Root Canal Needed — My Tinnitus Is Worsened by Noise

[Luman]

I have no knowledge of it but some people here have had laser work, rather than the drill, but for certain procedures the lasers do not work.

If you are that worried, safer to take the whole tooth out.

Unltss it's a last tooth all the way in the back, having a tooth removed will necessitate a bridge or an implant, both of which are complex procedures.

 

[SugarMagnolia]

@Louise: I have a simple solution, have them knock you out with nitrous oxide ( sometimes called laughing gas ). Most dentists can use minimal sedation or pills. Don't hesitate to ask your dentist, if you have questions.

This will not protect her ears. It will just render her helpless to stop the procedure if it becomes too loud.

 

[Anselmo]

She will be unconscious during the procedure, and she won't hear anything. Afterward, her t might spike, but she has to do something about her tooth. If she delays the pain will be as unbearable from the toothache as the tinnitus. I've had 3 root canals, and waited to long for 2 of them. The agony was 24/7. Couldn't sleep and of could not eat. Just as bad as t if not worse.

 

[Anselmo]

All of this said, I have nothing but sympathy for her, and just hope that she can find a solution.

 

[Tinker Bell]

She will be unconscious during the procedure, and she won't hear anything. Afterward, her t might spike, but she has to do something about her tooth. If she delays the pain will be as unbearable from the toothache as the tinnitus. I've had 3 root canals, and waited to long for 2 of them. The agony was 24/7. Couldn't sleep and of could not eat. Just as bad as t if not worse.

Even if you cannot consciously hear sound, the hair cells in your cochlea still respond to the sound. Being unconscious does not protect from hearing damage.

I am not saying that a dentist drill for a root canal is going to cause hearing loss; but if it could, it would do it regardless of whether or not a patient was awake.

 

[Lane]

I know you wrote that you need a root canal. I will say that I have sought second opinions, and have been able to avoid them in the past. Is this an option? Have you been told that your root is no longer viable?

I have to wonder now if the root canals I had were a good move; given all i now know about the possibility of trapped infections in the socket. How do we know that it is this infection that causes t in some people and not necessarily the actual procedure?

Hi Louise,

I'm kind of in the same camp as Deb... From all my research, I don't believe root canals are as safe as dentists make them out to be. But that's perhaps a philosophical question for another time. For now, I'll just mention that I had a major tooth problem about five years ago, and was told I needed a root canal and crown (around $2,000). I had read about people doing different experiments with MMS, also known as CDS (Chlorine Dioxide Solution) for oral health.

For some people it can be VERY effective at clearing out oral infections, and in many instances, allows people to avoid having to do a root canal procedure at all. I tried CDS, and though it didn't completely clear out the infection, it made it 95% better, and I've been living with it mostly pain-free for the past five years. I can't help but think if I would discipline myself to apply the CDS more regularly, it could go away entirely. Maybe this week?

Just a tip on avoiding these kinds of situations in the future, I'm convinced people could avoid root canals altogether if they would irrigate with a hydrogen peroxide solution on a regular basis, perhaps 3-4x/week. It does wonders for me. I'm also convinced most people would avoid all cavities it they regularly consumed bone broth, fish oils, taurine, silica, and 5 grams of Vit. C daily. Will do wonders for both the teeth and the bones.

All the best... I hope everything works out well for you!

P.S. I think there's a company that sells a complete line of dental/oral products which focus on chlorine dioxide as the major ingredient for its effectiveness. Don't know the name of it right off hand however.

P.S.S. I know you're planning on doing a laser procedure, but for others who may end up doing dental work with a drill, it's always a good idea to ask they not use a high speed drill. Slower speed drills are not nearly as loud. Dentists like to use high speed drills because it's faster, not because it necessarily better.​

 

[Anselmo]

Does she have a cochlea implant?

 

[Tinker Bell]

Does she have a cochlea implant?

Who? The author @Louise? I do not think she has a cochlear implant.

The cochlea is part of our ears. It receives sounds as vibrations, which cause the hair cells in our cochlea to move. It does not matter if we are awake or asleep.

 

[Anselmo]

I was reading some information about laser dentistry in the UK. That seams like the safest way to go about this procedure, if you are concerned about the noise. Someone said to have your tooth extracted. That doesn't sound good at all.

 

[Luman]

If you're going to have a root canal, I would recommend having an endodontist perform the procedure, because that's their specialty. If you can't manage that, just have it done at the dentist.

 

[Louise]

Hi everyone - thanks for contributing.

 

[Louise]

Hi Louise,

I'm kind of in the same camp as Deb... From all my research, I don't believe root canals are as safe as dentists make them out to be. But that's perhaps a philosophical question for another time. For now, I'll just mention that I had a major tooth problem about five years ago, and was told I needed a root canal and crown (around $2,000). I had read about people doing different experiments with MMS, also known as CDS (Chlorine Dioxide Solution) for oral health.

For some people it can be VERY effective at clearing out oral infections, and in many instances, allows people to avoid having to do a root canal procedure at all. I tried CDS, and though it didn't completely clear out the infection, it made it 95% better, and I've been living with it mostly pain-free for the past five years. I can't help but think if I would discipline myself to apply the CDS more regularly, it could go away entirely. Maybe this week?

