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OhioChick

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Wed Dec-01-04 11:58 PM
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23. TMJ-related tinnitus

Edited on Thu Dec-02-04 12:00 AM by OhioChick

can also be caused by a 'spasming' of the muscles. The 'Tensor veli palatini' is usually responsible, but at times can be caused by compression on the nerve.

The tensor tympani (it attaches to the ear drum, and stabilizes it from the excess vibration caused by loud sounds) and the tensor levi palatini (it attaches to the Eustachian tube, and helps to open and close the tube, thereby equalizing pressure within the inner ear...it is what "unplugs" your ears as you chew gum in an airplane).

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