Stubborn Neck and Back Tension: the Vagus Nerve, Voice, and Hearing Connection

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  • Hearing is used by the brain for spatial orientation, posture, and movement. Hearing is closely tied in to neck and torso function through the vestibular orientation system. Thus, if something is amiss with hearing or speech, it can directly influence the tonicity of your anti-gravity postural muscles.
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  • @Fillet_O_Chris
    @Fillet_O_Chris 6 місяців тому +40

    My man Neal never misses with great topics that hardly anyone else talks about 👌🏼

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +9

      Thank you. I do my best 😀

    • @deepakadhiraaijog7387
      @deepakadhiraaijog7387 6 місяців тому +2

      Sincerely true. Very rare topics are covered by Neil.

    • @YouilAushana
      @YouilAushana 6 місяців тому

      No else knows the truth. Don't water this important thing down to some content.

    • @saadimadina1337
      @saadimadina1337 6 місяців тому +1

      Amazing. God created this amazing machine in us.

  • @cathyjennings5580
    @cathyjennings5580 4 дні тому +1

    Thanks for reminding us all 😂❤ The human body is Amazingly created !!!

  • @user-kh9ef3wu9q
    @user-kh9ef3wu9q 6 місяців тому +14

    Neal! So grateful for your videos! This was the final piece that was preventing my PRI program from progressing. I struggle to even put into words how profound the change has been, and dramatic when I put in the left ear plug (using an earplug rated for shooting range). My right ear felt like I was in a wind tunnel, and it perked up to try to listen better, and suddenly my inability to move my right ear compared to my left over the past two years of airway dentistry finally made sense. Every single person who sees me over the past week (including doctors) says that I look radically different. I finally overcame my seemingly incurable leftward jaw deviation with this technique! It was necessary to combine every single PRI technique I know, especially left periphery vision (at the 9oclock and 11oclock positions of the left periphery, in particular), left heel sense, pelvic position relative to ribcage, left big toe at last stage of gait, left stance/right swing), anterior glute medius, left hamstring, and OPENING MY LEFT EYELID, which seemed to come autonomically with plugging the left ear. All this together finally CONQUERED my cranial torsion (Right TMCC) and truly no words can ever articulate the freedom and healing I am experiencing. Up until now, I was unable to fully activate my left lateral pterygoid due to the orientation of the torsion preventing it. I would try and try and try, but I couldn't isolate the left pterygoid, UNTIL I plugged my left ear, and combined that with left periphery vision while walking and breathing to music. Can you please tell me what that singing device is called? Thank you!

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +2

      Wow. You really do know your PRI! Nice job! They are called “Hearfones” and can be found online. I think some people may start to use their left ear for “orientation” when they become ungrounded. When I’m ungrounded on the left, I was tightening up when hearing male and female voices at the same time (high frequencies vs low frequencies). It’s like my brain was getting confused. But if I put my orthotics back on, or plugged my left ear, I could touch my toes again. I’ve been taking extensive notes and will make a video about my experiences. It may be that you need to plug your left ear very temporarily to “re-ground” but you wouldn’t want to do it constantly.

    • @jacobspivey
      @jacobspivey 5 місяців тому +1

      Hello, so happy for you. Can you PLEASE just quickly summarize exactly what you’re doing? I suffer from every single thing you’ve mentioned, for about the past 14y. In the last 8 or so months, my left ear has become so ‘clogged’ and I hear so muffled now. I am so miserable. Pelvic tilt, right leg is EXHAUSTED, diaphragm won’t expand, low on oxygen and chronically tired 24/7. Jaw uneven and contorted along with cranium, left neck muscles giant and flexed. Etc etc etc etc etc.

  • @abenorma
    @abenorma 6 місяців тому +27

    Life changing information! Thank you so much for all the time and effort you put into this channel Neal. 💖

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +3

      My pleasure. Thank you for the comment.

    • @abenorma
      @abenorma 6 місяців тому +1

      @@NealHallinan with the info you are providing and my newly realized energy healing skills, I am rocking my world.

  • @MysteryGrey
    @MysteryGrey 6 місяців тому +6

    This resonates with me because I'm ASD and ADHD. I have low heart rate, bp, body temp my whole life and vasovagal episodes.. I have aphantasia and can only HEAR my mental processes, not hold visual images or taste or smell.

  • @deepzepp4176
    @deepzepp4176 6 місяців тому +10

    Another fascinating video, Neal. This certainly rings true with me. If I try to touch my toes, I can't do it, but if I either close my right eye, or plug my right ear, I can touch my toes no problem.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +6

      closing the right eye or plugging the right ear is used in PRI to help "de-sense" the over-sensed right side so that you can find the ground under your left heel. So that is what is happening, you remove the right side sense to re-sense the left side. For lasting effect, you'd have to stabilize the left side of your body appropriately.

  • @LanaALaBonte
    @LanaALaBonte 6 місяців тому +11

    How much of this is also related to there being a conscious or unconscious trauma that has been lodged in the body as a result of being triggered by the word[s] like the man with Professor? Since the Vagus nerve is also associated with amygdala & trauma, I would think that there’s a strong correlation here. As in, was the issue with the movement as a result of hearing the word as a stored physical tension from cringing at the sound each time that created the pattern?
    Interestingly, I was out with my Dad celebrating his birthday & near to us was a woman who kept talking & her voice was bothering him. He mentioned how his upper shoulder felt tense & bothersome so I massaged it a few times when he mentioned it. Ironically, & I actually wasn’t surprised, when she left, he turned to me & said “it wasn’t bothering him anymore!”
    People don’t even realize how much they give power to things outside of themselves with old unconscious belief systems (BS), patterns, perceptions, etc.
    Very fascinating & this is why I say the “Body is ultimately the Tattletale of the Mind!”

