Crackling sound in ear when moving jaw

Not uncommonly, a patient can present with complaints of tinnitus, clogged ears, and hearing loss influenced by jaw movement. Specifically, opening or clenching the mouth excessively makes the tinnitusand clogged ear sensationworse.

Relaxing the jaw decreases these symptoms.

For some ear symptoms, contraction of the middle ear muscles (stapedius and tensor tympani) may contribute to "muffling" of sounds. Inflammation of the jaw joint can lead to ear pain...

Whooshing sound in ear when moving head

but some other ear symptoms like tinnitusand clogged ear sensationare harder to explain.

With such symptoms, it has always been unclear what the exact physical mechanism is behind these two complaints although the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) has always been felt to be the root suspect.

Even though the exact mechanism is unknown, treatment that helps include myringotomyand/or TMJ rehabilitation.

However, a paper published May 2016may have figured out the exact mechanism behind how the TMJ influences tinnitusand clogged ear sensation.

In this particular patient, jaw opening exacerbated tinnitus and clogged ear sensation.

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whooshing sound in left ear when moving jaw

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