13. REMEDIAL TMJD-TINNITUS 90_PRINCIPAL_THERAPIST #Claim Private Health
Description
Remedial TMJD-TINNITUS treatment 90mins - includes seperate TMJ-TINNITUS intake, assessment and treatment, gentle, respectful, effective therapy to assist with reduction of symptoms. * It’s recommended to have 3-4 weekly treatments combined with daily self care and then monthly maintenance appointments to help the TM Joint (used in chewing and talking and is one of the most used joints in the body). TMJ dysfunction, also known as temporomandibular joint disorder, refers to a group of conditions affecting the jaw joint and surrounding muscles, causing pain, stiffness, and difficulty with jaw movement. Common symptoms include jaw pain, headaches, and clicking sounds when moving the jaw. WHAT IS TINNITUS - ringing, hissing, squealing, pulsing • volume or sound can change with stress, food, medication, allergies, tension, weather, pressure. TINNITUS BELIEFS AND MISCONCEPTIONS "Nothing you can do. Live with it." "There is no cure, it will never go away." "You can only ignore it." "Tinnitus is created in the ears." "With ear damage it will stay forever." "It becomes worse over time." WHAT CAUSES TINNITUS? There are 4 groups of causes: • AUDITORY CAUSES - EAR/COCHLEA • SOMATOSENSORY ISSUES • INFLAMMATORY ISSUES • PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES (as precursor) Any of these may be only initial or perpetrators.
