Tinnitus Slightly Reduced, Short Tinnitus Spikes Eliminated

[Maciej T]

Hey guys, I want to share a small success story. I've managed to:
- eliminate short tinnitus spikes (usually with full ear feeling).
- eliminate constant faint full ear feeling I've developed after sudden deafness (luckily cured).
- slightly reduced the regular tinnitus.

The cure? Kinesiotherapy and daily neck exercises.
My local kinesiotherapy center is great. 30 min visit is quite cheap. You get a painful muscle massage (all muscles related to my right scapula were a mess) and tips for proper neck exercise.
I've also started to be much more conscious and careful about my neck, especially the during work and sleep.

Now I try to relax some muscle spots myself. This spot:

Levator scapulae (or something near it) must have been connected to the constant faint full ear feeling.

Remember:
- Tinnitus may get worse for 1-3 days after the upper neck massage. It was quite bad. Maybe not much louder, but I could "feel it" all the time.
- Always be gentle and careful during the neck excersises.

 

[Nina Saleh]

What are the excercises and the trigger points that you do to relax your muscles?

 

[Maciej T]

Mostly chin tucks and regular head stretching.

Orthopedic pillow also helps a lot. Sleeping on the left sides works for the stiffness on the right side of my neck, which seems to be linked to the short T spikes.

 

[Abbadem]

I need to get back into routine neck/shoulder exercises and stretches. My tinnitus spikes/fleeting tinnitus decreased to only once every two weeks if that when I was doing them for a few months. These past two months however I slowed down as I was bogged down at my desk job and sure enough they came back to once every other day.

I'll try adding chin tucks to my routine, usually does do the standard head/neck ones (placing hands to keep head still while trying to move against your palm)

 

[JUNGLE BUNG]

The cure? Kinesiotherapy and daily neck exercises

Same here Maciej!

Massages and neck rehab are the truth! I have lots of issues with Levetor Scap and occipitalis muscles.

I also use a lacrosse ball for myofascial release, inversion table, and yoga.

So glad to hear you've made progress!

 

[Maciej T]

Just dropping by to check if there's anything to add to this thread.

I feel that my tinnitus is under control. It's still there, but I can reduce it quite a bit - from a high pitch to mild static, almost pleasant, noise. I don't use any masking music etc anymore. I consider myself mostly cured and pretty damn happy about it. And I used to be borderline suicidal during my "ear stroke" episode.

Small updates:
- Fix your posture. The "Nerd Neck" was surprisingly easy to fix, there's plenty of good material about it on YT. Pay attenton to you head posture when you work at the computer. ALWAYS.
- I don't really have one set of exercises. Freestyle natural streching + chin tucks. Don't do anything crazy. Some isometric exercises to strengthen the muscles. Isometric exercises can be dangerous if done incorrectly, please consult them with a specialist.
- Massage head and neck once a week. Your back may influence neck too, you may need tennis ball + wall for that.
- I gave up the orthopedic pillow and replaced it with a regaular one, made with the same elastic material. Feels much better.