I've had pulsatile tinnitus, unilateral (left side) for almost a year now.
I had my carotid arteries checked, via doppler, and they came back fine. No worries there, I was told.
Because my pulsatile tinnitus is not there all the time (it comes and goes, and can be gone for weeks, then suddenly come back), my GP and I decided we'd wait a little before I went to an ENT, incase it went away... which it didn't.
Now, I'm seeing an ENT on Wednesday, because the whooshing has come back with a vengeance. But I'm feeling a bit nervous, knowing I will likely be sent for a CAT scan or MRI/MRA.
Is it probably a good sign that my pulsatile tinnitus is intermittent?
If I had an aneurysm (*touch wood*, I sure hope I don't), wouldn't the whooshing be there all the time?
When I do get the whooshing, I also get pain in my jaw and down my neck. It's not severe, but it certainly is uncomfortable. Sometimes I get pain behind my left eye - not stabbing, but again, just uncomfortable.
Hoping to find out the cause to all this, but just a little scared.
I had my carotid arteries checked, via doppler, and they came back fine. No worries there, I was told.
Because my pulsatile tinnitus is not there all the time (it comes and goes, and can be gone for weeks, then suddenly come back), my GP and I decided we'd wait a little before I went to an ENT, incase it went away... which it didn't.
Now, I'm seeing an ENT on Wednesday, because the whooshing has come back with a vengeance. But I'm feeling a bit nervous, knowing I will likely be sent for a CAT scan or MRI/MRA.
Is it probably a good sign that my pulsatile tinnitus is intermittent?
If I had an aneurysm (*touch wood*, I sure hope I don't), wouldn't the whooshing be there all the time?
When I do get the whooshing, I also get pain in my jaw and down my neck. It's not severe, but it certainly is uncomfortable. Sometimes I get pain behind my left eye - not stabbing, but again, just uncomfortable.
Hoping to find out the cause to all this, but just a little scared.