Francis Poon wrote:
>chiropractor once showed me the medical textbook he used in college.
>> On that particular page he showed me, it was clearly writen that a
>>compressed nerve in the spine leads to (1)tinnitus and (2) the
>>hardening of arteries.
Oregon 7 replied:
>HA! That is pretty funny even though it may be true.......why do
>chiropractors connect every single illness or disease to the spine
Chiropractord do NOT connect "every" single illness to the spine. In
this case, he showed that a compressed spine is *one* of the causes
for tinnitus.
>............we are not a
>single moded entity.............sorry to be a little disagreeable on
this but
>just saw a pt who had 52 WEEKS of treatment for tinnitus who did not
beneift >at all, and the chiro NEVER made a referral to an ear MD.
As far as this patient is concerned:
(1)the cause of his tinnitus may not be in the spine OR...
(2)the cause may be in the spine but his chiro does not know how to
unlock it OR...
(3)the chiro has not referred this patient to an ear doctor because of
self-interests _or_ because of his lack of perception of other
disciplines.
FP
MJ
Elly Byrne - 26 Feb 2005 19:24 GMT
>Oregon 7 replied:
>>HA! That is pretty funny even though it may be true.......why do
>>chiropractors connect every single illness or disease to the spine
That is probably because so much of our body is connected to the
spine. Somewhere there is a connection between the ears and the spine.
Marsha may know that better than I do.
Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/
Alan Lehman - 03 Mar 2005 06:08 GMT
>>Oregon 7 replied:
>>>HA! That is pretty funny even though it may be true.......why do
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> Elly's Tinnitus Resources
> http://eebee.net/
My T started a few years and was intermittent until just a few months
back, when it suddenly became continuous. My GP started me on AllegraD
and Flonase which did help with nasal congestion which I've always had.
The meds didn't seem to help the T, so the GP referred me to an ENT. I
haven't seen him yet.
Lately I've noticed the T seems somewhat associated with a stiff
neck. When the T is louder, my neck feels stiff and when I tip or turn my
head there is a weird crackling or popping sound in my ears as I stretch
the neck muscles. The popping sound and stiffness almost disappear on
quieter days.
After reading the web site above, I've been making an conscious effort to
improve my posture and sleep in a better position. The T seems to be
improving somewhat. But I've also been trying some other things (like
eliminating caffeine) so it's hard to say.
Also, I had my wisdom teeth removed about four years ago. Ever since, I've
had occasional brief stabbing pain in the back of the jaw, but it doesn't
seem to be associated with the T that I can tell, except that's about the
time it started.
Alan
Elly Byrne - 03 Mar 2005 19:06 GMT
Hi Alan,
Good about your posture. Unfortunately when asleep the body keeps
wriggling around. So even if you start in a good position you may not
end up in one.
You said:
>Also, I had my wisdom teeth removed about four years ago. Ever since, I've
>had occasional brief stabbing pain in the back of the jaw, but it doesn't
>seem to be associated with the T that I can tell, except that's about the
>time it started.
If that is the time it started then that is a good connection. Mine
started after a tooth extraction. That is most likely when the tension
in the neck started. And it has now been a long time, so it may take
some time to go away.
Have you found the stretching exercises on the website? Or at least a
link to it?
Did you find this page?
http://eebee.net/TinnitusIsaPainintheNeck.shtml
Elly's Tinnitus Resources
http://eebee.net/
>> Elly's Tinnitus Resources
>> http://eebee.net/
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>Alan