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +7

      I agree with you completely. It certainly could be related to trauma. We discussed that. I’ll have more to say about that in a future video. Alfred Tomatis described the left ear as the “history/trauma” ear and the right ear as the “present/future” ear, so it’s possible that his left ear is processing certain words in certain contexts. I have to experiment more.

  • @dawnlawrence2427
    @dawnlawrence2427 6 місяців тому +2

    Neal I have to respond to this fascinating vid No One re ENT or neurologist has Ever explained this to me im 75% deaf,total hearing loss in left ear through a failed stapedectomy 2003 and also exp a TBI in 2013,Invisible wounds that totally changed my life,Im No Quitter 🙏

  • @MrMamakara
    @MrMamakara 6 місяців тому +1

    your videos are pure GOLD

  • @Lolloblondo
    @Lolloblondo 6 місяців тому +1

    Fascinating! Much love and gratitude.

  • @xTeleXx9
    @xTeleXx9 6 місяців тому +5

    You’re a life saver Neal, growing up with people who loved music that was was too loud caused some minor hearing loss in my right ear and I wonder if my brain compensated like everything else by utilizing my left ears neural pathways more. Or just my left ear functions better relatively? Not sure.
    Anyways Just by rigging up my own version of the singer device you showed I was able to do the left adductor pull back pri exercise for the first time. It felt like when you gain correct proximal hamstring engagement instead of just middle hamstrings. Causing a chain reaction of relaxation and a visibly noticeable difference in my left hip hike.
    I can’t thank you enough for literally dedicating your career to helping people like us. ❤

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      Oh, wow! Yes, proximal hamstring control on the left is what opens up the path to healing! The difficulty is figuring out why someone can’t access that proximal attachment.

  • @gailan8393
    @gailan8393 6 місяців тому +2

    I have been binging your videos for the past month and I'm learning new things everyday! Thank you for your great work

  • @marykimberlyhayes
    @marykimberlyhayes 6 місяців тому +3

    WOW! You have really done your homework. Incredibly thorough. Really amazing! I've read about Tomatis in the past and have a friend that used some of his techniques years ago to help her son in school.

  • @galitshomronilevin1504
    @galitshomronilevin1504 4 місяці тому

    This is absolutely fascinating! Thank you ❤

  • @judykuettel3219
    @judykuettel3219 6 місяців тому +1

    I so agree with you, most EEOC lawsuits are based in what we hear and what is being said that is scary and directed at harming the worker or employer financially, mentally and physically. Incredible amount of stressors. Good hearing is so crucial-thank you so much for the evidence based data to prove and defeat bad hearing.

  • @thomassherkness1670
    @thomassherkness1670 6 місяців тому +4

    By accident I realized my left eye has slightly worse vision than my right eye, covering my right eye helps a lot of tension go away. I imagine my brain is not using my left eye as effectively since it is slightly far sighted, and I use computer screens often probably straining to see properly all day. Well an optometrist confirmed this and I’m getting my prescription this week!
    Now this video has me wondering about my hearing which I would have never considered a driver to left aic, just as I thought vision would not be a driver. I’ve always known I can’t hear as well in my right ear, not sure if this has to do with jaw and neck tension or something else. It makes sense that tension goes up as there is strain to get proper sensory input. This is groundbreaking for me.
    Thank you Neal 🤝

    • @szymonbaranowski8184
      @szymonbaranowski8184 6 місяців тому

      not using one eye long isn't safe, the same as watching around in darkness for long

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +2

      You're welcome. Your inner ear, and the two "hearing muscles" tensor tympani and stapes, are innervated by the trigeminal nerve (oral cavity/jaw muscles/teeth) and facial nerve, respectively. So your hearing is directly influenced by your jaw, teeth, tongue, etc... and how you use your voice and what you see....but all of that is influenced by the ground under your left heel that most people lose sense of (which is what the left AIC pattern truly is). Most issues begin with a loss of ground under the left heel. So your vision may be different when tested in standing vs sitting (the point of my last video)

  • @JackFoerster-Hunzicker
    @JackFoerster-Hunzicker 6 місяців тому +1

    Praise God for PRI. The answer to countless prayers!!!

  • @wh3927
    @wh3927 6 місяців тому +11

    This is so interesting. I use a single airtube earphone to listen to podcasts and it doesn't feel right if I have it in my right ear, it has to be in my left ear to feel comfortable. I have horrible tension in my neck and shoulders, have been slowly unwinding it over the years but it is still really bad. I am going to switch to my right ear and see what happens, thanks so much!

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +6

      It can't hurt to experiment. Just also realize that the auditory system is closely tied into vision and jaw/teeth, so once could conceivable overuse one ear in relation to what is being seen and sensed in those two areas.

    • @hannajarvenpaa5079
      @hannajarvenpaa5079 6 місяців тому

      ​@@NealHallinanThank You Neal. Ive wisdom tooth coming up on one side, can that be a possible reason for hideous neck/ shoulder tension?

