Tinnitus is defined as the perception of sound without a sound source producing it.

There are a variety of tinnitus, as well as causes that produce them. Pulsatile tinnitus is a variation of these, whose diagnosis down to a much smaller number of possible causes of it.

The pulsatile tinnitus (or pulsatile tinnitus) is characterized by the perception of sound in the ears, and those suffering from this symptom defendant heard a tapping, drumming or beating continued in the ear. This type of tinnitus tend to be chronic if not treated and their elimination or reduction of treatment depends on the condition that produces them.

Possible causes of pulsating tinnitus can be divided into two groups according to the focus of the abnormality giving rise to it.

Vascular anomalies: Glomus tumor, carotid stenosis, congenital arteriovenous malformations, high jugular bulb benign intracranial hypertension and aneurysms of the intratemporal portion of the internal carotid.

Other anomalies: cardiac valve dysfunction, Paget’s disease, hyperthyroidism, anemia, fever, Arnold Chiari malformation, multiple sclerosis and other diseases of high cardiac output.

In many cases the associated condition is very treatable, and after removal of the primary condition, the pulsatile tinnitus symptoms disappear. For example in the case of hyperthyroidism, the excessive size of the thyroid gland is responsible for the compression of the neck arteries, which generates an amplified heartbeat sound in the ear. By removing the gland by surgery or being stunted by radioactive iodine, the pressure on the arteries and it stops the heartbeat in the ear.

For cases of untreatable disease or birth defects, there are many possible treatments to lessen the irritating effects of tinnitus. All treatment options should be examined by the doctor, who must find the treatment that best suits the patient.

Although it is obvious, the first action to take when a problem arises when you pita physical and the right ear, is without a doubt, go to the doctors for advice. This will be the person best qualified to diagnose our problem and referred to a specialist as appropriate.

Anyway, it never hurts to have some information about what happens to us before the consultation with the doctor. In fact, it can often be helpful to know a little better the symptom that afflicts us as we may have some tool to better tell the doctor what happens to us. Often valuable time is lost in studies or tests that may be avoided if the patients provided complete information at the time of the appointment with the doctor, when he makes a general history of the symptoms presented.

First you should know that when you “beep” right ear only (or left, but only one), we are dealing with a symptom called unilateral tinnitus or tinnitus. And when the tinnitus is in the form of ringing, hissing or ringing, it is called non-pulsatile tinnitus. Well, we know that our ear ringing is called unilateral non-pulsatile tinnitus.

Once you know a little more about our symptoms, we could try to gather some more information about it. We should pay some attention to be clear, for example, at what time of day increases or decreases, if it becomes more annoying when sleeping, if next to tinnitus developed some other symptoms, if a family history, etc.

All this information is a guide to help the specialist to get faster to a correct diagnosis and subsequent treatment of the problem when I pita the right ear.

For your peace of mind, know that most cases of tinnitus otologic conditions correspond to simple or even may even be the result of taking certain medications.

Many people said that after a concert or to leave the club, has confounded beep heard often very annoying especially at bedtime or to remain in a quiet environment.

In most cases, the ear ringing is disappearing with the passing hours, but many times people who suffer, they say that the sound perception (Tinnitus) each time it appears it takes longer to go away or that every time the beep intensity is higher.

In these cases, the ear ringing is directly related to hearing saturation (either for concerts, work environment, explosions, etc..) Should take precautions to prevent the problem from becoming a nuisance more or a chronic symptom.

When the tinnitus takes greater intensity or duration with each occurrence, is likely to be a cytologic abnormality that increases susceptibility to suffer hearing this symptom. In this case, the patient should know that if you can not stay away from high or shrill sound, the use of earplugs will be an important factor in protecting the delicate and complex canal. In the same way can be helpful to know that there are many factors that increase the incidence of tinnitus (or tinnitus) and others may decrease.

Factors that aggravate or intensify the tone of hearing:

- Alcohol.

- Caffeine (Coffee, tea, mate, cola, etc.).

- Drugs (Aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, antibiotics, diuretics strong)

- Snuff.

- Chocolate.

- Stress.

Factors that decrease the intensity of tinnitus:

- Foods rich in zinc (spinach, cabbage, eggplant, cucumber, asparagus)

- Foods rich in potassium (bananas, carrots, pumpkin)

- Relaxation exercises (Yoga, aikido, etc.).

- Vitamins (C, D, B12)

- Natural extracts (Ginkgo Biloba, Soy Lecithin, cohosh)