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Is it necessary to visit a doctor for pulsatile tinnitus?? i have had this for about a year and it comes and goes in a day. do i need to visit a doctor or is there anything i can do to treat this on my own?

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Dr. Theodore Davantzis answered

Specializes in Dentistry

Not sure if you've been professionally diagnosed by a physician. There are a number of possible causes, none of which can be treated without a physician. https://www.pennmedicine.org/for-patients-and-visitors/patient-information/conditions-treated-a-to-z/pulsatile-tinnitus

Answered 7/23/2021

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For rather new onset of pulsatile tinnitus I recommend consulting an otolaryngologist or preferably a neurootolaryngologist at a university hospital if you want expert workup & advice. This symptom is sometimes caused by idiopathic intracranial hypertension in childbearing women although headaches are usually a prominent associated symptom of IIH. I don't think you can treat tinnitus but get advic

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