Hey everyone,
I wanted to discuss the potential of trigger point massages, myofascial release and physiotherapy on somatic tinnitus. Especially for people who have a lot of tense muscles around the neck or jaw area. And maybe someone can share their experience?
A close relative of mine had somatic t after heavy physical labour for years. His t completely resolved after 3 months of intense trigger point massages and physiotherapy exercise.
For me. I had a head trauma 4 months ago. The tinnitus developed 2 weeks after the accident and went progressively worse. For a long time they thought I had something called post concussion syndrome because I had symptoms like blurred vision, extreme fatigue, etc. And scans showed nothing. Also no hearing loss. Then I went to a sacrocranial osteopoth who finally discovered what was truly wrong. Extreme tense neck and jaw muscles as a result from the head trauma.
So I went for 3 sessions of craniosacral work. My blurred vision was gone, tinnitus in my left ear became intermittent (left ear stayed continuous). It was amazing. But in the last session something went wrong and the tinnitus in both ears was way worse than before. And this wasn't just a temporary spike. The volume went way louder and i could hear even more sound. Besides that i even got a mild paralysis of my right arm for about 2 weeks. I went to the doctor and he told me he knows sacrocranial therapy very well. He told me that it both can do wonders or cause more damage since these are risky techniques.
Nevertheless we now knew it was a concussion, but a muscle injury that caused all the trouble so the doc send me to a physiotherapist who did trigger point massages and myofacial release. I only started last week but it does wonders. They loosened my shoulders and the t became less reactive to shoulder movement. My tinnitus also stopped being pulsatile and more of a continuous sound, which was a relief. But still the t was very loud in both ears.
This week they loosened some jaw and neck muscles. And that evening the t stopped completely for a moment!!! Really fully stopped. This never happened. Unfortunately it came back the next day after a long walk in freezing temperatures which caused my muscles to contract again.
They explained to me that tinnitus can be caused by tense muscles on its own. I also have this ear fullness which is also caused by extreme muscle tension. Also I need to relax more. The freak accident which caused this ordeal had left me very stressed out which is why I probably have so much muscle tension.
I'm wondering if any other member of this board have experience with these muscle releasing techniques? It would be nice if someone could share their experience
I've only had 2 sessions so it is a bit wait and see what happens.
Best of luck
I wanted to discuss the potential of trigger point massages, myofascial release and physiotherapy on somatic tinnitus. Especially for people who have a lot of tense muscles around the neck or jaw area. And maybe someone can share their experience?
A close relative of mine had somatic t after heavy physical labour for years. His t completely resolved after 3 months of intense trigger point massages and physiotherapy exercise.
For me. I had a head trauma 4 months ago. The tinnitus developed 2 weeks after the accident and went progressively worse. For a long time they thought I had something called post concussion syndrome because I had symptoms like blurred vision, extreme fatigue, etc. And scans showed nothing. Also no hearing loss. Then I went to a sacrocranial osteopoth who finally discovered what was truly wrong. Extreme tense neck and jaw muscles as a result from the head trauma.
So I went for 3 sessions of craniosacral work. My blurred vision was gone, tinnitus in my left ear became intermittent (left ear stayed continuous). It was amazing. But in the last session something went wrong and the tinnitus in both ears was way worse than before. And this wasn't just a temporary spike. The volume went way louder and i could hear even more sound. Besides that i even got a mild paralysis of my right arm for about 2 weeks. I went to the doctor and he told me he knows sacrocranial therapy very well. He told me that it both can do wonders or cause more damage since these are risky techniques.
Nevertheless we now knew it was a concussion, but a muscle injury that caused all the trouble so the doc send me to a physiotherapist who did trigger point massages and myofacial release. I only started last week but it does wonders. They loosened my shoulders and the t became less reactive to shoulder movement. My tinnitus also stopped being pulsatile and more of a continuous sound, which was a relief. But still the t was very loud in both ears.
This week they loosened some jaw and neck muscles. And that evening the t stopped completely for a moment!!! Really fully stopped. This never happened. Unfortunately it came back the next day after a long walk in freezing temperatures which caused my muscles to contract again.
They explained to me that tinnitus can be caused by tense muscles on its own. I also have this ear fullness which is also caused by extreme muscle tension. Also I need to relax more. The freak accident which caused this ordeal had left me very stressed out which is why I probably have so much muscle tension.
I'm wondering if any other member of this board have experience with these muscle releasing techniques? It would be nice if someone could share their experience
I've only had 2 sessions so it is a bit wait and see what happens.
Best of luck
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