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> pushing downward on the top of my head with my hands Have you tried pulling up to make it less noticeable? I’ve long suspected my neck muscles had something
by dahart 3y ago
> pushing downward on the top of my head with my hands
Have you tried pulling up to make it less noticeable? I’ve long suspected my neck muscles had something to do with making tinnitus worse. Or, like you said, maybe there is a correlation or interaction with head & neck muscles that isn’t causal but nonetheless seems to affect the symptoms. Cervical traction, i.e. a device that pulls up on your head, sometimes seems to help me, as does neck stretching & relaxation. Make sure to consult a doctor or physical therapist about cervical traction, it’s easy to overdo it without guidance.
- jader201 3y agoInteresting, that may help but if so only slightly. I wonder if an inversion table would help identify whether this helps/is a factor.
- dahart 3y agoI think an inversion table might help my tinnitus slightly maybe but not much… it mostly helps and puts tension on the lower back, and a lot less on the neck. Inversion, or lumbar traction, seem to help with sciatica. (And yeah, that’s another one where it seems like there’s an interaction between muscles and nerves.)