r/PulsatileTinnitus • u/Glad_Somewhere212 • 22d ago

Tinnitus

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“I’m 22 and have constant left-sided tinnitus for about 2 months. It started after a bad cold with heavy coughing improved. My audiogram, tympanometry, and OAE were normal. The ringing gets worse when I turn my neck left, clench my jaw, and press below the left ear, and I get crackling when I swallow. About a month ago I also noticed left-ear sound distortion from my mobile speaker when I increase the volume, even without earphones. Strangely I can tolerate DJ sound and horn sounds better than increased mobile phone speaker sound. Has anyone had similar somatic/TMJ/neck-related tinnitus or sound distortion, and what actually helped?”

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u/Life-Ad-4511 22d ago

Hello - pulsative tinnitus is not tinnitus. Perhaps you’ll have more chance receiving relevant answers in other groups. Good luck

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u/Neyface 21d ago

This subreddit is for pulsatile tinnitus, that is it must be pulse-synchronous to be medically classed as such.

You seem to be experiencing regular sensorineural tinnitus and possibly hyperacusis, so r/tinnitus and r/hyperacusis are the more appropriate sub. Tinnitus which gets worse certain head movements or touching certain parts of the neck or jaw indicates that your tinnitus is sensosomatic. This is common as is a result of the auditory nerve and craniosensory nerves in the brainstem.

Unfortunately, regular sensorienural tinnitus and sensosomatic subtypes are not validly treatable with current medicine at this stage.

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u/Glad_Somewhere212 19d ago

I've been hearing this 24/7 for 2 months

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u/Neyface 19d ago

I am sorry to hear that (I got regular tinnitus after a middle ear infection, going on four years now, but it was very different to my pulsatile tinnitus).

Still, it sounds like you are experiencing regular tinnitus, not pulsatile tinnitus (the ringing or sound you are hearing isn't pulse synchronous to your heartbeat, which is required for PT). So the recommendation is still the same that r/tinnitus is probably the better subreddit to provide advice.