The buzz of hearing is a nuisance that affects millions of people around the world and in many cases without a correct diagnosis to help eliminate or reduce this symptom.

Statistically speaking, there are few cases where the tinnitus becomes a more annoying that can greatly affect the lives of those suffering. But precisely these dramatic cases are those that have allowed great progress in treatment to reduce its effects.

Tinnitus (perception of sound without any external source to provoke it), in extreme cases can cause mood disorders in patients, because it prevents them from concentrating on their daily tasks, affects communication with others and may even generate sleep disorders. Usually the effect on the psychic does not happen in a bad mood, irritability or nervousness, but there are also many documented cases of depression is mild to moderate.

It is worth mentioning that in the cases presented depressive symptoms associated with tinnitus, patients usually present a predisposition prior.

First, the patient should go to the clinician, who shall make the diagnosis of the disease that is causing the tinnitus. And while address its treatment (if any) will refer the patient to a psychologist, who will accompany you with your mood disorder, and the psychiatrist, who, if required, may administer the drugs that best conformed to this picture patient.

In many cases of tinnitus, and without a depressive component, are treated with antidepressants affected by tinnitus to reduce the incidence of this symptom in the patient’s daily life.

Clinical trials of some drugs shown to be effective in the treatment of tinnitus:

Benzodiazepines Aprazolam dose of 1 to 1.5 mg / day.

Antidepressants: Nortriptyline (50 to 150 mg / day) and amitriptyline (50 to 100 mg / day)

The tension or tension headache syndrome is a condition caused by nerve compression or nerve suboccipital Arnold. This nerve emerges between the first cervical vertebra and the occipital and covers the entire head from back to front up to the front. When this nerve is compressed produces tinnitus and headache.

There are three main symptoms associated with tension-type headache:

- Headache: The patient frequently suffers from severe pain in the forehead in most cases it is misinterpreted as a result of sinusitis.

- Tinnitus: Tinnitus is a persistent and in some cases, very annoying. Patients usually indicate that humming along to feel as if the ear plug and lose their hearing.

- Neck pain: It is perceived as severe pain or discomfort in the upper area of the neck at the height of the neck. This pain may be accompanied by contractures and bone noise when turning the head sideways.

Given these three symptoms and tinnitus and headache, we can be almost certain that we are faced with a case of tension syndrome. It is very important to its rapid diagnosis and subsequent treatment (always organized, under the supervision of a specialist) to avoid major problems and greatly improve the quality of life of those suffering from this condition.

Other symptoms, apart from tinnitus and headache, may also be associated with tension syndrome, and if they arise, but we will certainly have on the diagnosis:

- Acroparesthesias: While not very common, these paresthesias or tingling may occur associated with tension headache. This generally occurs tingling in his hands when the patient is lying.

- Dizziness is a feeling of instability comparable to be walking on cotton.

- Dizziness: Symptom presented in the most extreme cases and produces the sensation of spinning.

Many times a simple plug of wax or an ear infection may be the cause of this annoying noise in the right ear, which after a visit to a specialist in throat, nose and ears, this is solved easily. But for many people in the world, this noise, throbbing or ringing becomes a chronic disorder that affects your life in many aspects such as lack of concentration, headaches, sleeping problems, irritability, depression, etc.

This “noise” in the right ear which is the medical term tinnitus may occur in the right ear on the left, or both.

For the specific case in which the patient reports a similar sound to feel your heartbeat in your ears, it will be a case of pulsatile tinnitus, which is one of the two major variations of this hearing disorder.

It is worth mentioning that the noise in the right ear is not a disease but a symptom of serious pathology or mens as appropriate. It is also useful to know which are extremely scarce, percentage speaking, patients with acute diseases or life-threatening associated with tinnitus.

Speaking specifically of pulsatile tinnitus, you can list the most common causes, namely:

1 – Factors Vascular

Congenital arteriovenous malformations.

Glomus tumor.

Aneurysm intratemporal internal carotid artery.

Carotid stenosis.

Yogular prominent bulb.

Venigna intracranial hypertension.

2 – Other causes:

Arnold Chiari malformation.

Paget’s disease.

Hyperthyroidism.

Anemia.

Múlltiple sclerosis.

Heart valve dysfunction.

It is very important that the patient go to the doctor before the appearance of any noise in the ear or chronic it becomes annoying. Consultation with a specialist is able to address the problem for rapid diagnosis and subsequent analysis of the treatment that best suits each particular case.