Tinnitus Noise Gets Louder When I Squeeze My Back Teeth Together — Why?

[Cape crusader]

When I squeeze my back teeth together, like biting on something, my ringing slightly elevates in sound.

Could the tinnitus noise be related to the jaw in other ways, like the TMJ?

 

[Hariz Nonis]

Well, the TMJ is kind of part of the jaw, isn't it?