Jaws of note
Question: I notice that when I thrust my jaw forward, so that my bottom front
teeth move out past the top ones, I hear a high pitched noise in both ears. The
noise persists as long as my teeth are sticking out. Assuming this is a common
experience, what causes it?
Answer: The noise is not real, but is actually “induced tinnitus”—a
ringing or whistling caused by stimulation of the cochlea cells in the ear.
Your jaw is attached to your skull at the temperomandibular joint (TMJ). When
you force your jaw into extreme positions,…