Just a tip on avoiding these kinds of situations in the future, I'm convinced people could avoid root canals altogether if they would irrigate with a hydrogen peroxide solution on a regular basis, perhaps 3-4x/week. It does wonders for me. I'm also convinced most people would avoid all cavities it they regularly consumed bone broth, fish oils, taurine, silica, and 5 grams of Vit. C daily. Will do wonders for both the teeth and the bones.

All the best... I hope everything works out well for you!

P.S. I think there's a company that sells a complete line of dental/oral products which focus on chlorine dioxide as the major ingredient for its effectiveness. Don't know the name of it right off hand however.

P.S.S. I know you're planning on doing a laser procedure, but for others who may end up doing dental work with a drill, it's always a good idea to ask they not use a high speed drill. Slower speed drills are not nearly as loud. Dentists like to use high speed drills because it's faster, not because it necessarily better.​

Hi Lane,

I'm very interested in this as I always go for natural, holistic resolutions first. I will definitely be looking into this.

My problem is that the nerve inside the tooth has already died. So the pulp is dead/dying and that will lead to infection unless I do something. This is my first brush (!) with root canals so I'm not totally well informed but from what I've heard it's not necessarily infection that causes the nerve to die. It can be trauma (biting too hard or dental work) and/or it just wears out like the rest of our bodies do with time.

I'm going to have it checked by my regular dentist to see if a root canal is needed, he knows about my T and has already said only as a last resort should we do anything.

If I need to have something done then I'm going to go for laser if treatment is possible. Or at least part of the treatment possible. Failing that I will ask for low-speed drill as someone else mentioned, take Prednisolone if I can get it and wear headphones.

Louise.

 

[Louise]

I'm writing an update on this as I had the root canal treatment yesterday using LASER.

It was very hard to find anyone in the UK willing to undertake the procedure using only laser but I did. And, what a find, he is excellent.

I had over 1.5 hours of 'drilling' using only the laser. It was quiet! It makes a popping sound in your mouth and there is no vibration. I did wear earplugs because the noise of the machine itself, like the air compressor noise, was more than I wanted. I feel perfectly at peace that none of the treatment made enough noise to worsen the Tinnitus.

You can only have laser on tooth or normal composite filling material, not metal or glass ionomer. Luckily my previous filling was composite so it worked on that.

It took my dentist over 1.5 hours as laser is slower than a regular drill and it was quite arduous for him and hurt his neck to be in that position all that time but he was sympathetic to why I needed it and did it for me.

What a weight off my mind.

 

[Hariz Nonis]

Have the headrest adjusted so your neck is inline with

Does this help if I have neck/jaw issues which could be affecting my T?

 

[Greg Sacramento]

@Hariz Nonis Ask the dental nurse for a small pillow.

 

[Hariz Nonis]

@Hariz Nonis Ask the dental nurse for a small pillow.

Well, I was meaning if we were sleeping or lying down normally.

 

[john paul]

I'm writing an update on this as I had the root canal treatment yesterday using LASER.

It was very hard to find anyone in the UK willing to undertake the procedure using only laser but I did. And, what a find, he is excellent.

I had over 1.5 hours of 'drilling' using only the laser. It was quiet! It makes a popping sound in your mouth and there is no vibration. I did wear earplugs because the noise of the machine itself, like the air compressor noise, was more than I wanted. I feel perfectly at peace that none of the treatment made enough noise to worsen the Tinnitus.

You can only have laser on tooth or normal composite filling material, not metal or glass ionomer. Luckily my previous filling was composite so it worked on that.

It took my dentist over 1.5 hours as laser is slower than a regular drill and it was quite arduous for him and hurt his neck to be in that position all that time but he was sympathetic to why I needed it and did it for me.

What a weight off my mind.

Can I ask where the dentist is? In the UK right? Just for future reference in case I ever need any major dentistry, done thanks.

 

[Louise]

Hi John Paul, yes UK. Progressive Dentistry in Fulham.

 

[Bill Bauer]

Hi John Paul, yes UK. Progressive Dentistry in Fulham.

Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

Was it Dr. Patel or Dr. Delaunay?

I hope it never comes to that, but it is good to know that I would be able to take a 20-hour flight to London and get my dental procedure done without suffering a trauma with the consequences that would last a lifetime.

 

[Louise]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

Was it Dr. Patel or Dr. Delaunay?

I hope it never comes to that, but it is good to know that I would be able to take a 20-hour flight to London and get my dental procedure done without suffering a trauma with the consequences that would last a lifetime.

Totally right Bill!

It was Dr. Patel. He's excellent.

 

[Bill Bauer]

It was Dr. Patel. He's excellent.

Thanks a lot, Louise!

 

[Mister Muso]

Even if you cannot consciously hear sound, the hair cells in your cochlea still respond to the sound. Being unconscious does not protect from hearing damage.

I am not saying that a dentist drill for a root canal is going to cause hearing loss; but if it could, it would do it regardless of whether or not a patient was awake.

That makes total sense to me. I've got a 2 hour appointment with an endotontist to redo a root canal soon. I also have a 1cm wide hole in my jawbone at the end of it due to formerly undiagnosed infection.

We discussed my tinnitus and agreed I could get sedation (Temazepam). Hopefully that should reduce stress which could make any tinnitus spikes worse, without putting me completely under to the point where I'm unable to stop any excessively loud drilling.