I Can Stop my Tinnitus by Doing Valsalva Maneuver / by Increasing Pressure in My Head

Hi all,

Im having tinnitus nearly 6 months now, more than likely due to noise exposure, but who knows I dont have hearing loss..
The interesting thing is that I can stop it by doing valsalva maneuver or by increasing the pressure in my head, ie hanging upside down.
Anyone else experiencing the same thing?

 

Have you seen an ENT? It could be objective tinnitus - ie caused by problems in the middle ear. That could be treatable.

 

I have seen them, but didn1t find anything...However I have chronic sinusitis due to bad tooth...i dont know if there is any connection, the dentist said its unlikely...

 

Does it dissapear completely? Is it consistent that you can make it dissappear? If yes and yes, I would try another specialist. That beeing said, many people report that they can change their tinnitus by jaw/teeth movement.
Good luck!

 

Yes it dissapears completely as long as Im upside down, or as long as my ears are popped out...I am aware that many people can do the same thing thats why I ws asking Thanks anyway!

 

That's pretty interesting, the fact that you can stop it with those methods could definitely suggest there might be somehting physically treatable that might be effecting your tinnitus. I'd keep your efforts up and try to find an ENT who might be willing to further investigate this for you.Have you had an MRI done yet? Or had the doctor check your septum/adenoids/nasal passage?

 

I have tried hanging upside down and it does lower the volume of my tinnitus considerably but only while I'm upside down. So does exercise but only for a few minutes after I stop. I have noise induced tinnitus and have seen an ENT to rule out other causes.

 

Yoga would help I guess !

 

You should move to Australia. hehe

 

Yes i had an MRI, and been to the ENT but they didn1t find anything..Im guessing it stops because more blood gets to my inner ear, but its only my guess...Its interesting that Bells's tinnitus also decreases...mine is noise induced as well.

 

I have had intermittent tinnitus since my teens - It comes on in one ear at a time usually - I got up from a couch and noticed modulation of the pitch with the movement, I thought that was interesting, so I tried it again - same thing, so I did a more forceful valsalva (contracting stomach muscles with throat closed, not blowing air into middle ear) and immediately the tinnitus went away. It was so unexpected, I searched the web and found this site. Seems other movements of head and neck can do the same thing (Reference "Head, Neck, and Eye Movements That Modulate Tinnitus" - Simmons et al. 2008). Didn't feel a pop in my ear(s), so I'm thinking modulation of venous pressure may have had something to do with it. Next time I get tinnitus, I'll try some other head/neck movements, and see if the Valsalva thing is reproducible for mine as well.

 

My tinnitus started from doing the Valsalva maneuver repeatedly, then worsened by antibiotic ear drops.

 

Sounds promising to me! You should learn hand-walking upside down. Soon (?) you could spend your entire day T free...

 

Maybe you should try that Earpopper device

Home Version: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00449CW36/?tag=tinntalk-20

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Not a good move. I agree with @Telis about the valsava maneuver. Though my tinnitus had its origins in two ruptured ear drums after a severe cold, popping my ears one late August afternoon gave me chronic tinnitus. I've never been silent since. Please, don't get the ear popper or perform the valsava maneuver, especially if you have to force it. If you have pressure in your ears, try nasal steroids for a few months. And if popping your ears really alleviates your tinnitus, go to an ENT and talk to him. You might need ear tubes to normalize the pressure in your ear.

Just don't pop! Please!

 

I just realised that this seems to work for me as well. Although my left ear will squeal loudly , after that settles T is lower ?

 

Yes I do experience the same.

but I have no clue why as i got my t from ototoxic ear drop, sure it is not because of ET problem.

Anyone else experiences the same thing?

 

I've been advised by my ENT to try the Valsalva for a few weeks to see if it helps my ETD.
By ear tubes do you mean grommets?
That's another option for me as well, but my ENT has suggested the Valsalva initially.

 

Hi @Marton, it is exactly the same for me. 7 years passed already, how do you feel now?