Comments on: teeth grinding and hearing loss? http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/teeth-grinding-and-hearing-loss/ Sat, 11 Feb 2012 20:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: deafdr http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/teeth-grinding-and-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-856 deafdr Tue, 17 Mar 2009 21:26:27 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/teeth-grinding-and-hearing-loss/#comment-856 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. 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.

]]> By: Matthew C http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/teeth-grinding-and-hearing-loss/comment-page-1/#comment-855 Matthew C Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:04:12 +0000 http://www.ihearclear.com/blog/teeth-grinding-and-hearing-loss/#comment-855 Funny things can happen when you grind, but I wouldn't worry about it too much. Funny things can happen when you grind, but I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

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