Does Drinking Water Trigger Anyone Else's Pulsatile Tinnitus?

[cconnor42]

My pulsatile tinnitus is from a patulous eustachian tube, and two things seem to trigger it:

a) drinking water (especially drinking it quickly), and

b) the valsalva maneuver.

My assumption is that those things probably open the eustachian tubes, but I haven't heard of many pulsatile tinnitus sufferers with these specific triggers so I was curious.

Anyone with similar triggers? What causes yours?

 

[Lurius]

I don't have pulsatile tinnitus and I don't have an issue with drinking water. But doing the valsalva maneuver caused my tinnitus in the first place.

 

[Swampy]

Hey there,

I've had recent intense pulsatile tinnitus spikes, which can happen randomly but does happen when swallowing water too! I also have PET and a host of all other ear issues.

I've been told my pulsatile tinnitus is somatic, but going to hopefully have more testing done to try find out why this is happening.

 

[cconnor42]

Hey there,

I've been told my pulsatile tinnitus is somatic, but going to hopefully have more testing done to try find out why this is happening.

Interesting! I hope you find an answer. What's somatic pulsatile tinnitus?

 

[Swampy]

Interesting! I hope you find an answer. What's somatic pulsatile tinnitus?

I think it means the issue isn't my veins or arteries, but that it is a body issue? Not too sure really but going to have it looked into more by someone else. Hope you find answers too!