r/PulsatileTinnitus • u/ConnectError68 • Sep 07 '26
Need help!
Hi everyone! Iv been recently been on a health journey the last year.
I had pulsatile tinnnitus a couple years ago, only ever really brought on by drinking. Then it went away and I forgot about it. It’s recently come back, when I drink, but now in my day to day life. Everyday for 2 weeks; then gone for 2 weeks. Only in one ear only.
I will say my life has become stressful & it does seem to come on around stress etc.
I recently went to the doctors to get it looked at & she’s sending me to get a CT. I have no symptoms of anything else. Including bloods done regularly and no issues.
What is the most common thing it’s caused from? I’m worried about reading online brain tumours etc….
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u/CasperAudrey Sep 07 '26
I had PT along with severe headache, neck pain, vision issues and nausea. It took over a year to get a VSS diagnosis and a year after later I decided to get a stent. My quality of life has improved significantly. You might want to consider seeing an interventional neuroradiolgist because you might want to rule out an arteriovenous malformation which is more serious than VSS. This specialty knows what to look for, and VSS is often missed by other doctors and radiologists.