Did You Know These Facts About Pulsatile Tinnitus?

Tinnitus is a not uncommon health condition. Often listed as a disease, tinnitus is more specifically a symptom of underlying bodily distress. Tinnitus is often described as ringing sound in one or both of your ears. However, it can occur in other forms of sound as well, such as buzzing, whooshing, or hissing. Whatever type of sound tinnitus sufferer hear, there is no external source for that noise. The noise is produced within his or her body and usually the sufferer is the only person who can hear it.

Tinnitus is often the result of inner ear distress. Loud noises in the immediate environment, particularly constant ongoing loud noises, can cause tinnitus. Falls, and other forms of trauma, as well as ear infections, are also frequent culprits. However, tinnitus causes can also be slightly more ominous too.

Pulsatile tinnitus is a rarer type of tinnitus that usually seems to go along with the sufferer’s heartbeat. Often the noise pulsates which has lead to name “pulsatile tinnitus”. The sound in this type of tinnitus is often whooshing or similar quality.

This form of tinnitus is also known as vascular tinnitus. This form of tinnitus makes up approximately less than five percent of the reported tinnitus sufferers. It generally occurs in only one ear at a time.

Pulsatile, or vascular, tinnitus is not usually caused by disorders in inner ear. However, a blockage in eustachian tube or ear infection can be the causes of pulsatile tinnitus.

Some tinnitus causes, such as inner ear fluid, can lead to all forms of tinnitus. However, pulsatile tinnitus is most frequently the result of blood flow extreme enough that a sufferer can actually hear the blood’s passage in his ear.

One common cause of pulsatile tinnitus is anemia, especially during pregnancy. Hard physical training can also cause tumultuous blood flow. This is particularly true with hyperthyroidism.

However, the characteristic whooshing and throbbing that mark this variant form of tinnitus is quite often due to blood flow constriction. In such a case, the variability of the irregular blood flow creates the noises the sufferer hears.

Physical conditions or diseases that may lead to blood vessel constriction, in turn leading to pulsatile tinnitus, include hypertension and arteriosclerosis. It is very common that these two condition go hand in hand. There are also some tumors that can cause similar symptoms.

If you have vascular tinnitus there are more risks involved compared to other types of tinnitus. For instance, constriction in blood vessels in the cranial or neck areas can cause this type of tinnitus. They can also cause a significant risk of stroke. This is the reason why people who have pulsatile tinnitus symptoms should always go to meet a professional for further examinations.

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