  • @acardinalconsideration824
    @acardinalconsideration824 6 місяців тому +7

    My left ear is now plugged and as I talk to myself my hearing sounds marginally better than if I am to plug up both ears. My right ear is far more impaired than I thought. I wonder how greatly this has been contributing to my misaligned jaw dysfunction. My right side is very tight and struggles with range of motion relative to my left.

    • @uboobly
      @uboobly 6 місяців тому

      What happens when pronate the right foot on carpet
      , and power push the ball of right foot and big toe into floor being then the major force absorbers. Any change in right sided tension?

    • @h0ly.dre88
      @h0ly.dre88 6 місяців тому

      Me too

  • @Roaster1987N
    @Roaster1987N 6 місяців тому +1

    Gold worth, i am using your information and several others gems like yourself on YT to fix myself.

  • @SketchedbySte
    @SketchedbySte 6 місяців тому +7

    I have been having various PRI treatments for the last 10 years or so, travelling all over the world to see people, but no one has come close to delivering the level of detail and understanding you seem to have. Please keep up this incredible work. I am still hoping you open up online consultations since we spoke many years back! I am curious also, I have been wearing ear plugs for sleeping on a night for the last 20+ years ( the slightest noise seems to stop me sleeping) could this also have a negative impact ? Thank you again

    • @szymonbaranowski8184
      @szymonbaranowski8184 6 місяців тому +1

      so shutting windows and door for night was a good decision in the end,
      I traded inflow of fresh air for black room at night but now I discover it may have a double benefit
      thanks for sharing this!
      what kind of ear plugs works well for sleeping? how do you comfortably lay on a pillow with that ear? 🤔

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      I have an online calendar on my website, it just happens to fill up quickly.
      Not sure about the earplugs at night. I'm a light sleeper and generally wake up quite often, although half a THC gummie works wonders for me.

    • @SketchedbySte
      @SketchedbySte 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah I have to have everything shut, no sign of light, no noise etc and even then I am usually awake for hours before falling asleep, and wake up pretty consistently throughout the night, I am in my 30s and don't think I have ever had a good night sleep ( although it also means I have no reference to compare it to, I grew up thinking everyone slept like that ) I don't seem to be able to switch my mind off, it's real frustrating! Although I think my breathing is too restricted too which is probably the majoy disrupter lol. I have tried all sorts of ear plugs but the ones I use currently are the silicone ones, sleeping on your side isn't really effected by having ear plugs in, you won't notice them once you are used to them
      @@szymonbaranowski8184

    • @SketchedbySte
      @SketchedbySte 6 місяців тому

      I will take a look thank you. Hmm I haven't tried that, might be worth a shot! I have real probablems 'switching off' on a night. I have always felt like being able to sleep even 10% better would drastically improve my life lol Any other tips? I seem to lay there being very aware of my slightly restricted breathing and neck / head position. I haven't found a dental device to bring the jaw forward and hold it without issues for sleeping in, if you know of anything or recommend anything similar@@NealHallinan

  • @Salamancametalcraft
    @Salamancametalcraft 6 місяців тому

    Just found your channel, it’s so very interesting. The human body is such an amazing creation. I have often thought about how emotion and thinking play in the body in strength and movement. Recently I had a project in my shop, it’s was one of those disaster jobs. Got to where I couldn’t turn my neck. Finished it, and it was leaving on the tow truck, I turned to walk back and my neck had full movement.

  • @ShinySilverBunny
    @ShinySilverBunny 6 місяців тому

    Amazing timing 👏 i have recently been discovering the power of the vagus nerve and even how inflammatory foods in the gut can trigger low back pain through the vagus nerve endings in the abdomen.

  • @vjcarter4657
    @vjcarter4657 2 місяці тому

    This is amazing. Recently I found out that my neck, throat, and vocal chords are normal, my ears too, however I cant speak. This is the only video that has really delved into these special types of speech problems. I also have more issues speaking German, not may native language, than I do speaking my native language.

  • @judykuettel3219
    @judykuettel3219 6 місяців тому

    I love dance too, thank you so much for being a music/dance advocate.

  • @HeartFeelings.Sharing
    @HeartFeelings.Sharing 6 місяців тому +3

    Oh! You have a Brazilian flag there! Didn't expect that! Cool! Greetings from Brazil! Thanks so much for your work and videos, they're truly amazing! 🙏✨

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      I do! I've been to Brasil may times and Axe/pagode are some of my favorite music!

    • @HeartFeelings.Sharing
      @HeartFeelings.Sharing 6 місяців тому

      @@NealHallinan Wow! That's so interesting! I grew up listening loads of pagode, had some musicians in the family that were super into this genre. Although I personally don't enjoy it that much, I prefer axe and other genres more, but it was still a great experience having musicians around 😊! There's also a lot of great body work around here. Have you heard of Angel Vianna? She used to be a ballet dancer that broke a lot of paradigms in the dance field and developed a whole new approach, she called Body Consciouness. She created a contemporary dance graduation course. I almost finished it and that's one of the reasons why I felt drawn to your work and appreciate it so much!

