eye test

[youngbob]

Had a eye test yesterday, since then my T has gone through the roof, finding it a struggle, has anyone else had this happen to them, think the flashing lights in the test triggered it off.

[Fridays_Child_62]

I also attended the Eye Clinic at the hospital yesterday afternoon. My T was OK while I was there but became terrible when I got home, but it usually peaks later in the day anyway, so I can't say that the spike was connected with the eye tests. Also, I haven't noticed a correlation between vision and T before, but I guess it might be possible, as I have read that sufferers of visual snow often have T as well.

[youngbob in reply to Fridays_Child_62]

Thanks for reply, you never know what might spike the T, you have to be so careful, thanks for reply.

[bridgeit]

Hello youngbob. I bet that during your eye test you had to sit with your head forward, neck extended and chin placed on a bar with instructions to firmly place your forehead against a 'stop' bar as well? Guess what? This is the classic 'head forward neck extension' position that causes strain in the cervical spine and surrounding neck/shoulder muscles. It's no different than using a smartphone too often. That 'head forward' position also seriously stresses neck muscles and nerves.

If you were held in this awkward position during your eye test for any length of time, it's quite possible that your neck muscles and cranial nerves have been irritated, resulting in heightened tinnitus (T).

My suggestion would be to try some gentle head/neck muscle release exercises to relieve the muscles and nerves. This might take a few weeks to achieve.

In my experience, anything that aggravates the neck muscles can play havoc with cranial nerves, including the auditory nerve, generating increased T including somatosensory T, where non-auditory nerves are over-stimulated resulting in 'referred' stimulation to the auditory nerve = noise.

It's all complicated; T always is, but here's a web reference for some safe exercises to try:

cuh.nhs.uk/patient-informat...

They're free and won't do you any harm, but do check with a GP first if you already have neck issues e.g. spinal surgery and/or vascular problems.

Meanwhile, try to stay relaxed and calm. There's nothing like stress to turn up the T volume!

[youngbob in reply to bridgeit]

Think you could be right, I had to have that test twice because first one didn’t work, so was in that position for a long time, will have a look into the neck massage and hope it will help, thanks for reply, all the best to you.

[Mat189]

I agree. Could be your neck. I’ve been seeing an osteopath for last few months. My ear fullness seems to have reduced. Still have my high pitched T but the humming has stayed away so far. Look up cervical instability. Hope it settles for you