Cervical Spine Related Hearing Loss and Neck Pain Relief with Chiropractic
The timeless account of the first chiropractic adjustment by DD Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, details the hearing return of a deaf janitor after spinal manipulation. (1) So interesting! Today’s research studies help clarify and corroborate the connection of hearing and cervical spine pain issues. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation hears stories of improvement in Tonawanda chiropractic patients for issues not always related to the issue that brought them into Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation for chiropractic care. Patients are delighted! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is ecstatic for them. Let’s reflect on this side-effect of hearing loss recovery after chiropractic spinal manipulation.
THE HEARING AND CERVICAL SPINE CONNECTION
Hearing loss is not that rare with cervical spine issues. The relationship of cervical spine and hearing has been discussed in the medical publications for decades. In 1994, one author submitted an idea of the existence of a “vertebragenic hearing disorder” that comes with tinnitus, a feeling of ear pressure, otalgia and deafness due to functional deficit of the upper cervical spine. He tied issues like cervical vertigo and hearing disorders in 15% of patients with cervical spine issues and hearing losses of 5 to 25 decibels in 40% of them. (2) Tonawanda chiropractic patients report such issues on occasion, so Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is not surprised at all.
Cervical spine issues can affect ear vessels and/or nerves causing hearing loss, vertigo or tinnitus. Cervical spine injuries can produce pain and limits in range of motion. The likelihood of hearing loss in patients with limited left rotation ability is high. Such hearing loss after a cervical spine injury is more common in men. (3) Additionally, there is indication of interaction between the somatosensory and auditory brainstem structures, a pathway connecting the cervical spine to hearing function. Researchers are seeking ways to define the pathway and understand better how spinal nerves like those of C2 (the second cervical spine segment) influence auditory responses (hearing). They have found projections from C2 dorsal root ganglion stretching to the cochlear nucleus. (4) Patients who have Kimmerle’s anomaly – an anatomical modification of the first cervical segment (C1) – often suffer with chronic tension-type headaches and neurosensory-type hearing loss. (5) What does this indicate about the connection between hearing and the cervical spine? A connection. Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation considers this when making a treatment plan for Tonawanda cervical spine pain patients with a hearing loss or deficit.
CHIROPRACTIC HELP FOR Tonawanda HEARING LOSS RELATED TO CERVICAL SPINE ISSUES
Since that first chiropractic adjustment in 1895, chiropractic has recorded improvement for more cases of hearing issues. A study of 90 patients who experienced cervicogenic sudden hearing loss reported that those who had chiropractic treatment in addition to routine medical care recovered their hearing and eased their neck pain effectively after 10 days of care. (6) A case of hearing loss and tinnitus linked to cervicogenic neck pain in a female patient whose hearing and tinnitus were improved after undergoing chiropractic spinal manipulation treatment. On a scale of 0 (no problem) to 10 (complete impairment), she rated her issues a 7 at the start of care and a 1 at the end of 5 months of care. An audiogram was normal, too. (7) These are pleasing outcomes that Tonawanda hearing loss patients could embrace! Chiropractic Spine Sports And Rehabilitation is up for the opportunity to help!
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