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Do you suffer from tinnitus? That constant ringing in your ears that almost drives you crazy, especially when you're trying to fall asleep? Tinnitus is often only temporary and can be alleviated or even completely eliminated with the right measures. Neuroathletics trainer Kevin Grafen shows you the best neuroathletics exercises you can do to relieve tinnitus.
Tinnitus – the invisible burden
Tinnitus is the perception of noises in the ear, such as ringing or hissing, without any external source of sound. Although the ear canal is usually healthy in cases of tinnitus, many people feel as if the noises are coming from there. This can quickly become stressful in everyday life.
Tip: Individual therapy using bone conduction
For effective relief from tinnitus, you can use the SoundVibe . This is a bone conduction headset that doesn't work like conventional speakers, but instead transmits sound and frequencies directly through your skull bones into your inner ear.
The SoundVibe is connected to a special frequency generator app on your smartphone. Since tinnitus often only occurs in one ear , the app offers the option of controlling the headphones in just one ear.
This way, you can treat your tinnitus yourself with bone conduction therapy. Kevin also has some effective exercises for jaw tension – another possible cause of tinnitus. Learn exactly how it all works here:
Neuroathletics Exercise 1: Finding the Tinnitus Sound
Even though the tones associated with tinnitus are usually very high-pitched, a relatively low frequency of 100 hertz is initially played into the ear via bone conduction headphones. The app in the headphones gradually increases the hertz frequencies . The goal is to find the tone that most closely matches your tinnitus. You can repeat this bone conduction exercise several times a day at the appropriate frequency for ten to 20 seconds.
The background: The brain often generates these sounds itself to keep certain nerve cells in the auditory system active. However, if these cells are regularly stimulated externally with exactly this tone, the brain can learn to no longer generate the tinnitus itself —and in the best case scenario, it will disappear completely.
Fun fact: You can also use your bone conduction headphones for listening to music or making phone calls! Simply use them like regular Bluetooth headphones.
Neuroathletics Exercise 2: Mobilizing the jaw
The next exercise focuses on the jaw joint, because a tense jaw can also trigger tinnitus. Therefore, the next step is to mobilize and relax the jaw. This is easy and can be done without any aids by carefully rotating your head and making specific, slow movements of your lower jaw, which Kevin demonstrates in the video.
Neuroathletics Exercise 3: Stimulating the auditory nerve
For the third exercise, you'll need the Z-Vibe vibrating pen, which comes with the fine attachment. This will massage and vibrate the jaw joint for about a minute. Why? It's quite simple: Along with numerous other nerves, the auditory nerve runs there. If this area is vibrated, the tinnitus may disappear .
Conclusion: Say goodbye to tinnitus!
Tinnitus can be a major burden for many people – especially when the constant ringing or other noises in the ears rob them of sleep or make it difficult to hear in everyday life. Targeted neuroathletic exercises, such as jaw mobilization or auditory nerve stimulation , can reduce symptoms and actively relax the body.
By using bone conduction, such as bone conduction headphones , tinnitus can be treated individually. The appropriate volume and frequency are precisely adjusted to target your nerve cells.
These three simple exercises can help relieve your tinnitus – and even prevent hearing loss in the long run. Try what works for you – and give your neck, your hearing, and your nervous system regular little breaks. Your body will thank you.
