Guest guest Posted August 18, 2005 Report Share Posted August 18, 2005 Alon and Group, Do you have any suggestions for examination or treatment of a patient who has a hearing blockage (not hearing loss, because it comes and goes) due, it seems, to muscular tension in the neck or jaw? He thought he had an ear infection or impacted wax, but neither is the case. He is very tense, always has a stiff and sore neck and may clench his jaws a lot. One acupuncture treatment helped a lot (using points in the jaw and GB channel) but then the problem came back. He can't hear out of the ear on the side where he has the most muscular tension. Any help would be much appreciated. Julie Chambers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Julie- refer him to a top notch CranioSacral practitioner. I know someone terrific in the Southbay if you're interested and that area is close to the patient. (I remember that you were at Yo San). CST is able to gently move the cranial bones to make permanent changes, including, when appropriate, work inside the mouth, right up your patient's alley to resolve this problem. Yehuda - " JulieJ8 " <Juliej8 Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:46 PM New jaw problem > Alon and Group, > > Do you have any suggestions for examination or treatment of a patient who > has a hearing blockage (not hearing loss, because it comes and goes) due, > it seems, to muscular tension in the neck or jaw? He thought he had an ear > infection or impacted wax, but neither is the case. He is very tense, > always has a stiff and sore neck and may clench his jaws a lot. One > acupuncture treatment helped a lot (using points in the jaw and GB > channel) but then the problem came back. He can't hear out of the ear on > the side where he has the most muscular tension. > > Any help would be much appreciated. > > Julie Chambers > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Do you have any suggestions for examination or treatment of a patient who has a hearing blockage (not hearing loss, because it comes and goes) due, it seems, to muscular tension in the neck or jaw? He thought he had an ear infection or impacted wax, but neither is the case. He is very tense >>>>> Julie The tympanic membrane shares some invervation with cervical accessory nerve and can be affected by cranial function.However, cranial sacral work may not be were one needs to start treatment depending on if it is the greatest area of restriction. I would first approach it like any other cervical spine problem. Hearing impairment has also been reported with SCM trigger points. Oakland, CA 94609 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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