Results of my latest tinnitus experiment:
My head has been ringing for a couple years now. Although some of it comes from my teeth, since moving to this dry climate I clearly have been having middle ear problems. I have tried a number of drugs and things, but it has persisted.
Even though I do not have pain, I decided to try the advice I gave someone else and gargle with baking soda and water. See if that could clear my eustachian tubes.
I hate to gargle and have had impaired facial movement on the right side since the shrieking started. I suspected I wasn't swallowing properly.
So I got back there with a toothbrush and cleaned my throat. My eustacian tubes are situated up high behind my upper molars, and apparently they collect debris and mucous there.
So- after clearing them out, not only did the screeching lessen dramatically, I regained feeling in the whole right side of my face and neck. It was like a warm light warming up the side of my head. And I am regaining small muscle movement over there too. After about a week, I am amazed.
I found the toothbrush too scratchy, I didn't like long cotton swabs, but long foam ones seem to be good. I think I might use them to clean out all the duct openings- nasal openings on the roof of the mouth and salivary glands under the tongue. Don't forget to rinse well and lubricate with some kind of edible oil.
A long time ago I noticed that we don't know how bad we feel until we get better.
About a year ago I noticed that we seem to lose epithelial sensitivity where we are infected.
Now I finally realize we just can't feel the source of our misery until after we get better.
Update:
I felt really stupid for not thinking of this much earlier, even though I couldn't think...
But I have searched and there are NO protocols or advice to swab out your throat to clean it. None.That's astonishing
Update 2: These are the swabs you want. They work great. And like sinus cleaning, this process seems to work much better in the shower.
Update 3: Dammit, People....
