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I feel tapping in my eardrum/canal when exposed to sound or vibration. How is it related to my hyperacusis/acoustic shock?
Question from a member of our community: My question is around hyperacusis, hyperacusis from acoustic shock recovery, I don't find much info in the world for this. For three years I've had hyperacusis and hypersensitivity to sounds and vibration. So much so my eardrum...
Can one safely participate in or attend concerts with tinnitus, hyperacusis, acoustic shock, or TTTS?
Question from a member of our community: My question is can one safely participate in choir orchestra, go to concerts or movies when they have tinnitus, hyperacusis, acoustic shock, or tonic tensor tympani syndrome, also referred to as TTTS? So my first answer...
Can you get PPPD and vertigo when you have broken sleep?
Question from a member of our community: Joey, can you get PPPD and vertigo when you have broken sleep? My simple answer would be: yes. I don't know if it's a direct causal link, but certainly fatigue and being tired does lead to more active symptoms and it...
Why has my high-pitched tinnitus remained constant and steady regardless of positive changes I’ve made?
Question from a member of our community: I've had high pitched tinnitus for three years now, and I've done a lot of changing, including changing my breathing, being more positive, being more mindful, going through times of joy, and more accepting of myself, yet...
I’ve noticed my eye movements have restarted my vertigo. Can you explain why this is happening?
Our vertigo is linked to the inner ear signals, that are responding to different rotations and tilts and accelerations, and helping us to remain stable and make use of our balance. They are in direct communication with our eyes and there is a very quick neural arch —...
How Does Menopause Affect Symptoms Like Ringing and Can Neuroplasticity Help?
A really big yes, is my answer to this question. So, so, so many of my private clients over the years have been women going through menopause, or perimenopause, and really facing changes within themselves, and within their body. And I think where neuroplasticity helps...
My Tinnitus is Inconsistent and Varies in Intensity and Volume. Will it Ever Go Away Completely?
Here is a question from a community member, about tinnitus: My tinnitus is very inconsistent, it varies in intensity and loudness, I take the no big deal approach but my question is, I wonder, will it ever completely leave my conscious mind, return to my auditory...
Why Does My Ringing Stop or Change with Certain Head Movements or When I Press Under My Upper Jaw?
Some tinnitus sounds are anatomical — they're coming from movement within our musculoskeletal system, around our chest, shoulders, neck, jaw, teeth, and the temporal mandibular joint. And of course, within the ears themselves, we have small bones, muscles, and...
How Long Does Covid Vaccine Related Dizziness Last?
This is one of those questions which is akin to how long is a piece of string. I would say the earlier you get onto using Rock Steady style principles for healing and listening to your body and honoring where your body is at, the better. The symptoms your body is...
