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Hello, in my message I referred to SSPT, somatosensory pulsatile tinnitus. Still classified as pulsatile tinnitus, well because the noise pulsates to heart beat

Hi Guys, I haven't posted here for quite some time. So I thought I would share my current somatic and pulsatile tinnitus update. I always suspected dental has something to do with tinnitus, specifically the fact that the mental nerve and trigeminal nerve share common pathways. So without...

In some instances the acid can actually enter the Eustachian tube and get into the middle ear and cause infection and inflammation. I have GERD and I am certain that from laying down after meals allowed it to damage my ear. I would always get a sore ear and acidic throat from it. I then noticed...

Problem with GERD (I have done all of this) you end up taking PPI - which work, but you also use Benzos for anxiety and tinnitus, which if you look at the literature they spike acid production in the stomach. Plus GERD acid actually get up the Eustachian tube into the inner ear and causes...

Hello, I asked him to follow this study; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5771359/ Which included acupuncture points; GB2, GB20, SJ21, SI19, SJ17, SJ3, SJ5, LI4, and SI6 - although it says non-pulsatile tinnitus, it is referring to the classic PT, which vascular. My main...

Hi Guys, I thought I would update about acupuncture I have been receiving. I have had 3 treatments and I have to say somehow it has actually had an affect on the high-pitched pulsatile tinnitus, which is most likely somatic PT. When I move my neck and jaw the squealing noise is at least 50%...

Hello, I thought I would share my experience with acupuncture. I have had 5 sessions with a local acupuncturist who needled around the various trigger points/neck/jaw. I had no response to any of that treatment so a few days ago I asked if he would try to insert the needles around the...

Hi Guys, I always have a strong coffee before my gym workout and find that the coffee really spikes the tinnitus. I can see the various threads regarding people's reaction to coffee but I would like to see it in a poll. While coffee elevates blood pressure, cardiac output, various hormones...

Hello, the neurologist could not understand how I could change the noise left to right by pushing my jaw left and right and making it quieter with jaw clenching. All he could think was possible IIH but could not explain how that would relate to the jaw movements and the high pitched...

From my understanding of SSPT everyone who develops it has some sort of hearing loss. Even when you have a hearing test to 20khz and it shows no significant loss, does not mean there is not damage to some part of the cochlea. There are many sensory hair fibre types in there and recently more...

I am just guessing here, but presumably whatever movement you can do to modulate the sound the most, like moving your jaw or neck is most likely where the aberrant nerve input into the auditory system is coming from. If you can isolate that movement it is most likely where you might consider...

Hello, I was also curious about using TENS as a potential treatment. It seems to me that Susan Shores device is essentially TENS tuned/times to trigger specific neuron types and auditory tones tuned to the hearing loss. I also appear to have this SSPT condition. Here is the patent for her...

Hi, I have posted here a few times about my Tinnitus and Pulsatile Tinnitus. Recently I went diving, the first time since the onset of the tinnitus/pulsatile tinnitus, my pulsatile tinnitus was absolutely nuts in the water. Could hear the high pitched noise pulsing away with my heartbeat...

Hi, I also found prescription melatonin 2mg had a definite reducing effect on my tinnitus. I think the hormone is not well understood and the way it works in the body is beyond just sleep. Many other processes are reliant on it. I mentioned in another thread that I think because there is no...

Hi Greg, I think the benzo test is a good way to determine if PT is somatic type or a real vascular issue. This is just my own opinion and I don't think any medico would use it. But in my mind it makes sense that if your PT/Somatic PT subsides somewhat with a benzo than it is unlikely it is a...

Hi Chris, If you get a scan in an older less powerful machine like a 1.5Tesla machine, contrast is useful. But most places use the 3.0Tesla machines and it's hard to miss anything nasty with those machines. You could always just ask before getting a scan what is the machine type and make your...

I deal with medical equipment. Specifically ultrasound machines. Some of the better units I have are good at imaging nerves. I have held the scan head to my temple/TMJ area to try to see if the vessels and nerves are crossing. I have held the probe head there while I move my jaw left/right and...

Hi Chris, My understanding is that radiologists like contrast images because they are easier to read. But a non contrast MRI read by a descent radiologist will show any abnormality too at least for MRI brain and MRA brain. Then to confirm if there is an abnormality and not some artifact a...

Hello Chris, I have not seen any improvement in my case. I had a non contrast MRI and it showed nothing abnormal. My understanding is you can avoid contrast agents in most newer MRI machines for general head scans because they have better resolution, 3-T+. I decided to go back for an MRA just...

Hi, I just woke up with Tinnitus and it quickly morphed into this high pitched PT. That is funny you contacted Levine. I tracked the poor guy down too, in Israel and had a phone call with him out of desperation. I couldn't understand a lot of what he said through the accent. But he was nice...

