Tinnitus Forum - Mytinnitus

I forgot to answer the first part of your question: yes, these sounds due to muscle spams in your ears would be different from the kind of tinnitus that most people have. It would have a real, physiological, rather than just a neurological (brain function related) cause, so you would have to approach this differently (the tips on my home page would not really apply then). If you have this safely diagnosed, then there is a good chance that it can be fixed in the short term by certain medical procedures (such as muscle relaxant medication or surgery)