Trait

Pulsatile tinnitus

Pulsatile tinnitus is generally classified a kind of objective tinnitus, meaning that it is not only audible to the patient but also to the examiner on auscultation of the auditory canal and/or of surrounding structures with use of an auscultation tube or stethoscope. Usually, pulsatile tinnitus is heard as a lower pitched thumping or booming, a rougher blowing sound which is coincidental with respiration, or as a clicking, higher pitched rhythmic sensation.

HPO HP:0008629

Body system: Abnormality of the ear

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17 genes linked to Pulsatile tinnitus

Changes in these genes cause rare conditions in which Pulsatile tinnitus is seen. Most people with this trait have none of those conditions, and a gene on this list says nothing about anyone's own genome.

Gene	How often it is seen	Conditions
DLSTdihydrolipoamide S-succinyltransferase	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
DNMT3ADNA methyltransferase 3 alpha	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
EPAS1endothelial PAS domain protein 1	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
FHfumarate hydratase	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
KIF1Bkinesin family member 1B	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
MAXMYC associated transcriptional regulator X	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
MDH2malate dehydrogenase 2	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
NF1neurofibromin 1	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
RETret proto-oncogene	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions
SDHAsuccinate dehydrogenase complex flavoprotein subunit A	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
SDHAF2succinate dehydrogenase complex assembly factor 2	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions
SDHBsuccinate dehydrogenase complex iron sulfur subunit B	Often (30–79%)	In 3 conditions
SDHCsuccinate dehydrogenase complex subunit C	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions
SDHDsuccinate dehydrogenase complex subunit D	Often (30–79%)	In 3 conditions
SLC25A11solute carrier family 25 member 11	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
TMEM127transmembrane protein 127	Often (30–79%)	In 1 condition
VHLvon Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor	Often (30–79%)	In 2 conditions

How often is among people with one of the gene's conditions, the most often across them, as the Human Phenotype Ontology records it. These pages describe traits and the research behind them; they are not a diagnosis, and a doctor or genetic counsellor is the person to ask about symptoms.

Broader traits

Ringing in ears

Where this comes from

The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the trait, its names, its definition and the genes linked to it. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Data release 2026.10.16-c6eea6bf.

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