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Still hum free. I wear the guard every night. Has anyone else had any success with a mouth guard preventing the hum in their ear(s)?

It’s a custom fit. Made of a fairly hard plastic, but not too hard. They took a mould of my top teeth, and then it was custom made. The mould fits tightly on my top teeth.

I suspect there are many causes, as my original post states. I ruled out about 7 other things until I finally went to the dentist. Check out the original post of this thread. You’ll see all the things I thought it could be.

With heat, massage, and most importantly the mouth guard, I’d say within a week to ten days it was completely gone. Have not heard it since. And I had it bad. I am so grateful this fixed it.

Omg. I didn't catch this. That's hilarious. I just fixed my profile info. :)

I’d agree that what you are saying could be happening, although I’m not certain that hair cells can be bent or damaged, causing misfiring. I’m not saying you are wrong-just that I’ve not read that. But what you are saying could be a physical explanation. I for sure agree that when it stops by...

Heating pad a few times. Remember though, my tinnitus was a low pitch hum that I could modulate. Not high pitch.

When you clench, you’ll feel the Masseter muscle flex. That’s the muscle I massage and apply heat to. I just do it a bit every day now. When I’m driving. But I do think the mouth guard is the most helpful as I’m not clenching at night.

When you press your palm against your ear, you don’t hear a low roar? Like the ocean? That’s what I mean by vibration.

Ben, I swear, your story was identical to mine. Changing head position cannot raise your hair cells in your cochlea from the dead. Thats why I always believed mine was physical in nature. I thought it might be a blood vessel, or a growth (mri ruled that out). I think the hum we are hearing is...

To me, it seems that if the nerves/hair cells are damaged, that means they are dead. Tinnitus can be caused by the brain replacing frequencies lost by hearing damage. So, if your hum is due to the cells that receive low frequencies being dead, I don’t see them coming back to life by shaking...

Hi. I’m massaging the section about two inches directly below my ear canal opening. Clench your teeth and you’ll feel a muscle contract around there. That’s the one I’m massaging. I’m not massing all that much, a few times a day for maybe 10 minutes. If I feel tense, I do it more. The one...

Ya, I am hopeful others will find relief. That’s why I created the thread. But I think the key is to reduce tension in the jaw muscles. For me, that involves massaging them quite a bit, wearing a professional mouth guard, and actively trying not to clench during the day. It’s remarkable how...

About a year with a few breaks here and there.

Hi. For me, I couldn’t get it to go away quickly with a certain behaviour like a hot shower. I think it takes dedicated regular jaw massage, heat, avoiding clenching and a professional mouth guard. I think a professional mouth guard is key because then your jaw sits the way it should. A generic...