Ross Hauser, MD Tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound is present. People may describe ringing, buzzing, humming, clicking, hissing, roaring, or a rhythmic pulse. The symptom can arise from hearing loss, noise exposure, medications, an ear disorder, migraine, temporomandibular joint dysfunction, vascular disease, or changes within the auditory nervous system. This article examines one part of that broad differential diagnosis: tinnitus that may be influenced by the cervical spine, jaw, upper-cervical nerves, posture, or venous blood flow from the brain. At Caring Medical, we see patients whose tinnitus occurs alongside neck pain, headaches, dizziness, ear pressure, … Continue reading Tinnitus, cervical spine instability, and neck pain