C3 Lumps and How My Tinnitus Got Better

Welcome Sean!

I removed the duplicate which you posted in Research News. I think one thread about this is sufficient without needlessly having exactly the same content in two different categories.

I feel very much like the title of this discussion is misleading. Not everyone, not by a long shot, will have success with what you've described, and there are so many of us whose tinnitus is noise induced or caused by some other accident (like mine from syringing). Thus it's not all about the cervical vertebra 3.

The original title of this discussion was "A real Tinnitus cure! Its all about c3". I'm going to change that to "C3 lumps and how my tinnitus got better".

Yup, and how you described your tinnitus, it's called somatosensory tinnitus, one can change the tone and sometimes even volume with neck/head movements. More here: http://www.yts.se/english/tinnitus.htm
Even I can do that and I'm 100% sure there's nothing wrong with my cervical vertebrae.
If one has somatosensory tinnitus (which itself is very common), it doesn't mean their tinnitus is originated from the problems you mentioned.

However, I'm not saying it wouldn't be worth exploring. You had a car accident experience before, that may very well explain the C3 problems, don't you think? But I'm not a doctor, am just thinking aloud.

Above all I'm very happy you found relief from your tinnitus, and even seem able to get rid of it. That's great news for you, I'm truly happy for you.


Sincerest apologies if the tone of my message came off harsh, but I just had to make absolutely clear that this is not a universal solution for a universal nuisance. But it's all good to inform others and even if one or two persons find relief, it's all for the better.

 

Yup, there are just so many snake oil treatments and other stuff that try to empty the pockets of those unfortunate enough suffering from T. Well, that goes for many other ailments too, but unsurprisingly Tinnitus is close to me and others here.

That's why I exercise extreme caution when anything new suddenly pops up claiming for a cure (even if the claim made was only for a subset of tinnitus sufferers). I'm just saying that in my opinion things should be researched and tried out on a larger population before any claims for a cure are made.

But it nonetheless gives hope to many that you found your culprit and it's being treated effectively.


Have a nice weekend!

 

Yup, but there are also ATA and Action on Hearing Loss etc that fund tinnitus research. Of course their funds are limited compared to big drug companies... and the latter wouldn't want to have a drug that you only need to take for a short period of time to permanently cure your tinnitus. Then again, many would be happy popping a pill or two a day for the rest of their lives to make their tinnitus go away, if the drug had minimal side effects.

What I meant by stating that in my opinion a cure shouldn't be claimed if there wasn't substantive evidence is that if only relatively few reported success on some form of therapy, it wouldn't be correct to go around announcing a cure.

Personally I think that it would be okay to say, for example, "if your tinnitus can be attributed to C3 problems, then this and this kind of therapy might benefit you greatly". Cure, however, is such a strong word and I think it shouldn't be used lightly. And we both agree on that there likely will never be one single-bullet cure for tinnitus, since it's not a disease itself, but a symptom. So many causes for tinnitus, that in the future there are likely several treatment options for tinnitus.

And I'm certainly not saying that everyone should dismiss every treatment option (even if the general success of them was low) just because it's not been researched extensively and deemed effective. I know I have tried dozens of treatments (be it supplements or neck exercises) even when there wasn't any substantial evidence of them helping the majority.

But yeah, I think I have nothing further.

 

Except that if you wouldn't mind answering a few questions regarding the treatment you've undergone. Your answers might help someone else who reads our site.

What does the treatment consist of? How long are the sessions and how many of them do you have to take? I guess your tinnitus starts getting better once the muscle and tendon tissue trapped is ameliorating, or? If it isn't too personal, how expensive is the treatment? If it helps, then I guess price isn't that important of a factor for many, but I'm still curious.

Thanks!
Markku