You can touch the bony part behind your ears. If this is tender, it is often due to muscle spasms due to an upper neck issue. This is not the only test but the only one you can do yourself. The head movement exercises may be exacerbating an injury in this area.

Every form of tinnitus has been discussed here. Most of us have just learned to ignore our tinnitus. Again, upper neck issues can impact the nerves in this area. Cranial Nerve VIII is the vestibulocochlear nerve. If you have inflammation near its pathway, you would likely have symptoms.