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pelicantown

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Tinnitus
Posted: 11-05-07 06:10am

Sad Sad Sad 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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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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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 Mad
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Tmddyan

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Posted: 11-08-07 16:07pm

good let us know how it goes---i mean with the nmd
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