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Suffering With Fibromyalgia, Have Started Tinnitus, TMD. Are They Related?
Hello. My name is Pam. I m 61 y.o. I have had fibromyalgia for 7 yrs. I started having tinnitus in November. I saw my ENT on Fri. who told me that my tinnitus is caused by the fibromyalgia and that I have TMD. I am on too many medications now that he didn t want to start anything new. Can you explain to me how the contractions of my face muscles can affect the nerve in my ear?
Sat, 30 Nov 2013
Dear patient,
Thanks for the query. From an anatomical standpoint, the nerves that control the ear and facial movements travel on the same bony canal behind the ear, thus they can have inter-relation in that sense; however, I have not heard much reports of fibromyalgia causing tinnitus; make sure you are not taking larger amounts of aspirin daily, since tinnitus can be a sign of salicylate toxicity.
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Thanks for the query. From an anatomical standpoint, the nerves that control the ear and facial movements travel on the same bony canal behind the ear, thus they can have inter-relation in that sense; however, I have not heard much reports of fibromyalgia causing tinnitus; make sure you are not taking larger amounts of aspirin daily, since tinnitus can be a sign of salicylate toxicity.
Hope that helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
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