do you live? There are tinnitus clinics located at some universities, they don't advertise very well. I attended stage 1 at the university of Maryland.

I'm sorry you are still struggling with reactive T after so long. Reactive T was the worst part. They do make pillows with masking devices installed in them which may allow you to sleep in your right side. I think you should also look at "Mindfulness". Dr. Bruce Hubbard is in the doctors...

I am sorry you are going through this, changes in T can be tough. My T was reactive to noise in the beginning, it improved about 90% after 3 months and is about 95% better today. I would even get multiple additional sounds that weren't even present before being exposed to sound. I really...

I think that fluid in a person's ear could cause pulsatile tinnitus if it makes a connection between a capillary and the cochlea, or something along those lines. I also haven't heard of nasal inflammation causing it, but the nasal passages do connect to the ears. Having said that I think you...

A dentist could evaluate you for TMJ, it might be worth a shot. I don't know enough about it to say. There have been a bunch of discussions on this site about it. One test I do know of for checking the TMJ is to put your pinkies in each ear, then fully open and close your jaw. Your pinkies...

Sorry to hear you are experiencing T. I could write for an hour about your T but I'll keep it brief and to the point. ENTs are usually worthless when it comes to T, the diagnosis doesn't mean anything. An audiologist can provide a lot more data about your hearing, but no one can tell you...

I think you could get temporary PT if you have fluid in your ear that connects and transmits sound from a capillary to your cochlea. That would be the most likely scenario if your PT started with an ear infection. If the PT persists after the infection is gone, then maybe something else is...

This is my guess but I think the definition of PT is broad, if your T goes with your heart beat or blood flow then it is PT. I don't know if tonal PT is rare but I haven't heard from someone else having it. Classic PT is caused by turbulent blood flow near the ear, or blood flow that is too...

That's really tough. I would think they would have found it with all those tests if it was vascular. If you can feel the pulsing all the time then maybe it is something to do with blood pressure. I can feel slight pulsing and it gets louder only when I stand up quickly, bend over, or my...

I haven't. I've found a couple of places that do it and will ask my insurance company if they cover it, but I'm waiting to see if mine goes away on its own. One doctor that is seeing me is going to ask an acupuncturist about it. I will do it if it doesn't go away and bothers me. I think...

I'll answer as many questions as you want, it's no problem. I can usually suppress the pulsating sound completely by pushing on the right side of my jaw. If my T is aggravated then it's more likely to make it go steady instead of going away. There are also certain maneuvers I can do where...

DebinAustralia, I forgot to answer your question about residual inhibition (RI). I've experienced strange volume reductions in T, but I'm not sure if it is RI. A few months ago when I was suffering from "winding up" and "kindling" (T increases when exposed to noise), I could get the T to...

From the research report, typically people with this syndrome can both induce or inhibit the pulsating by moving the head, neck, or jaw. For me there are a few things I can do to induce in either ear, and a few things I can do to suppress it. It is dominant in my left ear, I have to go out...