  • @kyooda90
    @kyooda90 6 місяців тому

    I have been trying PRI for the past 2 years I went to 3 different PRI specialits 1 in new york and 2 in texas and nothing seems to work.
    I have a feeling that once I fix my bite you will be my last resort neal . from the videos you post . you are the one who knows PRI the best

  • @Sara-jh2bp
    @Sara-jh2bp 3 дні тому

    Thank you for the information!

  • @acardinalconsideration824
    @acardinalconsideration824 6 місяців тому +6

    Thank you for another awesome upload! One of the biggest takeaways from your channel that I wish I would’ve discovered sooner is just how interconnected the human organism is. It’s very common for one stubborn source of malfunction to throw off countless other crucial components of the body. And once this occurs, it can be incredibly difficult to figure out what the root cause is through intuition alone(my jaw, in my case).
    Luckily, once the root cause is improved upon, all of the components that were misbehaving as a result of the root cause can then be used to get you out of dysfunction more quickly. I’ve recently noticed just how terrible my hearing in my right ear is in comparison to my left, likely as a consequence of the right side of my cranium muscles being far too tight and constricting over the years. They’ve undoubtedly been exacerbating one another. I’m going to start performing my PRI exercises with my left ear plugged from now on! 🫡

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +3

      You can certainly try that, but the problem would then be that you will be getting too much sensory input through your right side, which could shift you further to the right. Jaw dysfunction is complicated because jaw position is influenced by ground sense, vision, hearing, and occlusion.

    • @acardinalconsideration824
      @acardinalconsideration824 6 місяців тому +3

      @NealHallinan Mine is primarily a problem with occlusion. I’m debating between getting a stabilization splint or potentially going with Invisalign with a dentist that takes airways and the proper functionality of the jaw into account. I remember you mentioning the possibility of you getting expansion & braces in the future to fully address your jaw and bite. How do you feel about Invisalign?

  • @JRESHOW
    @JRESHOW 6 місяців тому +2

    Your vids and logic are awesome!

  • @gang6009
    @gang6009 5 місяців тому

    Youre videos really helped me learn about how i can fix my body but i could mever get my hips to relax until i used two tennis balls and layed stomach down on the floor with them pushing into my psoas. It allowed me to finally breathe in the correct way, fixed my paradox breathing in seconds and made a tremendous difference in a matter of just two days

  • @remkojerphanion4686
    @remkojerphanion4686 6 місяців тому

    Great video! Amazing stuff...

  • @deepakadhiraaijog7387
    @deepakadhiraaijog7387 6 місяців тому +1

    Namaste and love from Bharat to you. Very deep topics are covered only by you on youtube.

  • @creative45630
    @creative45630 6 місяців тому

    so fascinating, thank you.

  • @rosiesamuel8562
    @rosiesamuel8562 6 місяців тому

    You are amazing. Thank you 🙏

  • @eliasjohnsen6624
    @eliasjohnsen6624 6 місяців тому +2

    Been experimenting with trying to consciously walk differently. (Different Angle and placement of my feet) i feel a tremendous increase in energy, specially mental. I feel my breathing is different also. Will try to Get better shoes and modify them. Thank you!

  • @peterplus2001
    @peterplus2001 5 місяців тому

    Wow, this really makes a lot sense.

  • @l.farmer1268
    @l.farmer1268 6 місяців тому

    Thank you so much. I suspect my right ear hearing was affected by an infection when I was young. Blocking my left ear had me Relax almost Immediately.

  • @SacredSadhana
    @SacredSadhana 6 місяців тому

    saving up to come work with you soon!

  • @joshlandis3414
    @joshlandis3414 6 місяців тому

    Also makes me think of a client I had in my office who I was testing for neck pain.
    I had soft jazz music playing in the background (originating from her right side). Her whole body was hypertonic. As soon as I turned the music off, she tested normal. Got the ideas flowing after that for sure.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      Could be two things that I can think of and have seen: Sometimes Jazz is a bit "non-predictable" in regards to rhythm, it can confuse a brain. I've shown this is one of my videos. Someone with perfect rhythm walked to a "non-rhythmic" song and went back into the left AIC pattern, and her neck tightened up considerably.
      It could also be that the right brain is more musical, so playing the music towards the left ear *may* change the outcome.

  • @ibepeace3906
    @ibepeace3906 5 місяців тому

    Wow I really like your knowledge

  • @Matija-ml4zq
    @Matija-ml4zq 2 місяці тому

    The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind

  • @EricJohnson-rn6iv
    @EricJohnson-rn6iv 6 місяців тому +1

    I covered my left ear and immediately could take a fuller breath compared to not covering my left ear. Anyway, you are doing tremendous work!

  • @Vicgnk
    @Vicgnk 6 місяців тому

    Favourite UA-camr 💯

  • @brandiwatch
    @brandiwatch 6 місяців тому +3

    I REALLY want to learn more about PRI; i am a very skeptical speech therapist and sometimes think drilling a kid to speak correctly is harmful since we really are just teaching compensations.
    If the structures are aligned, speech will flow.

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW 6 місяців тому +1

      Great insight!

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      I know that the Tomatis Method (which I believe programs like The Listening Program are based off of), tries to change the "lead" ear to the right ear. And yes, if structures are aligned, speech flows....which is why the primary concern of PRI is to make sure an individual has 30 degrees of cervical lordosis, for vibrational freedom.

  • @TrangPhamNguyen
    @TrangPhamNguyen 6 місяців тому +3

    Im mind blown!!

