Exercise for Tinnitus

I know this is ridiculous but surprisingly I think it worked for me, a bit. At the same time it's easy and can be done at home so it won't hurt to try, right?

Step 1
Rest the palms of your hands alongside your head, covering your ears with the section of the palms nearest your wrist. Your fingers should be held gently on the back of your head, pointing toward one another.

Step 2
Hold your hands so that the fingers extend and the tips of the middle fingers just barely touch, and are resting on the base of your skull about one inch above where your skull meets your neck.

Step 3
Place your index fingers on top of your middle fingers like you would do to cross the fingers.

Step 4
Firmly snap the crossed index fingers off the middle fingers against the base of the skull. Make sure you are not snapping onto your neck but onto the occiput, the bone at the base of the skull. There will be a loud drumming, hollow sound. Repeat the finger snapping action about 50 times.

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I have no idea how does it work, but it seems to have reduced my T temporarily. Is it an autosuggestion? I don't know.

Source: http://www.livestrong.com/article/69200-natural-treatment-ringing-ear/

 

This effect lasted for about 30 minutes. I just did it again and I could really hear the difference in loudness before and after. Am I falling for an autosuggestion or?

 

I liked the sensation of hearing ambient sound again after taking my hands away. Definitely a good way to distract yourself!

 

I did it few more times and it seemed to slightly lower the volume of my T for few minutes. I'm not sure what is the mechanism behind this exercise. I think it really is just a way to distract yourself from the noise of your T. I tried to find some more information about this technique but there is none.

Here you can view the proper way to do it:

health.learninginfo.org/images/tinnitus.mpg

According to this website, the exercise was created by dr Jan Strydom. I was unable to find any other information about this doctor.

 

Hi ,this is in fact an extremely old chinese exercise to effect the inner ear called Beating the Heavenly Drum. Sadly its just residual inhibition.

it is strange how different the ear feels for a while isnt it ,crystal clear no pressure or fullness ,what i would give for that all the time.

 

Can you imagine to just hear quiet again. Those were the days.

 

Being 31 and suffering for 12 long years, I don't remember my serene days....

 

I look back and say WOW I should have felt blessed before for not have had noises in my ears/head. Now just one day out of the blue, I have Tinnitus for 5 months, maybe triggered by stress as I was told by one doctor. the nerves. I am very annoyed and frustrated and tired of my tinnitus.

 

Thanks for the suggestion Ms. Fish. It worked. Even it's for awhile. I may be able to trick myself by using this method right before I sleep. Anything is a blessing.

 

Won't the loud drumming sound with hands pressed against ears cause further damage?

 

Try not to stress that not nearly close to being loud enough to cause damage to t.

 

well fish if it were april 1st I would of thought that this was a prank.....didn't do squat, but ill keep trying for a bit in a quiet place where no one can see what I'm trying to attempt....sounds like a distraction theory tho...thanks!

 

Been back to my excersie working out at the gym cardio 45 min then followed with 20 min in sauna T no change thats a good thing lol..