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Tinnitus + Autism

Jalapeno

One thing that led me to seek an autism diagnosis was my tinnitus.

Hearing tests showed no issues, but when I googled it, I found links between tinnitus, anxiety, and autism. That led me to take the Embrace tests and eventually to an ASD diagnosis.

As I haven’t seen any recent posts on this topic, I just thought I’d ask — does anyone else experience this?

I sometimes think mine acts as a gauge for my anxiety: at times I barely notice it (though I can still hear it if I tune in), and other times it seems as loud as the TV. For decades I’ve found silence hard to cope with - I need a certain level of background noise to mask the tinnitus and stop myself from focusing on it.

I’ve had CBT for anxiety, but not had any treatment specifically for the tinnitus. To be honest, I’m not even sure what can be done for it.

Not looking for medical advice — just wondering what others’ experiences have been.

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  • I was told by a dentist that there's a type of tinnitus that's caused by the pressure on the nerves at the back of your jaw caused by wisdom teeth and other things and that can be treatable.

    The way to work out if it's this type is to bite down hard and see if the noise changes, also see if it changes when you move your jaw to extreme angles.

    Mine does but I'm not sure what you'd do next, might mention it when I get wisdom tooth sorted eventually 

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  • I was told by a dentist that there's a type of tinnitus that's caused by the pressure on the nerves at the back of your jaw caused by wisdom teeth and other things and that can be treatable.

    The way to work out if it's this type is to bite down hard and see if the noise changes, also see if it changes when you move your jaw to extreme angles.

    Mine does but I'm not sure what you'd do next, might mention it when I get wisdom tooth sorted eventually 

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