  • @Ac-de5pf
    @Ac-de5pf 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video

  • @toddchamberlain782
    @toddchamberlain782 Місяць тому

    This is really interesting! I’m hard of hearing, wear hearing aids and am left ear dominant. This explains some of my neck and back issues. And the slowness of my auditory. I’m not dumb the auditory process is slower for me. I always thought I was dumb or slower at processing what is said than others.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  Місяць тому

      Nope, definitely not dumb. Left ear is just slower.

  • @oksanakaido8437
    @oksanakaido8437 6 місяців тому +1

    This is SO interesting! So would people with hearing issues be more likely to get neck pain if using only 1 hearing aid vs bilateral aids?I've had a severe hearing loss for most of my life, wear a hearing aid typically on the right side, and also have had pretty bad neck and jaw tension/teeth grinding for years. The shoulder rotation test didn't seem to do anything for me, but I might have to pay more attention to how wearing 1 hearing aid or 2 affects my posture.

  • @andrefarinha419
    @andrefarinha419 6 місяців тому

    I don´t know why but the past year i put in my head to use always my left arm to eat, write and everything.
    But i undertood now with your videos that this makes my right side to close and left to open, wich is not good.
    One thing that i found that is good is trowing something with the left arm. Trowing with the left arm will oepn the right side and close the left ZOA.
    Eating with the left hand was not good because i was opening my left side. But right now i know what to do, open the right side and eating with the left hand is safe right now !!
    This changed lots of things understanding this things that you share.
    Thank you!

  • @uninco
    @uninco 5 місяців тому

    Hi Neal, always enjoy watching your videos! And this one makes me wonder is you can explain neurologically the phenomenon that I start to cry every time I start singing. Except for the emotional trauma I am sure there are neurological explanations to it. Especially if to Concorde polyvagal theory. Woul be grateful if you share your thoughts and experience on this.

  • @lightcodesll17316
    @lightcodesll17316 6 місяців тому

    Thank you for this 💓

  • @valkk1039
    @valkk1039 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video Neal! Quick question, what is the object used by singers called? I seem to have a left ear bias in terms of the volume and clarity of my voice.

  • @wakeupp563
    @wakeupp563 6 місяців тому +2

    yes I have problems understanding people, especially when there are background noises...
    If I understood correctly, they say you cant cure auditory prcossing disorder, but I am sure its cureable, especially with the knowledge you are spreading...
    and I tried plugging my left ear when listening to this video, I dont feel irritated, but when I plug my right ear I get so frustrated listening to this video trying keep up what you say...
    I am curious where this is going to lead me

  • @joshuaroberts5083
    @joshuaroberts5083 6 місяців тому

    Love your videos, Neal! Thank you very much. Can Left AIC right BC pattern cause costochondritis/ chest/rib pain? I have a left AIC right BC pattern and have had costochondritis for 2 years now as well asa lateral pelvic tilt. It is so annoying, I cant even tell you how horrible it is. I am only 21 years old and I got it around 19.5 years old. Are there any exercises you recommend for chest/rib pain? IThe pain is mainly in the first 1-3 ribs on the right side of my sternum. I also have pain in the back posterior ribs where they attach. Anyway, I would greatly appreciate it if you could read my comment! Thank you so much, Josh

  • @StarHarvestOfficial
    @StarHarvestOfficial 6 місяців тому +3

    Would the Porges Safe and Sound Protocol help with this maybe?

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      It's certainly possible. I think some of his protocol is influenced by the Tomatis methods.

  • @uboobly
    @uboobly 6 місяців тому +4

    Placing an earbud or cotton in only right ear is the way to go for most. As directed by Dan Hoaglum. I've been doing it for two years with relief. It's entirely consistent with left leg back stance, right leg forward in gait cycle with head turned to the right, leaving left ear open to be activated and ready in that phase of gait. Plugging the left ear left ear promotes left molar contact and feeds into Left AIC RightTmcc patterning.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      I'm good friends with Dan. Cotton in the right ear is used in specific situations. I'm not talking about that situation. Left molar contact does not feed the left AIC right TMCC pattern, it inhibits it.

  • @EV_Insider
    @EV_Insider 6 місяців тому +2

    Any recommendations to correct that neck tension. Also, what are you thoughts on vagus nerve simulations

  • @flipo010
    @flipo010 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video Neal, question tho, if I ammleft ear dominant what can I do to relief that tension?

  • @susanswinny588
    @susanswinny588 6 місяців тому

    When we make conscious what is usually operating from our subconscious, we can then make a conscious correction.
    We can repeatedly practice the conscious correction till it becomes habit and becomes subconscious.
    When pain is involved or limited range of motion, one-on-one in-person support from a physical therapist can help us recognize the progression of exercises needed when one correction results in a different problem coming to light.
    In my hip-related issue, it started as a sciatic nerve pinch in my right glute that, after practicing glute and core strengthening exercises for a period of weeks, brought right IT Band tightness to light. So additional exercises were added to help that.
    Basically sciatic nerve glide was practiced taking care to keep my right foot pointing straight (it was rotated outward previously).
    Also practiced glute bridges with conscious contraction of glute, lower back, and abdominal muscles (both feet on the ground) which greatly increased strength.
    Then right psoas, groin, and adductor tightness came to light. So additional exercises were added for that.
    Knee lifts with slow eccentric movements were added.
    Side planks with clamshells were added.
    Oblique strengthening was added.
    The overall fix consisted of training muscles and muscle memory with targeted strengthening step by step.
    Initially I was too weak to do most unilateral exercises, so strengthening of both sides together was needed before progressing to unilateral strengthening.
    Sometimes guidance through a progression of incremental strengthening is required.
    Both body and brain training were required for my case.

