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I've started getting the ringing in the ears a few years ago. However, it gets more pronounced when I twist my neck certain ways -- and it seems to let up a bi

I've started getting the ringing in the ears a few years ago. However, it gets more pronounced when I twist my neck certain ways -- and it seems to let up a bit by stretching my neck in a different direction. Seeing as how I also have periodic neck pain, I wonder if pinched nerves there are contributing to the tinnitus symptoms? Also, there are some days on the drive home from work where the tinnitus is completely gone -- but it comes back strong the next morning, especially if it feels that I didn't have a good sleeping position.

thatswrong0 9y ago
> but it comes back strong the next morning, especially if it feels that I didn't have a good sleeping position. If I sleep on my stomach too many days in a row, my tinnitus really flares up. I definitely think there's a neck component to it.
jahewson 9y ago
Tight muscles in the face, jaw, and neck, and shoulders are the most likely culprit. It's almost certainly not nerves. For me it was "forward head" posture which needed to be corrected through strengthening exercises and a careful reassessment of my desk work and driving positions. I'd highly recommend visiting a good upper cervical chiropractor.