Has anyone noticed if their tinnitus increases in pitch when you grit your jaw tight? Or an increase in tinnitus after continual doses of Advil?
Mine gets worse with the jaw clenching for sure. I've heard that salicylates can make it worse, and I wonder if the sulfasalizine that I take for my chronic tendonitis is exacerbating things.
My neurologist says my ringing which seems to come and go and also increases with jaw clenching is most likely due to air pressure in the inner ear. For a while it was really driving me mad. I couldn't sleep or read in a quiet room. I couldn't seem to take my mind off it either. Then he prescribed paroxetine ER 12.5 MG once a day which I took for about 4 months and I was able to turn my attention away from it. I also inject Rebif for MS which is an interferon. I thought that might be causing the ringing and stopped for a few months and the ringing did decrease considerably. I try not to take advils or any salicylates. Recently I had a root canal done and had to take Advils for about four days. The ringing which seemed to be mostly gone before really ramped upward. The Advils really increased the ringing. Now it's been about 3 weeks since I've taken any for the root canal and the ringing is way down to a level I barely ever notice. Feb 1st I'll start the Rebif again and we'll se if it increases the ringing.