  • @kirkcrankshaw5142
    @kirkcrankshaw5142 6 місяців тому

    Another standout video🙏🏼

  • @ethanl886
    @ethanl886 6 місяців тому

    dang this is interesting! I’m in grad school rn to be an SLP and I’ve worked with ppl who stutter in the past so it’s cool to make this connection. I also like to sing (and know also that most ppl don’t stutter when they sing) so this is cool to see. Please make a vid on that little headset thing !!!! great vid :)

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      Those are called Hearfones. You can find them online. I’d highly recommend the book “Listening for Wellness”, which is a great overview of this topic.

    • @ethanl886
      @ethanl886 6 місяців тому

      @@NealHallinan thank u!

  • @kevinleete8549
    @kevinleete8549 6 місяців тому +4

    Wonderful stuff Neal. I always feel i hear better with my left ear so i put an ear plug in that ear and my anxiety has dramatically decreased! My question is therefore how do we address this problem on a day to day basis? Do i have to reduce ear noise input into the left ear or say, amplify the sound into the right? Your input would be much appreciated 👍

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      To be honest, I don’t know. I’m just experimenting with different things. Sometimes I wear a hearing aid in my right ear only. That seems to re-ground me. But it’s also what I wear on my feet, oddly enough. When barefoot on flat surfaces I’m more likely to use my left ear, for sensory “grounding”.

    • @kevinleete8549
      @kevinleete8549 6 місяців тому +1

      @@NealHallinan Flat surfaces are a nightmare for me, panic attacks ensue without shoes! It's fascinating the differential in volume between each ear.

  • @bbb7331
    @bbb7331 6 місяців тому

    Neal, we love you bro! Interesting! Should we try to do pri techniques with one ear closed to check?
    Bader

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      You could certainly try. I have many people close one eye at a time just to see if they experience their muscles differently. Just in case their eyes are "fighting" each other.
      I don't know how common the language/hearing issue is, however. I have found some people who tighten up when listening to high frequency sounds through their left ear (a female British accent will make them lose neck ROM and shoulder ROM)

  • @optimusprinceps9875
    @optimusprinceps9875 6 місяців тому

    Very interesting

  • @farahhassan9745
    @farahhassan9745 Місяць тому

    Great insights! What do you suggest to alleviate the neck and back tension if someone if left year dominant?

  • @GutsAndGall
    @GutsAndGall 6 місяців тому

    I have auditory processing issues and had bad infections in my right ear as a child, with chronic mastoiditis and a plugged eustacian tube.

    • @GutsAndGall
      @GutsAndGall 6 місяців тому

      And I have back and neck tension

  • @trevorbrabant3858
    @trevorbrabant3858 5 місяців тому

    Hey Neal, thanks for all of the information. I'm curious if there is an online PRI group for questions? Searching for the best way to get orthotics, splint, and potential visual tests.

  • @joaorafaeloliveira1781
    @joaorafaeloliveira1781 6 місяців тому +1

    Loved the Brazilian flag! Neal, your videos helped me A LOT to understand some of the postural misalignments I developed during my life, and i'm seeing progress. A curious thing that started to happen is sometimes I ear a "pop" in my left ear and it seems I started to hear better after that (not a lot better, just a little better). During my life I noticed that I heard better with the right ear, while I heard with lower volume with the left ear. There are a direct explanation for this "pop" in my left ear?

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +2

      Eu adoro o Brasil (Axe/pagode e minha musica preferida). Popping in the ear *can* be related to the Eustachian tube. But Eustachian tube disorder is complicated because it can involvedthe jaw/teeth.

    • @joaorafaeloliveira1781
      @joaorafaeloliveira1781 6 місяців тому

      @@NealHallinanThank you for answering so fast! YT only noticed me now.

  • @acardinalconsideration824
    @acardinalconsideration824 6 місяців тому +1

    Hey Neal, I was wondering where you got that alternating ear device for singers and what it’s called. Thank you!

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      Hearfones. You can find them online.

  • @home8630
    @home8630 6 місяців тому +1

    Can you address when this area is injured, disabled, disordered, dysfunctioned, brain damaged involving genetics, but also being involved in situations, experiences, such as car accident resulting in fractured vertebrates, and coccyx or injury resulting from medication, or tbi, or ptsd, or processing disorders, or hypertonicity in the muscles, ligaments, joints, tendons, or processing disorders or things like autism, inability to speak and participate in communication? Like significant impact accidents, such as being kicked by a horse, or surviving lilfe threatening situations, that resulted in the above senario. Or is that beyond you?

  • @jb4326
    @jb4326 6 місяців тому

    Interesting 👍

  • @maxdeniroAu
    @maxdeniroAu 4 місяці тому

    That's amazing. I blocked my left ear with an ear plug and my entire tension pattern released. So what is the fix for this? I can't wander around with my left ear plugged all the time - not least because it starts to hurt eventually. And I can't imagine it's a good idea to completely remove the sensory information permanently from one ear.

