Cervical Spine Related Hearing Loss and Neck Pain Relief with Chiropractic
The classic story 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 reports help describe and confirm the connection of hearing and cervical spine pain issues. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic hears reports of improvement in Montreal chiropractic patients for issues not always related to the issue that brought them into Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic for chiropractic care. Patients are elated! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is pleased for them. Let’s contemplate this side-effect of hearing loss improvement after chiropractic spinal manipulation.
THE HEARING AND CERVICAL SPINE CONNECTION
Hearing loss is not that uncommon with cervical spine problems. The connection of cervical spine and hearing has been presented in the medical literature for years and years. In 1994, one author presented a discussion of the existence of a “vertebragenic hearing disorder” that accompanies with tinnitus, a feeling of ear pressure, otalgia and deafness due to functional deficit of the upper cervical spine. He attached 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) Montreal chiropractic patients report such problems on occasion, so Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic 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 trigger pain and limits in range of motion. The possibility of hearing loss in patients with limited left rotation ability is high. Such hearing loss after a cervical spine injury is more usual in men. (3) Further, there is evidence of interaction between the somatosensory and auditory brainstem structures, a pathway connecting the cervical spine to hearing function. Researchers are working 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 discovered projections from C2 dorsal root ganglion extending to the cochlear nucleus. (4) Patients who have Kimmerle’s anomaly – an anatomical variant of the first cervical segment (C1) – often experience 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. Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic considers this when caring for Montreal cervical spine pain patients with a hearing loss or deficit.
CHIROPRACTIC HELP FOR Montreal HEARING LOSS RELATED TO CERVICAL SPINE ISSUES
Since that first chiropractic adjustment in 1895, chiropractic has documented improvement for more cases of hearing issues. A study of 90 patients who had cervicogenic sudden hearing loss recorded that those who underwent chiropractic treatment in addition to routine medical care improved their hearing and relieved their neck pain effectively after 10 days of care. (6) A case of hearing loss and tinnitus associated with cervicogenic neck pain in a female patient whose hearing and tinnitus were improved after having chiropractic spinal manipulation treatment. On a scale of 0 (no problem) to 10 (complete impairment), she graded 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 Montreal hearing loss patients could embrace! Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic is prepared for the opportunity to help!
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