Hello Chris, You have pretty much described my problem too. Does yours have a high pitched pulsatile sound too? Have you noticed that if you push in around your temple and in front of your ear area where the trigeminal nerve root is that you can make the noise louder? I have also noticed...

Hello friends I have winged here a few times about my tinnitus and high pitched pulsatile tinnitus that I can modulate with jaw and head movements. Previously I have had a couple of friends (around 35 years old) put their ears to my ear out of curiosity to see if they could hear what I could...

Hi Guys, Finally after months in the queue I had my Neurologist appointment. He sort of reviewed the MRI quickly and did a few basic neurological tests like touch my nose, lift my left, listen to a tuning fork and he viewed my retina. Overall he was not sure and recommended an MRV for...

Hi Guys, So I am still chasing up my pulsatile tinnitus issues, it has been 10 months of insanity for me. Scanned MRI/MRA/TMJ non contrast with nothing reported. I know there are some absolute experts out there who have read every possible publication and no doubt have more expertise than most...

I have noticed that the feedback cycle of stress are related to PT. So you end up hearing your PT, it makes you stressed, you end up with elevated cortisol it reduces the diameter of the blood vessels with vasoconstriction as part of the fight/flight response and you with higher blood pressure...

I think with stress and elevated cortisol come a whole host of side-effects one of which is increasing tinnitus levels. Many studies have shown that cortisol that is released in times of stress by the adrenal glands as well as aldosterone which regulates blood pressure. So by getting worked up...

Makes you wonder the type of personality that has a predisposition to developing T. As 'Champ' pointed out, this forum seems to have a disproportionate number of science/engineering/medical and just generally analytical people. If you read the responses from people you definitely get the feeling...

You mentioned you completed an MRA (done in a MRI machine), normally the sequence to get an MRA image involves a normal MRI sequence that is then digitally subtracted by the software to show the various vessels. If they provided you with a DVD copy of the images you might find that the MRI...

That's what mine sounds like too...

Hi guys, I thought this was an interesting read for those who do have headaches and tinnitus. http://www.theheadacheclinic.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Specialist_Forum_May06.pdf Sorry if it has been shared before.

Hi Greg, Thanks for your suggestions. Before experiencing this myself I would have dismissed anyone who said they had tinnitus. I have found it to be absolutely debilitating and I sympathize with everyone who is going through this. Non stop high pitched tinnitus that pulsates has certainly...

Hello guys, I notice there seems to be a connection with bruxism, TMJ issues, neck issues , sleep apnea and tinnitus. I wondered if anyone had purchased a cheap eBay Pulse Oximeter that can do 8 hours record and then review their results to see if their oxygen saturation had changed during...

Hi guys, I know some people out there are into the science behind tinnitus beyond the usual 'loud noise exposure' reasoning you will get from most medicos. The following is just something I observed and did a bit of research into. I don't think it has been mentioned or covered in any tinnitus...

Hello, Recently for 7 months I have had constantly elevated (above normal) red blood / haemocrit HCT levels. This is a normally a diagnosis of Polycythemia Primary or Secondary, which generally isn't good. The Tinnitus/Pulsatile Tinnitus was the reason behind my getting a CBC and finding the...

I am not sure if it applies in your case. But inexplicably it just seems to go away for a few hours of the day, generally toward the end of the day and then like clockwork begins to build up over the day peaking in the afternoon. No idea what diurnal pattern it follows. The high pitched ching...

I have this same high pitched PT that jaw movements can reduce/increase the volume. Pushing in front of my ears makes it squeal louder. If any of you guys ever get to the bottom of this with some sort of useful treatment would love to know!

This might sound a bit crazy to many. Probably many will disagree with me. But a way to narrow down the PT is to take a benzodiazpine like Valium which is a Gabba agonist and if it reduces your PT for a few hours you can infer that it is likely from overactive Neurons in the DCN or similar area...

I have pulsatile T as well. Tests all negative. It's back to the somatic pulsatile tinnitus by Levine. Worth a read, you can google it. He has a website with PT and the mechanisms behind the pulsatile aspect. It's been mentioned countless times across this forum but it's not well known amongst...

I think there is no question that GERD/LPR can cause acid to flow up into the Eustachian tube and into the inner ear causing damage and infection in the cochlea and other structures and ultimately hearing loss, especially if you have a dysfunctional Eustachian tube to begin with - then...

I also have this high frequency pulsatile T. Sounds like a Christmas bell in sync to heart beat. Gets loud morning until afternoon then slightly less at night. Anyone have any luck dealing with this? Can modulate it with jaw/head movements. I work in a quiet lab and it's very frustrating to hear...

Hi Guys, I have read a lot of information here, certainly helps when this overwhelming noise stops normal social interactions. 6 weeks ago I woke up at 3am with very high pitch screaming in both ears, no exposure to loud noise recently or any obvious reason. Scared the crap out of me and I...