In a message dated 09/29/2000 8:04:43 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Billbrpt@AOL.COM writes: << Someone else also mentioned this problem. I had it about 12 years ago and the doctors were not sure what the problem was. Decongestants did not help. Then, I went to a Chiropractor some years later for help with tendonitis in my arm. When he adjusted my neck, I suddenly felt an opening up sensation in the ear that was causing a problem and scarcely ever again noticed the irritating sound that I had just learned to accept for years. The Chiropractor told me that ironically, this is the way his profession began. A janitor who had a hearing problem after a fall was helped by an adjustment to the neck. Today, the Chiropractor tells me to shift my head from side to side in the morning to encourage a "pop" from the neck. If there is congestion, I immediately feel it open. I use disposable ear plugs that you can get at the drugstore. I don't worry if I lose them and when they get old and soiled, I discard them. I have also found that echoes and other noises such as people talking and vacuums don't bother me when tuning any more. I can usually hear everything I need to hear with the earplugs in. If I really want to listen to tone quality in a musical context, I can pull them out. But as soon as I am again using test blows, those plugs go back in. I can't stand to work without them. My hearing is still very sensitive in all ranges at age 48. I also use plugs to make things quiet for me when I am sleeping. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin >> I had tenitus in my right ear for more than a year. My chiropractor shares an office with an naturepath who looked into my ear and found yeast. He gave me some peticton oil and in 3 days the buzzing was gone. That was after I went to several MD's and had my ears checked. It has been 6 years and the buzzing has not returned. Dave Peake, RPT Portland Chapter Oregon City, OR www.davespianoworks.locality.com
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