Proteins That May Restore Damaged Sound-Detecting Cells in the Ear

Re:Proteins That May Restore Damaged Sound-Detecting Cells i... by zackmorris on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @12:51PM (#20687610)

There are many kinds of tinnitus, and I had some coming on last year from too many concerts and power tools. But, after a few months of wearing an A.L.F. appliance for sleep apnea, my TMJ opened up a bit and relieved some of the pressure on my skull, and most of my tinnitus went away. I would say the "volume" of it is less than 1/4 what it was, and low enough that I wouldn't say I have it now.

So it's not a guaranteed fix, but I highly recommend talking to a TMJ specialist about your tinnitus and see if there is anything they can do. I think there also may be connections with blood pressure, vitamins/minerals, hydration, etc that could affect programmers sitting in chairs all day. Hope this helps, YMMV.

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Re:Proteins That May Restore Damaged Sound-Detecting Cells i... by tsmarsh on Tuesday August 13, 2019 @01:53PM (#20688403)

I have a similar thing. For me it is exacerbated by sinus pressure.

Sinus care, exercise, even losing weight all have positive effects on my perception of tinnitus. At its worse I could hear it over the sound of 2 stroke marine diesel engine (around 60dB ambient), its currently around 20dB.

I also have TMJ, I'll look into getting a specialist. Thanks for the tip!

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