pulsatile tinnitus

Last reviewed 01/2018

  • pulsatile tinnitus may indicate anxiety or acute inflammatory ear conditions but also vascular causes, including tumours (glomus, carotid body), carotid stenosis, arteriovenous malformations, intracranial aneurysms, and high cardiac output states (1)

Reference:

  1. BMJ. 2005 Jan 29;330(7485):237