Tinnitus is an interesting problem. Sometimes it can be helped, other times perhaps not so much. Many medical experts often miss fundamental issues. Overlooking the fact that the skull is actually a mobile structure, Capable of compressing vital brain tissue and interfering with normal auditory responses.
As hornists perhaps the first area to investigate might well be the embouchure. If this is <wrong> it could result in undue tension along the jaw, jamming up the TMJ, the jaw joint itself, directly adjacent to the ear mechanisms. Mechanical strains in this area can produce tinnitus. If the tinnitus is intractable (in a hornist) it might be worthwhile investigating the embouchure as a starter. The same can apply to bad teeth or ill fitting dentures. Indeed any factor producing strain along the jaw bone, or the temporal bone and jaw joint, must be investigated, involving as they do the hearing mechanical structures. Even ill fitting shoes (especially hard heels) can be highly relevant. Just ponder, how does one fix a sweeping-brush head to the broom stick? One places the brush on top of the stick and smartly jolts the base of the stick onto the floor. The shock jerks the brush down onto the shaft, fixing it and in the case of the tinnitus victim, can disrupt the harmony of the auditory mechanisms, and skull to neck relations. A frank skull strain, very common, can be highly relevant to the problem. And often can be straightforward to rectify, or at least improve. This is the realm of the experienced Cranial Osteopath, not always an easy person to find. Provided there is no actual brain tissue damage, treatment can often be almost routine. But perhaps somewhat lengthy in established elderly cases. Of course I am aware that there can be many other factors, but at the very least one would expect a medical specialist to be aware of the value of Cranial Therapy in the total handling of this often difficult condition. The actual treatment is absolutely painless and is easily performed. But it must always be the Total problem / patient which has to be assessed. Never JUST the tinnitus. So doctors check those heels, just in case! I did a three-year course of training as a cranial therapist in the 1970s, and I'm certainly aware that there are often other issues to be addressed and not just the particular ones mentioned in these brief comments. Moral - Hey you lady hornists, always wear shoes with soft heel tips. Much less expensive than seeing me! John Roberts-James Cranial Therapist. <http://www.musicsolo.com/>www.musicsolo.com http://www.spinalcorrectivetherapy.co.uk/ http://www.alternativetherapyclinic.co.uk http://www.sjambok.co.uk http://www.effectiveselfdefence.co.uk http://www.personalprotectionpublications.co.uk/pub10.htm http://www.personalprotectionpublications.co.uk _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
