How Do Tinnitus and Pulsatile Tinnitus Differ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"Woman](\"https:\/\/hearbetterevansville.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Woman-experieencing-tinnitus-holding-her-ear-1.jpg\")
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nWhile tinnitus itself is often caused by an underlying condition such as age-related hearing loss, loud noise exposure or ear injury<\/a>, the ringing or buzzing you hear has no apparent source. Pulsatile tinnitus, on the other hand, has a physical source within the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\nCommon Sources of Pulsatile Tinnitus <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pulsatile tinnitus sources are usually either vascular or nonvascular. Vascular causes include conditions that affect the circulatory system. When a vascular condition changes how blood flows near or through the ears, pulsatile tinnitus can result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Common vascular conditions that result in pulsatile tinnitus include but are not limited to high blood pressure and atherosclerosis (thickening or hardening of the arteries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nonvascular conditions that may result in pulsatile tinnitus include but are not limited to anemia, paragangliomas (rare tumors forming near the carotid artery) and bone diseases, including otosclerosis, Paget disease and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Managing Pulsatile Tinnitus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Like broader tinnitus, pulsatile tinnitus can adversely impact your sleep, mood, relationships, concentration and more. Your provider may treat your pulsatile tinnitus by identifying and treating the underlying condition. If an underlying condition causes your pulsatile tinnitus, treating that condition should reduce or eliminate the pulsing in your ear<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIf tests are not able to determine an underlying cause, you can manage your pulsatile tinnitus through one or more of the following techniques:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- Sound masking<\/strong>. Sound generators play soothing sounds to distract the brain from the internal noise of tinnitus. Hearing aids are also effective sound masking tools<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n- Relaxation techniques<\/strong>. Relaxation techniques do not stop the sound of internal pulsing but can help you deal with the associated stress. To help yourself relax, try taking a class at Transcendental Meditation when you feel your stress levels rising.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nWhile tinnitus itself is often caused by an underlying condition such as age-related hearing loss, loud noise exposure or ear injury<\/a>, the ringing or buzzing you hear has no apparent source. Pulsatile tinnitus, on the other hand, has a physical source within the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pulsatile tinnitus sources are usually either vascular or nonvascular. Vascular causes include conditions that affect the circulatory system. When a vascular condition changes how blood flows near or through the ears, pulsatile tinnitus can result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Common vascular conditions that result in pulsatile tinnitus include but are not limited to high blood pressure and atherosclerosis (thickening or hardening of the arteries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nonvascular conditions that may result in pulsatile tinnitus include but are not limited to anemia, paragangliomas (rare tumors forming near the carotid artery) and bone diseases, including otosclerosis, Paget disease and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Like broader tinnitus, pulsatile tinnitus can adversely impact your sleep, mood, relationships, concentration and more. Your provider may treat your pulsatile tinnitus by identifying and treating the underlying condition. If an underlying condition causes your pulsatile tinnitus, treating that condition should reduce or eliminate the pulsing in your ear<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If tests are not able to determine an underlying cause, you can manage your pulsatile tinnitus through one or more of the following techniques:<\/p>\n\n\n\nCommon Sources of Pulsatile Tinnitus <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Managing Pulsatile Tinnitus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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