STRESSED EAR - DR. GERMAN SANDOVAL, Otorhinolaryngologist Surgeon - Main symptoms of STRESSED EAR: buzzes, noise at the ears (tinitus), vertigo, clogged ear sensation, a subjective loss of hearing, and ear, head, neck, and back pains. Those are the main symptoms for a STRESSED EAR. How can we relate emotional stress and ear structure? Ears and their anatomic structure are related to the masticatory system in many ways: Because of proximity, of having muscles in common and by neurological ways. In a normal middle ear, many osseous structures link inner and external ear and these structures are joined among themselves by muscles, joints, ligaments. Structures are also linked to the ear drum or tympanum membrane. They are also in charge of communicating sound vibrations from the external ear to the inner ear, where these signals are processed to become actual hearing of sounds.




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		STRESSED EAR

Germán Sandoval, M.D.

Otorhinolaryngologist Surgeon




	SYMPTOMS OF THE STRESSED EAR:
	BUZZES - TINITUS - NOISE AT THE EARS - VERTIGO - CLOGGED EAR SENSATION

	SUBJECTIVE LOSS OF HEARING - EAR, HEAD, NECK AND BACK PAINS
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	Main symptoms of the STRESSED EAR: buzzes, noise at the ears (tinitus), vertigo, clogged ear sensation, a subjective loss of hearing, and ear, head, neck, and back pains. Stress unleashes a big muscular tension, that involves to a high extent chewing and neck muscles. In this case, people usually report nape stiffness, rigidity sensation, a facial and oral stretching, together with some various pains, which belong ultimately to subjects like anxiety and psychological depression. The main question is: How can we relate emotional stress and ear structure? Ears and their anatomic structure are related to the masticatory system in many ways: Because of proximity, of having muscles in common and by neurological ways. In a normal middle ear, many osseous structures link inner and external ear and these structures are joined among themselves by muscles, joints, ligaments. Structures are also linked to the ear drum or tympanum membrane. They are also in charge of communicating sound vibrations from the external ear to the inner ear, where these signals are processed to become actual hearing of sounds.
















	Emotional stress activates chewing muscles, and produces effects inside the ear, with symptoms like subjective noises, buzzes (tinitus), clogged ear sensation, and earache, in some cases. So, hyperactivity of chewing muscles, teeth clenching, night bruxism, due to increased emotional stress, produce tension at ear muscles, that could reach to spasm Conditions and to a poor functioning of all the structures connected to these muscles in the ear. Patients usually report symptoms like clogged ears, vertigo, subjective hearing loss. These symptoms belong to the inner ear, which is altered by muscular tension and abnormal pressure inside the ear. There are many facts that prove the existence of a relation between emotional stress and ear symptoms and to an increased muscular tension in head, neck, and back by connections of masticatory system and ears. Risk factors.

		Emotional stress, anger, fear, rage, anxiety, depression

		Habits such as chewing ice, eating own nails, sucking fingers, biting lips or cheeks, biting pencils, opening bottles or objects with teeth, teeth clenching (bruxism)


		Micro-trauma: Too much chewing or excess triturating of gums, candy, meat, dry or hard fruit pulps ( apples, pears, plums, coco, peanuts, etc…)


		Macro-trauma: Car accidents, head and neck injuries, contact sports.

		Odontology treatments that require patients to open widely their mouth for a long time.

	Maxillary orthodontia and orthopedics create dental and occlusive positional changes that lead to re-locating movements throughout the whole structure. Then, the masticatory system tries to protect itself from pain and unstable bite with a bigger, constant muscular activity, which produces muscular and referred symptoms in head and neck, and, sometimes, even major joint damages. Please, keep in mind that…

\|		Research shows the existence of a too big chewing muscular activity while we sleep, that explains the dumbness sensation you may feel at your face, when you wake up.
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\|		You could avoid clenching your teeth during the day, but not at night

\|		Weariness of chewing muscles could lead to symptoms such as buzzes, noises inside the ears (tinitus), vertigo, a clogged ear sensation, a subjective hearing loss, ear and head aches.
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\|		There is already a mechanical device, different from myo-relaxing plaques, that provides an effective, lasting effect to diminish non-functional activity of your masticatory system, protecting your dental structure from the damaging dental clenching and bruxism, without needing, most of the times, medication to regulate muscular tension.
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\|		Thermotherapy, bio-puncture, by alternative type of medications, are excellent choices, within an integral or holistic approach to this poorly known, diagnosed and treated disorder.
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\|		A change of attitude toward factors that unleash stress, in your very particular case, will allow a better treatment; the best choices are the less invasive ones, and the ones that provide lasting results.
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	Please, consult about your case in Internet, www.oidoestresado.com (not yet in English). Or at the Clinica de Otorrinolaringología Audiofon, Centro Médico Ardila Lülle, phone numbers (57-7) 639 3696 and 638 4160 in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
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