Can wisdom teeth impacting cause problrms with hearing or interfere with hearing in any way?

Impacted wisdom teeth can cause ear aches, but I cannot find anything about hearing damage.

Can wisdom teeth impacting cause problrms with hearing or interfere with hearing in any way?
I just had my wisdom teeth removed about six months ago. Mine were bony impacted (which is generally a good thing because insurance is more likely to cover these:-)) My doctor warned me of a minute percent chance that a nerve controlling the feeling in my face could be severed but not the auditory nerve. This nerve is imbedded far deeper.
Reply:Statistically, however, there is no direct relation between impacted wisdom teeth and tinnitus. Having impacted wisdom teeth is not considered a cause of tinnitus. Therefore, removing the impacted teeth in all probability would not clear the tinnitus.





I suggest you seek the services of an ENT (ear, nose and throat physician) and audiologist with expertise in the area of tinnitus management. If it is determined that there is no medically treatable cause of your tinnitus, a number of solutions are available to help you to cope with it more effectively. Among other things, these can include masking devices to cover up the offensive sound with a more soothing one, training in ways to mentally ''reassign'' the tinnitus to the level of an insignificant background sound, and anti-anxiety therapies.
Reply:would depend on the severity of the impaction. bone or partial impaction. you should check with your dentist if you are concerned.



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