I’ve had the cricket sounds and ringing in my ear for the last 18 months, but only last night it changed to also include a whooshing sound, which could be like a pulsing one where I hear my heartbeat. I’m not sure if this means it’s getting worse for me. It’s very uncomfortable. I just finished my second week of verapamil, and no changes for the dizziness.
Has anyone out there experienced this type of tinnitus change?
I have the same thing and have since this whole mess started in June 2008. It has come and gone, and was particularly bad when I was on Effexor and Lexapro (which I am still on). It actually improved for me on Verapamil. It is also worse in times of stress for me.
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I’ve had the cricket sounds and ringing in my ear for the last 18 months, but only last night it changed to also include a whooshing sound, which could be like a pulsing one where I hear my heartbeat. I’m not sure if this means it’s getting worse for me. It’s very uncomfortable. I just finished my second week of verapamil, and no changes for the dizziness.
Has anyone out there experienced this type of tinnitus change?
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Have had that also started soon after the condition started and lasted for months then just went away…then it came back about a month ago…
tinnitus-audiology.com/articles/pulse.htm
otohns.net/default.asp?id=14642
dizziness-and-balance.com/di … nnitus.htm
Some links to review that gives some details on this type tinnitus.
I learned today that if I tilt my head all the way back, the pulsing isn’t there anymore. I’m not sure why that is though, and it comes right back once I bring my head back to normal position.
That is interesting. I am not a Dr but it sounds like it could be related to blood flow…
On another forum, I was told to look up patulous eustachian tube. On the wikipedia page, there is a recommendation to put your head down between your knees, so I tried it and in that position I can’t hear and feel the pulsing. Unfortunately it comes right back once I return to a normal head position. I’m going to my ENT in a few days, so I’ll ask him about this.
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I’ve had pulsing tinnitus for a long time, it’s in my left ear only. None of my doctors seem concerned about it nor can they tell me why it is there, but it drives me crazy!! I also have crickets and other high pitched sounds in both ears. It ranges from barely there to somewhat tolerable.
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I’ve tried bringing this whooshing sound up with the docs only to be told that tinnitus can create many different sounds. I don’t know if this is true for you, but when I hear the whooshing, I can also feel it, like water through a garden hose. No pulsing, but in my mind, I am positive it has something to do with blood flow. One odd thing that I also get when I hear/feel the whooshing, is fans at a certain frequency will go up and down in volume with my heartbeat.
Just saw my ENT yesterday, and he suspects a eustachian tube problem. Possibly caused by the verapamil which I started 3 weeks ago, where I’m dehydrated, and the tube is open.
Has anyone else experienced dehydration symptoms from this med? I’m also on a diuretic - lasix, and maybe the combination of the two is messing me up.
I did not suffer from that symptom as a side affect.