Tinnitus Caused by Jaw Surgery?

Discussion in 'Support' started by kelly1162, Aug 22, 2018.

    1. kelly1162

      kelly1162 Member

      Location:
      Dallas, TX
      Tinnitus Since:
      04/2011
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      possibly caused by surgery to jaws to correct overbite
      Several years ago I had both jaws broken and realigned to correct over-bite and TMJ symptoms. About 6 months later I experienced a partial hearing loss in one ear and tinnitus that is still on-going. ENT could not discover any cause for hearing loss or tinnitus. I've only recently started wondering if trauma to jaws from surgery could be the cause of both tinnitus and hearing loss.

      I'd be interested in hearing anyone's thoughts or experience with something similar.

      Thanks!
       
    2. Contrast
      No Mood

      Contrast Member Benefactor Hall of Fame

      Location:
      Clown World
      Tinnitus Since:
      late 2017
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      noise injury
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      kelly1162

      kelly1162 Member

      Location:
      Dallas, TX
      Tinnitus Since:
      04/2011
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      possibly caused by surgery to jaws to correct overbite
      @Contrast, thank you!

      Ugh! Don't know why it took me so long to put the 2 together. And the jaw surgery also left me with nerve damage to lower lip and chin. WOULD TELL ANYONE CONSIDERING SURGERY TO AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAUGE!
       
    4. Dr. Jay Hobbs
      Studious

      Dr. Jay Hobbs Member Benefactor

      Location:
      central valley California
      Tinnitus Since:
      Blessed to not have...often
      Cause of Tinnitus:
      NA
      Kelly, we all just do the best we can with the information we have at the time. There often is hope though -- perhaps not so much for the nerve damage, but for the tinnitus.
      We recently talked about tinnitus assoc. with dental procedures, specifically prevention and possible solutions.
       
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