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Neck problems can be associated with hearing problems in three different ways:
There can be a vascular problem that results from a narrowing of the vertebral arteries carrying blood up into the head. If this blood flow is compromised, sudden hearing loss may result.
There can be neural cervical spine problems, which relate to irritation of the sympathetic nervous system that also has an effect on the inner workings of the ears.
A combination of both arterial and neural can be the problem causing hearing loss symptoms.
Many studies have shown that these vascular and neural problems that lead to sudden hearing loss could all be the results of misalignment in the vertebrae of the cervical spine.
and: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25823136/
"Results: After the treatment, pure-tone audiometry score and NPQ score in treatment group improved to (40.23± 8.14) dB and (12.70±8.29) scores respectively, which were obviously better than that of control group's (37.70±10.61) dB and (21.24±11.13) scores (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Compared with routine method for cervicogenic sudden hearing loss, additional chiropractic can improve hearing and relieve neck pain effectively."
Anyone heard (haha) of hearing loss as a result of a crash or neck "tweakage" (deffo a medical term)