A 44-year-old member asked:
some other opinions, do you think a cholesteatoma can will cause pulsatile tinnitus?
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Dr. Gutti Rao answered
46 years experience Hospital-based practice
Cholesteatoma: Cholesteotoma may not itself cause tinnitus but the damage to the ossicles and ear drum by chronic otitis media can cause it.
Answered on Oct 3, 2016
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What could be the cause of my two year relentless PULSATILE tinnitus. Stops when pressing on neck. ?
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