Pulsatile Tinnitus Caused by Ear Tumor (Glomus Tympanicum)

The New England Journal of Medicine published a case report in June 2010 titled "Glomus Tympanicum" where a woman with a right pulsatile tinnitus is described. The pulsatile tinnitus was due to a tumor called glomus tympanicum.

The article includes a picture as well as video. If you watch the video carefully, you can actually "see" the pulsations.

The only way to treat this tumor is surgical excision by a neuro-otologic surgeon.

Read more about pulsatile tinnitus in general here.