Question
Hi Peter
I am a 61 year old man who has problems with my neck muscles
It feels as though my neck muscles are actually closing my ear canals and causing ringing and electrical buzzing as well as affecting my gait,I have also experienced the muscles pulling on the cartilage of my ear and also affecting my jaw
When walking i get a quick buzzing dizzy unbalanced sensation and my ears fill up or block my neck muscles tighten so bad that my neck feels like it has an iron rod inserted up the spine into occipital area ,it makes me stop in my track and realign or adjust my balance, i have no lung problems
I also notice when i rub near my sternacleidamastoids i get really dizzy and feel like  i am swaying, Lately i have a very sore left small toe at tarsal area and i cling with my toes to the ground to keep my balance
Hope i can get some answers from you mate as i am at wits end
Regards Cardy

Answer
Hello Cardy;

I'm so sorry to hear about all of this.

So:

There are three major functions that contribute to balance: 1.  The eyes, 2. The inner ear / cochlear system, and 3. the cervical spine.  A miscommunication between these systems gives you the dizziness.

Squeezing the SCM and getting your response tells me part of the problem is coming from your neck, specifically from your upper cervical spine.  There are a number of connections between the upper bone and the jaw, I'd bet dollar to doughnuts that's where your problem lies.

I know it sounds like blatant advertising for my own profession, but have you tried a chiropractor for you issues?  I would start there.  
 
The ear ringing is called tinnitus, and can be a sign of high blood pressure, and need not necessarily be related to your other issues.  

GO schedule an appointment.  Tere are doctors who specialize in only the upper cervicals, I might try them first.  Get going and let me know the results, would you?