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    Still No Proper Sleep, So Desperate — Does Deep Sleep Come Back with Habituation?

    Did your ENT consider TMJ as the possible cause of your tinnitus? If not, go to one who’s knowledgeable. My ENT doc dismissed my ears as causing my tinnitus and figured out it was my TMJ, subsequently verified by my physical therapist.
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    I don’t even remember how I turned my neck. I just randomly twisted it to be more comfortable, instead of adjusting the pillow. Turned out to be a sign that my tinnitus was neck-related
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    Best wishes. My tinnitus is gone for the most part, as long as I follow the advice and do the exercises. If I eat a hard food or lay down or sleep in a bad position that stresses my neck/jaw, a slight sound will reappear but will eventually disappear when I make the proper corrections...
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    My American dentist, who is one of the best and who has expertise in treating TMJ, teaches his techniques in Israel, too. The late American actor Christopher Reeve was treated in Israel for a terrible spine injury. You might want to go there if you’re not receiving the best care in Turkey.
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    I’m happy to try to help others. My tinnitus started with siren-like ringing seemingly filling my entire head. Later, as it subsided, it was more localized to my right ear. Having been examined and diagnosed by my ENT doc, I’m being treated by a physical therapist specializing in tinnitus and...
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    I just noticed you’re in Turkey. I’m surprised that you describe Turkey as a third world country. I’m in the USA, however, you might try doctors in Israel, who are among the best in the world. Unless, Erdogan has banned travel to Israel.
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    Sorry for your travail. I was very lucky. I owe a debt of gratitude to the wonderful volunteer audiologist associated with the American Tinnitus Association who at the height of my tinnitus crisis suggested TMJ as the likely cause. My ENT nailed it and my PT confirmed it. Better late than never
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    Tinnitus Completely Gone with Eardrops After Over a Year Plus a New Discovery (Please Read!)

    I should also mention that the ENT doc deep-cleaning a couple of sizable mounds of wax out of my ears helped, too, in reducing my tinnitus and giving me a sense of lightness in my ears and head. I no longer will use Qtips to try to clean my ears, which can actually push wax into the ear canal. I...
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    Tinnitus Completely Gone with Eardrops After Over a Year Plus a New Discovery (Please Read!)

    I experienced no pain, which is a common symptom of TMJ disorders. Instead, my body alerted me with the tinnitus.
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    Tinnitus Completely Gone with Eardrops After Over a Year Plus a New Discovery (Please Read!)

    Neck and TMJ can be related since they’re connected and ultimately connected to the ears, causing the tinnitus. In my case, my TMJ and fatigued neck muscles due to incorrect posture etc caused the tinnitus flareup. No jaw pain. My TMJ issues expressed themselves with the tinnitus
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    You unfortunately received very bad info. My ENT determined that my tinnitus was TMJ-related within a few minutes of examining me without my asking him since I didn’t know much about TMJ. Pivotal to his diagnosis was my informing him that when I turned my neck in a certain way, the tinnitus...
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    Tinnitus Completely Gone with Eardrops After Over a Year Plus a New Discovery (Please Read!)

    Very interesting! Sounds like you have TMJ issues. At the height of my tinnitus attack, I awakened in the middle of the night with the loud siren in my ears BUT when I turned my neck to try to get comfortable—complete silence, like I short-circuited it! This was my epiphany. When I told my ENT...
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    I would avoid chiropractors and masseuses. You need to be examined by a good ENT doc knowledgeable about TMJ and work with a physical therapist knowledgeable in tinnitus and TMJ.
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    Physical therapy to relax my TMJ, jaw and neck muscles, which can trigger tinnitus since the inner ear “infrastructure” is connected.
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    I’m getting physical therapy to relax my TMJ, jaw muscles and neck. I’m on the East Coast. Try to find a good ENT physician knowledgeable in TMJ and a PT experienced in tinnitus and TMJ.
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    Tinnitus Completely Gone with Eardrops After Over a Year Plus a New Discovery (Please Read!)

    A very smart ENT doc examined me and took some history and concluded my (sudden) tinnitus was TMJ-related. My physical therapist, who specializes in tinnitus and TMJ, confirmed this by moving my jaw and neck in certain ways and pressing certain muscles and bones and actually triggering the...
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    Having briefly suffered with intense tinnitus, now gone, that had been caused by a TMJ disorder that is being successfully treated, I would urge everyone with tinnitus to go to a good ENT doc and determine if your tinnitus is, too, caused by TMJ. TMJ-related tinnitus is reversible. If the doc...
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    Tinnitus Completely Gone with Eardrops After Over a Year Plus a New Discovery (Please Read!)

    Please be examined by a good ENT doc if you haven’t already to determine the possible cause. My tinnitus, which has disappeared, was caused by a TMJ disorder, which I’m working on fixing.
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    TMJ — Minor Tinnitus Back

    Be examined by a really good ENT physician. I experienced a raging tinnitus for the first time recently, which my ENT determined was caused by TMJ issues. He gave me helpful guidelines for not aggravating my TMJ (such as avoiding hard foods) and recommended a physical therapist, although I am...
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    Hi — Any Advice? Suggestions?

    My ENT doc determined that my tinnitus is caused by an underlying TMJ issue. The ears and jaw are connected. Go for a second opinion with TMJ in mind. My tinnitus is almost gone with physical therapy and dietary changes that eliminate foods that aggravate my TMJ.
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    Please Be Examined by ENT — I Got a New Lease on Life

    Having recently experienced tinnitus, the first time in my life, I panicked and thought the worst: I’d never recover and my life would go in a very unfortunate direction I had never imagined. Except, I had the great good fortune to be examined by a wonderful ENT physician whose diagnosis was a...
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    Some Suggestions & Hope for Tinnitus Sufferers

    I would like to offer some suggestions, and hope, to those suffering with tinnitus, based on my recent personal experience with this cruel “affliction.” My heart breaks for those here and elsewhere suffering and in despair and as a result, I’m leaving large contributions in my will to...