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This is a forum for people suffering from a whooshing noise in one or both ears, often diagnosed as pulsatile tinnitus.

Please let us know where you're writing from and how long you've been whooshing.  Real names aren't necessary... we respect your privacy! 

Soon we'll post a map to tag the locations of whooshers around the world.  There are a lot of us out there!

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A forum for people experiencing a constant and rhythmic whooshing, pulsing or otherwise heartbeat-like sound, often diagnosed as pulsatile tinnitus.

RESOURCES

Find a Neurotologist: American Neurotological Society (ANS) Membership Roster 2010-2011, by state. (This PDF file will download when you click here)

Blog: Tales From Clark Street

Web Site: American Tinnitus Association

Web Site: British Tinnitus Association

Web Site: Tinnitus Association of Canada

Article: "Tinnitus," eMedicineHealth.com

Article: "How I Struggled with Tinnitus," The Story of Actor Graham Cole, Daily Mail Online.

Article: "Vital Signs: An Unwelcome Ringing," by Dr. Christopher Linstrom, Discover Magazine, April 2010. (About a cured pulsatile tinnitus patient! NEW!)

Article: "Technique Can Pinpoint Tinnitus," BBCNews.com, October 3, 2009

Article: "Tinnitus: The Noise That Annoys," The Independent, October 13, 2009

Article: "Neuroradiologic Assessment of Pulsatile Tinnitus," Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL: Dr Kircher and Dr Leonetti; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI: Dr Standring; Presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Chicago, IL. Sept. 22-24, 2008. (NEW! CLICKING THIS LINK WILL DOWNLOAD THE PDF FILE)

Article: "Imaging of Tinnitus: A Review," Jane L. Weissman, MD and Barry E. Hirsch, MD, Radiology, August 2000.

Article: "Brain AVM," (arteriovenous malformation), MayoClinic.com

Article: "Chiari Malformation," MayoClinic.com

Article: "Ménière's Disease," National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Article: "TMJ Disorders," MayoClinic.com

Article: "Pseudotumor Cerebri," (also called Benign Intracranial Hypertension) MayoClinic.com

Article: "Pulse-Synchronous Tinnitus," The Intracranial Hypertension Research Foundation

Article: "Diagnosis and Cure of Venous Hum Tinnitus," Laryngoscope, Chandler JR, 93(7):892-5, July 1983.

Article: "Glomus Tympanicum," The New England Journal of Medicine, Volume 362:e66, Number 22, June 3, 2010. (NEW!)

Article: "Pulsatile Tinnitus Cured by Mastoidectomy," Duvillard C, Ballester M, Redon E, Romanet P., Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Hôpital Général, Dijon, France, Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol, September 2004.

Article: "Pulsatile Tinnitus," Don McFerran FRCS Consultant Otolaryngologist Essex County Hospital, Colchester, British Tinnitus Association, October 2007.

Article: "Carotid Bruit: What is It?" By Jules Pop, Associated Content, December 18, 2007

Article: "That Noise Wasn't Just Tinnitus," By Sandra G. Boodman, Special to The Washington Post, July 7, 2009

Article: "The 'Rare' Disease That Isn't," By Thomas M. Burton, The Wall Street Journal, June 27, 2009

Video: "A Rare Disease That May Be Underdiagnosed," By Thomas M. Burton, June 26, 2009 (Hear an example of a whooshing sound in this short video)

Audio: Having trouble describing the sound you hear to others? Listen to this collection of sounds that whoosh and see if you can find a match to yours! Demonstrations: Heart Sounds & Murmurs, from the University of Washington Department of Medicine

Audio: Representation of Tinnitus Sounds (Contains some pulsatile tinnitus sounds), British Tinnitus Association

Audio: White Noise MP3s.com

Audio: SimplyNoise.com