I have developed
tinnitus starting in August. In June I
lost a back tooth and a bridge that was
attached to it. Then in
August the ringing started. I have always
been a grinder and tooth clincher, but am
working hard at trying to stop. I didn't
know what was happening so saw a dentist,
an MD, a ENT, a chiropractor, another
E&T, a neurologist, and a second
dentist. The ringing was so bad in
September I was pacing the floor The
second dentist made a bite plate for me
and it has been less than a week, but the
ringing is back to the place it was in
September. I feel desperate. The only
relief I get is after seeing the
chiopractor, a few hours later the ringing
will lessen, but never goes away. I need
to have a bridge and made to replace those
teeth I lost, but this dentist says I need
to do a jaw adjustment first. I am
concerned that he may not be getting this
appliance adjusted correctly and it will
made the situation worse. I had been
making my own applicances from the little
rubber ones you find at Wal-Mart for
athlethics while I waited for my gum to
heal. I was hoping to have implants done,
but now I would be happy to have even a
removable applicance made if this ringing
would go away. I feel I can't continue to
live like this and am desperate to find
relief.
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Tmddyan
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Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
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Posted: 11-05-07 16:22pm
you will find releif---i had the same
thing. mine is gone pretty much. if you
need help finding a doctor to help you
with this let me know. use heat on it. i
noticed that when i put heat on the
ear---the ringing decreased. hang in
there.
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Adamp51
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Joined: 30 Oct 2007 Posts: 2 Location: North Las Vegas, US
Hi Pelicantown Posted: 11-05-07 18:18pm
I read your post. My situation is very
similar to yours. I went to my ENT and he
prescribed Xanax. 0.5mg twice a day but I
only take it at bedtime cause it makes you
sleepy. This is only a management tool. I
do not intend to take these any longer
than necessary. (It can cut down the tone
volume by 46% as stated in a double blind
study from the Tinnitus association.)
My tinnitus started after my dentist
installed a 3 tooth bridge; tooth # 29,
30, 31 The bridge was a porcelain fused to
metal type. Soon after that I developed a
allergic reaction to the metal that was
used, so I opted for a porcelain bridge.
The dentist installed a pure porcelain
bridge with out a core, no metal or
zirconium, Why? To save him money. ! That
means it is very fragile so in order to
alleviate the pressure on the bridge he
grinded the adjacent top upper molars.
The bridge broke in six days . This was
the start of my "bad bite". Because the
teeth didn't mesh on that side every time
I bit down the jaw would be forced back,
putting pressure on the TMJ joints and
giving me a high frequency Squeal in my
ears!
I too didn't understand what was happening
at first. Needless to say I have spoke
with an attorney. I now have an
appointment with a TMJ specialist
(neuromuscular dentistry) on wed.
Try and find a TMJ specialist who
understands this problem as I understand
that malocclusion tinnitus is fixable and
once treated should clear up the ringing.
As I write this my ears are ringing! Adam
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Tmddyan
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Joined: 13 Jun 2006 Posts: 4349 Location: post falls, id usa
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Posted: 11-08-07 16:07pm
good let us know how it goes---i mean with
the nmd
