Question About Vascular Pulsatile Tinnitus

[mpoinar]

Hi, since the summer, I've heard a beat in my head kind of like a clock ticking and I feel it throughout my body at times. It always beats at just 60 beats a minute and does not match my heartbeat at all. My heartbeat is all over the place but the other beat doesn't change.

If a person has vascular Pulsatile Tinnitus, does the "beat", the "pulse" stay the same whether I'm resting, in bed, or exercising? Or does it change a bit like a heart rate does?

Thank you! Martha

 

[sara]

Hello wow I have the same thing but I don't feel it in my body.thumping sounds that doesn't match my heart beat. This is odd.

 

[mpoinar]

Sara, I so appreciate your reply. Do you hear yours all the time too? I've been hearing this steadily non stop for about 8 months now. It IS odd, I agree and thanks!

 

[Karen]

I have pulsatile tinnitus, too, and mine is always exactly in sync with my heartbeat. And, yes, I hear the pulsating all the time, 24/7. However, it's possible to tune it out during the daytime, if you stay busy and distracted.

 

[mpoinar]

Thanks, Karen. I understand that nearly everyone's pulsatile tinnitus's sound is in sync with their heartbeat. And I wonder what I am hearing since it's not connected to my heartbeat. Would anyone have a clue?

 

[mpoinar]

Today the beat that I hear dropped down to 42 beats per minute while at the same time, my heart rate was 76. It's such a mystery to me.