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Suggest Treatment For Headaches And Ringing Sensation In The Ears

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Posted on Mon, 23 Jan 2017
Question: Hi there, I have had new high pitched ringing in my ears for two months with onset of stress. My blood pressure measured at 160/100 and 163/103. Can it wait for a doctors appointment in a few days? I also had developed headaches daily but these subsided.
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Answered by Dr. Rini (48 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Tinnitus.

Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Firstly thanks for selecting health care magic for your query!

The high pitched sound you are hearing in your ear is called Tinnitus.Tinnitus is an awareness of sound in the ears or head which is not from an external source. Tinnitus sounds can be of many types. Common patients explain them as a hiss, whistle, whirr, ring or buzz. The pitch can be high or low and the level can vary over time.
There are many causes of tinnitus and a number of health conditions are associated with it. In many cases, an exact cause is never found.

However some common causes of tinnitus are-
Otosclerosis - Stiffening of the bones in your middle ear.
Over Exposure to loud noise- long-term exposure to loud sound can cause permanent damage to minute hair cells present in inner ear.
Age related -but is usually present over 60 years age.

However in your case there are two most likely causes-
1)Stage 2 hypertension
2)Stress and anxiety.

Headaches are most likely because of uncontrolled hypertension.Please mention if your headache is unilateral or bilateral(involving half side of head or full head),In case your headache is unilateral ;It can be migraine and tinnitus can be there as a aura of migraine.
You should start taking antihypetensives as soon as possible,Initially you can start with amlodipine ,which is a calcium channel blocker and is very safe antihypertensive medicine(consult your family physician before starting it),Though its not a emergency yet you should try to get the earliest possible appointment.

Advice
Compete E.N.T review.
Pure tone audiometry - to rule out damage to inner ear
Anti hypertensives to be started -to rule out hypertension as a cause of tinnitus.
Ask you physician to prescribe you ginko biloba extracts 40mg thrice daily for 3 months along with vinpocentine extracts 5mg once daily for 3 months,Both of them have proved to be very effective in treating tinnitus.However cause and treatment of Primary tinnitus is still under research and complete cure is often not possible in most of the patients.However if its secondary to any other problem like hypertension or anxiety;it settles down with primary problem.

In case you need any other help feel free to ask!
Thank you!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Remy Koshy
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Follow up: Dr. Rini (7 hours later)
Thank you for your response!
The headaches when they appear and across the head. I have also noticed concentration and memory issues. And fatigue. I am in a busy very stressful part of life as caregiver with mental and physical issues involved with my partner. All leading to higher stress and noticing that high pitch rings louder during extra stressful times.

Blood pressure is new. This morning upon waking it was 127/95. Is that ok or still high for morning? I will try to connect with my doctor to get something to control it even if temporarily until things settle down. Being a caregiver I can't be tired or sick.

Thanks again and let me know your thoughts!
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Answered by Dr. Rini (14 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Stress and anxiety!

Detailed Answer:
Hi again, XXXXXXX college of cardiology classifies hypertension as-
Hypertension Classification
Category     Blood Pressure, mm Hg
Prehypertension     SBP 120-139 or DBP 80-89
Stage 1 HTN     SBP 140-159 or DBP 90-99
Stage 2 HTN     SBP ≥160 or DBP ≥100
DBP = diastolic blood pressure; SBP = systolic blood pressure

so see youself 127/95 its prehypertensive systolic and mild diastolic hypertension,absolutely nothing to worry about.

Stress and high levels of anxiety can be a cause in your case ,ask you cardiologist to start you on low dose of anti anxiety medication like benzodiazepenes. As adviced earlier ask you physician to prescribe you ginko biloba extracts 40mg thrice daily for 3 months along with vinpocentine extracts 5mg once daily for 3 months,Both of them have proved to be very effective in treating tinnitus,and will increase your memory,concentration and improve your fatigue.

Try to relax,try meditation ,exercise daily for 15 minutes and follow the advice ,and you will be fine soon.

Advice
Follow up with test reports.

In case you have any more query feel free to ask!
Other wise close the query and please do write a review!

Get well soon and wish you a fast recovery.

Thanks
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Suggest Treatment For Headaches And Ringing Sensation In The Ears

Brief Answer: Tinnitus. Detailed Answer: Hi, Firstly thanks for selecting health care magic for your query! The high pitched sound you are hearing in your ear is called Tinnitus.Tinnitus is an awareness of sound in the ears or head which is not from an external source. Tinnitus sounds can be of many types. Common patients explain them as a hiss, whistle, whirr, ring or buzz. The pitch can be high or low and the level can vary over time. There are many causes of tinnitus and a number of health conditions are associated with it. In many cases, an exact cause is never found. However some common causes of tinnitus are- Otosclerosis - Stiffening of the bones in your middle ear. Over Exposure to loud noise- long-term exposure to loud sound can cause permanent damage to minute hair cells present in inner ear. Age related -but is usually present over 60 years age. However in your case there are two most likely causes- 1)Stage 2 hypertension 2)Stress and anxiety. Headaches are most likely because of uncontrolled hypertension.Please mention if your headache is unilateral or bilateral(involving half side of head or full head),In case your headache is unilateral ;It can be migraine and tinnitus can be there as a aura of migraine. You should start taking antihypetensives as soon as possible,Initially you can start with amlodipine ,which is a calcium channel blocker and is very safe antihypertensive medicine(consult your family physician before starting it),Though its not a emergency yet you should try to get the earliest possible appointment. Advice Compete E.N.T review. Pure tone audiometry - to rule out damage to inner ear Anti hypertensives to be started -to rule out hypertension as a cause of tinnitus. Ask you physician to prescribe you ginko biloba extracts 40mg thrice daily for 3 months along with vinpocentine extracts 5mg once daily for 3 months,Both of them have proved to be very effective in treating tinnitus.However cause and treatment of Primary tinnitus is still under research and complete cure is often not possible in most of the patients.However if its secondary to any other problem like hypertension or anxiety;it settles down with primary problem. In case you need any other help feel free to ask! Thank you!