teeth grinding and hearing loss?
ihveaqstn asked:
I have had braces for a month, and i have a substantial overbite. For the past month, my right ear and jaw pop and crack four or five times a day. I feel as though my hearing is suffering too.
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I have had braces for a month, and i have a substantial overbite. For the past month, my right ear and jaw pop and crack four or five times a day. I feel as though my hearing is suffering too.
my orthodontist says the reason i am grinding is because of my overbite and misaligned teeth. Should the temporary hearing loss wear off the less i grind?
March 16th, 2009 at 3:04 am
Funny things can happen when you grind, but I wouldn’t worry about it too much.
March 17th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
When your jaw pops or cracks, is the sound so loud that it leaves your ear ringing a bit and your hearing feeling muffled for a few minutes?
If so, you are experiencing a temporary threshold shift–in other words, a temporary hearing loss. It should get back to normal in a few minutes. I wouldn’t expect this by itself to cause permanent hearing loss.
Hopefully the braces will realign your jaw and put an end to this annoying sound.