> i have had this for six months now and seen the doctor many time
> he has given me antibiotics nasle spray sudafed iburpfen and nothing
> works he keeps saying its air pressure in the ear i went to see the
> e n t clinic and they said every thing seems fine but its not.the
> noise keeps me awake all night it stays for weeks on end and stop
> for a few days the ent said i need scan but i might have to wait up
> to 18 weeks to get it and 3 months to see a tinanus specalist i felt
> stupid because i have the noise in my ear now and i did at the time
> i went to the e n t clinic i felt like they made me look stupid i
> also feel dizzy with it to
> its driving me crazy every time i see my doctor he says i have
> pressure in my ear but the ent say i dont they checked my ear and
> did a sound test my hearing is ok apart from the awfull noise and
> feeling dizzy
There are many things that can cause pulsatile tinnitus. The scan help the ENT diagnose the cause of the tinnitus. The tinnitus specialist, if this is an audiologist, will help you cope with the tinnitus. It is unfortunate that you must wait so long for the scan and to see the specialist. The dizziness may or may not be related to the tinnitus. Be sure to tell your ENT about this.

Back in 1980 I had an impacted wisdom tooth pulled on the right side of my mouth. A couple of weeks later I started to hear noises in my ear, like someone was typing. It was not constant but came when an external noise or vibration happened, like a car or truck passed the house. I went to Hershey Medical Center, John Hopkins in Baltimore, and even had a cat scan done to see if I had a tumor. Nothing!! For the past ten years the noise has changed to starting out as a typing sound and ending as a blaring noise. I have it on for 20 seconds and then it is quiet for 20 seconds. Due to this, I do not get a good nights sleep, ever. I have even tried sleeping pills, but the noise will wake me out of a sound sleep even with ear plugs in each ear. I was wondering if a nerve might have been damaged when that tooth was taken out, but every doctor doesn't seem to think that is possible. I would really appreciate some feedback to my condition, or if you have ever heard of this before. It gets worse when I am nervous about something, also. Let me know what you think. Thanks, Ruth

i keep haveing this pulsing whoshing sound in my left ear i have been to the doctor several time and had several differnt things the doctor keeps telling me i have pressure in my ear i have seen the ent clinic and they say there is nothing wrong but there is there is pain there to i have to wait up to 18 weeks to get a scan and 3 months to see some one from a tintenus group it keeps me awake all night its driving me crazy and making me mad can any one suggest something

> My daughter is 3 years and two months. I had her hearing tested
> in Feb. 06. She seemed to have delayed speech, so I was ruling out
> a hearing problem. Her results showed she tested within normal limits.
> However, I was told her left ear had a bit of fluid (her results were
> -340 on the typanometry test). She did have an ear infection in March,
> with a reinfect in april, another in June and fluid was still in her
> ears in August. My pediatrician did not think that this was the same
> infection. I was then sent to the ENT who said her ears appeared clear
> but wanted to do the tympanometry test and her left ear again came
> back at -370. He was very concerned about this number and suggested
> with her history of ear infections (9 since 9 months of age, with
> two reinfects) and speech delay, and diagnosis of PDD NOS (March 06)
> that we proceed with tubes. I have the following questions: What numbers
> are within normal limits for the tympanometry? Should we have been
> concerned in February? Could this be having an impact on her hearing
> and language development? Will placing tubes in her ears have an effect
> on speech development?

> Thank you for taking the time to review and answer my questions.
> Mary Jo
Mary Jo,

Here are the answers:
1. -100 to +100 daPa is within normal limits for tympanometry.
2. If February was the 1st known infection, then tubes would most likely not have been considered at that time.
3. Yes, any type of hearing loss can impact speech and language development.
4. If she has fluid, then the tubes will clear the fluid and hearing will improve. If the fluid and any hearing loss from it was affecting speech development then yes, tubes should help.

I hope this has helped.

> what is your opinion about the major cause of non complaince
> of using hearing aids?
Vanity and believing that wearing a hearing aid makes them look old. There are articles about this on the internet. Try a Google search.