The timeless story of
the first chiropractic adjustment by DD Palmer, the founder of chiropractic, details
the hearing restoration of a deaf janitor after spinal manipulation.
(1) So interesting! Today’s research studies
help explain and corroborate the connection
of hearing and cervical spine pain issues. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center hears stories
of improvement in Pensacola chiropractic patients for seemingly unrelated things that brought them
into Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center for chiropractic care. Patients are delighted!
Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is pleased for them. Let us study this side-effect of hearing loss improvement after
chiropractic spinal manipulation.
THE HEARING AND CERVICAL SPINE CONNECTION
Hearing loss is not that rare with
cervical spine issues. The connection
of cervical spine and hearing has been presented in
the medical literature for decades. In
1994, one author presented an idea 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 linked 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)
Pensacola chiropractic patients report such issues
on occasion, so Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is not shocked
at all.
Cervical spine issues can affect ear vessels and/or nerves causing hearing loss, vertigo or tinnitus. Cervical spine
injuries can produce pain and limits in range of motion. The
chance 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 joining the cervical spine to hearing function.
Researchers are seeking ways 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 found projections from C2 dorsal root ganglion extending
to the cochlear nucleus. (4) Patients who have Kimmerle’s anomaly - an
anatomical modification of the first cervical segment (C1) - often
suffer with chronic tension-type headaches and
neurosensory-type hearing loss. (5) What does this say about the
connection between hearing and the cervical spine? A connection. Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center
considers this when caring for Pensacola cervical spine pain
patients who have a hearing loss or deficit.
CHIROPRACTIC HELP FOR Pensacola 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 reported that those who had
chiropractic treatment in addition to routine medical care improved
their hearing and eased 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 undergoing 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 conclusion of 5 months of care. An audiogram was normal, too. (7)
These are satisfying outcomes that Pensacola
hearing loss patients could accept! Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center is prepared
for the chance to help!
CONSIDER Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center FOR RELIEF
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about how Cox Technic alleviates cervical spine related
neck pain and shoulder pain.
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to experience how Pensacola Spinal Rehab Center may help improve
cervical spine problems, neck pain and even possibly
cervical spine related hearing loss.