- Messages
- 24
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all!
I'm trying to put together possible evidence of a connection between Pulsatile Tinnitus and Diabetes and would appreciate any responses I can get.
For those of you that don't know, Pulsatile Tinnitus is where you have tinnitus in your ear (or ears) and it goes in time with your heart.
This is the sound of mine - here
Regular tinnitus is where you have a ringing in your ears that does not correspond with your heart - this is often due to hearing loss such as attending many gigs without adequate ear protection, but can happen just in general.
The reason I am trying to gather evidence of this condition in connection with diabetes is that for many years before my diabetic diagnosis I suffered with PT and was passed from doctor to doctor. They decided (eventually) I may have Idiopathic Intra-cranial Hypertension and I was due to have a lumbar puncture for diagnosis, but I have since stopped having the intense headaches and the PT associated with the condition.
I began to wonder if this was because I had control of the diabetes (and had some unintentional weight loss) that I was diagnosed with in 2013 (i had the ear noise since 2011).
A friends' father was diagnosed with diabetes also and hadn't been taught how to take his medication properly. He also suffered with PT and since correcting his meds & some weight loss, he no longer has the noise.
My theory is that if your sugars are high, they are thicker and they struggle to get through the smaller tubes in your head, thus causing the pulsing noise that can sometimes be heard by others.
If this theory and evidence is at all likely, I would like this condition to be added to the list of diagnosing factors in future diabetes infographics and doctors diagnosing tools.
I feel I would have gotten better sooner (and done less damage to my nerves) had this been a key factor in my diagnosis, as both the diabetes team and the IIH doctors denied the likelihood of them being linked, but I am unconvinced.
I do realise that weight loss may indeed be one of the factors in the absence of the noise, but I remain unconvinced because when I lose control of my sugars occasionally, the noise returns- admittedly its a lot less loud, but it is there.
I would love to hear your stories and opinions on this matter, and ultimately for you to take part in my poll. Thank you all in advance.
I am happy to explain anything I have said further as well.
- Rosie
I'm trying to put together possible evidence of a connection between Pulsatile Tinnitus and Diabetes and would appreciate any responses I can get.
For those of you that don't know, Pulsatile Tinnitus is where you have tinnitus in your ear (or ears) and it goes in time with your heart.
This is the sound of mine - here
Regular tinnitus is where you have a ringing in your ears that does not correspond with your heart - this is often due to hearing loss such as attending many gigs without adequate ear protection, but can happen just in general.
The reason I am trying to gather evidence of this condition in connection with diabetes is that for many years before my diabetic diagnosis I suffered with PT and was passed from doctor to doctor. They decided (eventually) I may have Idiopathic Intra-cranial Hypertension and I was due to have a lumbar puncture for diagnosis, but I have since stopped having the intense headaches and the PT associated with the condition.
I began to wonder if this was because I had control of the diabetes (and had some unintentional weight loss) that I was diagnosed with in 2013 (i had the ear noise since 2011).
A friends' father was diagnosed with diabetes also and hadn't been taught how to take his medication properly. He also suffered with PT and since correcting his meds & some weight loss, he no longer has the noise.
My theory is that if your sugars are high, they are thicker and they struggle to get through the smaller tubes in your head, thus causing the pulsing noise that can sometimes be heard by others.
If this theory and evidence is at all likely, I would like this condition to be added to the list of diagnosing factors in future diabetes infographics and doctors diagnosing tools.
I feel I would have gotten better sooner (and done less damage to my nerves) had this been a key factor in my diagnosis, as both the diabetes team and the IIH doctors denied the likelihood of them being linked, but I am unconvinced.
I do realise that weight loss may indeed be one of the factors in the absence of the noise, but I remain unconvinced because when I lose control of my sugars occasionally, the noise returns- admittedly its a lot less loud, but it is there.
I would love to hear your stories and opinions on this matter, and ultimately for you to take part in my poll. Thank you all in advance.
I am happy to explain anything I have said further as well.
- Rosie
