The ear hears the pulse

The pulse sound heard in the ear is mostly the sound of tinnitus, which has many causes. Tinnitus is caused by ear diseases on the one hand and other systemic diseases on the other. When tinnitus occurs, it is important to detect it early and treat it in a timely manner. It is best to go to the hospital to check the cause of the tinnitus and then take appropriate treatment measures to prevent delays in the disease. Tinnitus can be treated through medication, psychology or traditional Chinese medicine.

The reason why the ear hears the pulse sound

It may be tinnitus. The main causes of tinnitus are ear diseases, such as external ear diseases: external otitis, cerumen embolism, foreign bodies in the external ear, acute and chronic inflammation of the middle ear, tympanic membrane perforation, otosclerosis and Meniere's syndrome and acoustic neuroma in the inner ear, all of which can cause tinnitus. Tinnitus can also occur due to vascular diseases, such as glomus jugularis tumor, dilation of small blood vessels in the ear, vascular malformations, hemangiomas, etc. Tinnitus coming from veins is mostly noisy, while tinnitus coming from arteries is consistent with the pulsation of the pulse.

Causes of tinnitus

1. Auditory system diseases

(1) Cerumen blockage, tumor or foreign body in the external auditory canal.

(2) Various types of otitis media and otosclerosis in the middle ear.

(3) Inner ear Meniere's disease, sudden deafness, trauma, noise-induced deafness, presbycusis, etc.

2. Systemic diseases

(1) Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, arteriosclerosis, hypotension, etc.

(2) Autonomic dysfunction, mental stress, depression, etc.

(3) Endocrine diseases: abnormal thyroid function, diabetes, etc.

(4) Others: neurodegeneration (such as demyelinating disease), inflammation (viral infection), trauma, drug poisoning, cervical spondylosis, temporomandibular joint disease or malocclusion, etc.

Tinnitus Treatment

For early treatment of tinnitus, 3 to 6 months is an important period of treatment.

1. Treatment of the cause

Treat the underlying disorder causing tinnitus.

2. Medication

Vasodilators, calcium ion blockers, tinnitus suppressants, drugs that reduce the effects of tinnitus, and neurotrophic drugs, etc.

3. Psychological consultation and adjustment

Analyze the causes and pathological conditions of tinnitus, eliminate the patient's worries, warn the patient to place himself in an environment rich in sound, actively contact the sounds of nature, strive to coexist with tinnitus, compare tinnitus to the roar of a train, refrigerator noise, etc. in order to adapt to and get used to these sounds, let the patient try his best to eliminate the psychological reactions caused by tinnitus, suppress negative emotions, and build confidence that tinnitus can be treated.

4. Masking treatment

It can be done using tinnitus therapy devices, tinnitus maskers, pure tone audiometers or hearing aids.

5. Tinnitus retraining and habituation therapy

The purpose is to make the patient adapt and get used to tinnitus, thereby reducing the severity of tinnitus and relieving the physical and mental disorders caused by tinnitus to the patient. This therapy has been widely used in clinical practice abroad and is suitable for patients with long-term and severe tinnitus. It mainly includes consultation and sound therapy.

6. Auditory sound therapy

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment, etc.