Not all ringing in the ear has to do with hearing loss. There is a subcategory of tinnitus called “Somatic tinnitus” which is the term used when the tinnitus is associated with head, neck, or dental injury—such as misalignment of the jaw or temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
Characteristics of somatic tinnitus include intermittency, large fluctuations in loudness, and variation in the perceived location and pattern of its occurrence throughout the day.
To learn more about tinnitus, come to our Healthy Hearing Expo to listen to the talk “Why masking your tinnitus works” at 1:30pm.