  • @DanR-hn2dn
    @DanR-hn2dn 4 місяці тому

    Curious about the hearing test you described on your left side. Is that the side that you have hearing problems? You have described humming sounds, do you have tinnitus?

  • @kimberlyrolon4328
    @kimberlyrolon4328 Місяць тому

    I have spasmodic dystonia for 25 years and left eistachia tube disfuntion. Seen so many specialist. Did botox on vocal coards many years ago amd its a no go. I have problem with my speach. Do you recommend speach therapy? Ive also done PRI. I have chronic lower back and neck pain and cannot rotate my head. Thank you

  • @aishwaryacdance
    @aishwaryacdance 6 місяців тому +4

    I am a indian classical dancer, and am undergoing PT and was lucky enough to find a PRI practitioner, I follow your videos, and through that I have improved my single leg squat and 0 pain there. My dance is very similar to Ballet, the plie position still hurts quite a bit. Please can you make a video about how weight should be distributed so the glutes and hamstrings participate in that "symmetric" position please 😢

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      I'm not sure the glutes/hammies can actually participate in the plie position because you are on your toes. As weight shifts toward the toes, things become more quad/calf dominant becaues the pelvis will tilt forward.

    • @aishwaryacdance
      @aishwaryacdance 6 місяців тому +1

      @@NealHallinan Wow thank you for your reply! Really appreciate it! Well, the heel is not always up, the feet are flat, and we lift and stamp one leg at a time while the hip is externally rotated. For the times that the heel is up, I understand that the movement involves more quad

    • @sandtx4913
      @sandtx4913 6 місяців тому

      ​@@aishwaryacdancetry squat university's channel. There might be something in there that could help or benefit you or try with the search tool on his channel.

  • @maitecatherinedewit
    @maitecatherinedewit 3 місяці тому

    Hi! Could you do a video about very strong gag reflex? What does this say and how can we improve this?

  • @HalalAffirmationen
    @HalalAffirmationen Місяць тому

    i had 18 years left under jaw 5 teath bridge with metall i am very sick last year i took of this teaths what can i do to became healed again im 35 years i have kids im nonstop bedrideen for years

  • @Roaster1987N
    @Roaster1987N 6 місяців тому +4

    Could you give information regarding the eyes, since the eyes are connected in the back also, might tapping the back of the head muscles relax tensed up eyes? I know they do) cause i do this as a part of the therapy for removal of thoughts from previously experienced experiences that might have led to trauma to the muscle of the eye that is also connected to the mental state one has.
    Regarding hearing now i know why my kid is learning german quicker when her mom speaks german to her right ear while seated at the dinner table, couch etc etc, even in bed. Jezuz im just realizing that its all to her right side!
    And i speak norwegian to her left ear, and she is ignoring me. xD
    Wow, insight!!!

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +2

      Amazing observations! The right ear preference for language is found throughout the world (according to research). Not sure about the eyes, but yes, I am aware of the EMDR therapy involving eye movements.

    • @szymonbaranowski8184
      @szymonbaranowski8184 6 місяців тому +1

      check out about looking with right eye in somebodies left eye only
      another rabbit hole

    • @Roaster1987N
      @Roaster1987N 6 місяців тому

      @@szymonbaranowski8184 any links or specific search words?

    • @jasmines4493
      @jasmines4493 5 місяців тому +1

      It is because Norwegian sounds so soft and lilting especially compared to German! Haha just kidding Love from Rjukan 🇳🇴

    • @Roaster1987N
      @Roaster1987N 5 місяців тому

      @@jasmines4493 Thats definetly true :D Believe me when i say; When trauma is releasing and one is finding out who the person is within the "onion layers", in the very center. And what kind of behaviour one has copied from others that needs to go. The road to the tongue from the hears is very short but on the way i seemed to be doing the samme error like the one who raised me... Du forstår kanskje ikke hva jeg mener, men det er sammenheng mellom enhver traumatisk opplevelse og smerter i kroppene våre.

  • @magomettavkazakov2579
    @magomettavkazakov2579 Місяць тому

    I found it out when I was signing. And I would naturally close my left ear. I felt that is it more sensitive

  • @kamnlyuz1056
    @kamnlyuz1056 6 місяців тому +1

    Well that's one more thing to try to relief my stuck up neck.

  • @hansmuller7431
    @hansmuller7431 6 місяців тому

    Very interesting. When i close my right ear there is a hum sound, but not when close left. Any idea why, or what to do? Thanks a lot

  • @drewd2939
    @drewd2939 4 місяці тому

    This has got to be a major part of neurotoxicity induced autism. Heavy metals going into these nerves / tensing those laryngeal nerves

  • @GURPREETSINGH-mz2nw
    @GURPREETSINGH-mz2nw 6 місяців тому +1

    Then what is the solution....can an ent doctor resolve this or diagnose is atleast?

  • @chombbii7989
    @chombbii7989 6 місяців тому

    What if one of your tooth has a crown(fake tooth). Would that affect the posture restoration. I got it years after my posture was in a left aic right bc pattern.

  • @GutsAndGall
    @GutsAndGall 6 місяців тому

    Curious about Tomatis therapy....

  • @guilhermesmonteiro7344
    @guilhermesmonteiro7344 6 місяців тому

    Another important fact brought from you! How to fix ear imbalances like that? Cheers from Brazil!

