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Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Venous Sinus Stenosis, & Pulsatile Tinnitus

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a disease characterized by headaches, vision loss, and hearing whooshing sounds in your head. Sometimes this disease is caused by narrowing of the veins in the brain for which there are very effective minimally invasive treatments  by way of stenting the narrowing in the brain

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension (IIH)

IIH can be a serious condition causing permanent vision loss. If you have headaches and vision disturbance please reach out for further consultation

Venous sinus stenosis

Venous sinus stenosis

Venous sinus stenosis can sometimes be the mitigating factor for the condition IIH. Other times it is a condition that can cause hearing whooshing noises in your head or the sound of a heart beat in your head. This is a treatable condition. Reach out for more information. 

Pulsatile tinnitus

Pulsatile Tinnitus

Hearing a whooshinig noise or a heart beat sound in your head can be extremely disabling if it never goes away. This could be the sign of a serious and treatable condition and you should reach out for consultation.

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