HushOS

Somatic tinnitus

Can your jaw, neck or posture change your tinnitus?

In an estimated forty per cent of people with tinnitus, the sound can be changed by moving the jaw, head or shoulders. When it can, the cause is partly muscular or postural — and a few weeks of targeted work often helps.

Start with the screen

Eight small movements, ninety seconds total. After each, you rate whether your tinnitus changed. If one or more clearly moved the sound, the six-week protocol is for you.

Take the screen

The six-week protocol

  1. 1

    Week 1 · Awareness

    Posture and gentle range

    3 exercises

  2. 2

    Week 2 · Jaw

    TMJ and jaw release

    4 exercises

  3. 3

    Week 3 · Neck

    Suboccipital and upper trap release

    3 exercises

  4. 4

    Week 4 · Open

    Front-of-neck and breathing

    3 exercises

  5. 5

    Week 5 · Upstream

    Thoracic mobility and scapula

    3 exercises

  6. 6

    Week 6 · Forward

    Integration and daily routine

    3 exercises

When this will not help

  • · If no movement changes your tinnitus, the somatic component is small. Other HushOS tools will help more.
  • · If your tinnitus is pulsatile (heartbeat-like), see a clinician — that is not muscular.
  • · If you have a known cervical spine condition, run this protocol past a physiotherapist first.