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      Oi! I don't know about the ear issue. It's just something that has been observed. I can't say what to do about it at this point. I have to research further.

    • @guilhermesmonteiro7344
      @guilhermesmonteiro7344 6 місяців тому

      I think the big cause of human posture problems, is stress, either physical or emotional. It changes our physiology from head to toe. That's what I've perceived, from many years of studing PT, Remedial Massage Therapy, observing myself and other people! By the way, stress is deforming the human body for generations!

  • @fatemehteymurirad4036
    @fatemehteymurirad4036 2 місяці тому

    If i have a corrected glasses fkr astigmatism, do you prefer to remove them?

  • @joshlandis3414
    @joshlandis3414 6 місяців тому +1

    So cool! Checking for dysfunction stemming from the audio spinotectal reflex is definitely something to consider!
    Sounds like doing some work around clearing emotions relating to learning different languages might be in order. I wonder what emotions and inner narrative and meaning he attached to those experiences.
    Limbic brain associations are so powerful.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +2

      Absolutely. As my colleague says "amygdalas matter".

  • @CROFTYNESS
    @CROFTYNESS 6 місяців тому +1

    Do you have any videos on visible right ribcage breathing?
    I'm heavily right side dominant and observe in the mirror that my left is pretty inactive, with my right doing most of the work.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому +1

      The right side doing most of the work is really the basis of why PRI even exists. So, in reality, my entire channel is about the issue you are describing.

    • @CROFTYNESS
      @CROFTYNESS 6 місяців тому

      @@NealHallinan oh great. Do you have a playlist of where to start? Or can suggest a video for someone who has just discovered the journey?

  • @user-qs8hm6wi4o
    @user-qs8hm6wi4o 6 місяців тому +1

    How much for a consultation from you if you have those available?

    • @FuckYourWars
      @FuckYourWars 6 місяців тому +1

      I'm the guy in the video. Saw him over the weekend. Great experience. Go find him!

  • @dennischanchan
    @dennischanchan 6 місяців тому

    I started singing for a rock band I formed with a friend for sh*ts and giggles but immediately noticed disorientation when I would try to push air out. Ive come to the conclusion that Im a back breather because of severe asthma when i was a kid and that a hernia and infection i suffered in junior high has 'sat' me in a tension pattern around my pelvic floor. I am also missing a left molar that ruptured a couple years ago. I always try to practice correct posture but always default to a rounded back. I try to breathe with diaphragm but am not sure if im fooling myself or not. Also my tongue, this is weird, feels like it has compensated for my body trauma, like my movements are coordinated/twisted by my tongue-pelvic floor. Don't know if this makes any sense. At this point Im not just trying to sing but to find if I lost a 'normal' due to those traumas in formative years. Ive had upper teeth problems since then which have been slowly corrected by retainer the last two years and switch to braces a couple months ago to really try and fix the overbite. I want to know if I need my left molar back. I want to breathe for real. Im sober and dont do anything psychoactive but i realize I'm not totally in my sensitivity/ reality.

  • @Tsugimoto1
    @Tsugimoto1 6 місяців тому

    Any connection to someone's other dominant body parts? I guess what Im asking is, if someone is right handed, could they also be left hearing dominant, or would they default to the right?

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      They could be left ear dominant but right handed. It's called mixed dominance. There are actually books written about this issue. For some people it causes movement and learning problems.

  • @abhishekbera5649
    @abhishekbera5649 6 місяців тому

    Sir can you please make a detailed video about Right TMCC pattern ,how it leads to cervical instability and jaw problems and how to fix it.

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      I've made many of those videos in the past year.

    • @abhishekbera5649
      @abhishekbera5649 6 місяців тому

      @@NealHallinan Sir I was specifically requesting a video for the nerve compressions,C1 C2 and Atlas malfunctions and TMJ problems caused by this pattern and specific Targeted Exercises to fix this problem.

  • @solomontruthlover5308
    @solomontruthlover5308 6 місяців тому +1

    Hey man. Can you give some book recommendations for understanding posture in this way

    • @NealHallinan
      @NealHallinan  6 місяців тому

      The best book on brain asymmetry is The Master and His Emissary.

    • @solomontruthlover5308
      @solomontruthlover5308 6 місяців тому

      @@NealHallinan hey thanks a lot man

  • @RiceaxeGaming
    @RiceaxeGaming 5 місяців тому

    I realised that my right ear is dry and all wierd, especially when my head touches something as im lying down. Then when something load happens my right ear gets overwhelmed. I realised now that it has to do with my thicker septum, due to trauma in accidents,sports and combat.
    I´m aiming for surgery for my septum, now that I realised how clogged up my right nose and sinus is every morning due to the thinner space, dryer air and everything.
    Decided to leave this here for everybody, maybe it helps someone realise they have the same problem.

  • @h_arechu
    @h_arechu 6 місяців тому

    Urgent please ❤
    Im 30 i want to start mewing but please Some people complicated the topic and said that the front teeth must be on top of each other, (lower teeth) like layer and it was difficult for me or it's not important?

  • @Matija-ml4zq
    @Matija-ml4zq 2 місяці тому

    So reckon we should go to the ENT to remove earwax?

  • @superdr88
    @superdr88 6 місяців тому

    What’s the name of the device for singers? Thanks 🙏

  • @laugary7054
    @laugary7054 6 місяців тому +2

    my idol