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Treating Tinnitus

Although there are no specific cures for tinnitus, anything that brings the person out of the "fight or flight" stress response helps symptoms recede over a period of time. Calming body-based therapies, counselling and psychotherapy help restore well-being, which in turn allows tinnitus to settle. Chronic tinnitus can be quite stressful psychologically, as it distracts the affected individual from mental tasks and interferes with sleep, particularly when there is no external sound. Additional steps in reducing the impact of tinnitus on adverse health consequences include: a review of medications that may have tinnitus as a side affect; a physicial exam to reveal possible underlying health conditions that may aggrevate tinnitus; receiving adequate rest each day; and seeking a physician's advice concerning a sleep aid to allow for a better sleep pattern.
A newer approach to tinnitus treatment, developed by The Ear Research Foundation, involves clinical psychology. The role of the psychologist, as a vital member of the treatment team, is to assist patients in “retraining their brain”, so they can deal with their tinnitus and minimize the difficulties it creates in their lives. While working with the psychologist, patients are taught new ways of living with tinnitus, managing stress, and improving the quality of their life.

Tinnitus Symptoms

Imagine hearing a ringing noise in your ears or head that sometimes doesn't go away. This maddening noise, called tinnitus, can range in volume from a ring to a roar. Some people hear tinnitus as a buzzing, hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping or clicking instead of – or in addition to – ringing ear. Each person has a unique version of tinnitus. Tinnitus can be intermittent or constant ringing ear, with single or multiple tones and tinnitus’ perceived volume can range from subtle to shattering.Most people today will experience tinnitus at some time in their life. You might notice tinnitus after being exposed to loud music or harsh noises.

The noise exposure is over, but there's a tinnitus ringing in your ears. In America alone, as many as 50 million people today say their ears ring. About 12 million have tinnitus severe enough to seek medical attention, and 7 million people are so seriously bothered by tinnitus that living a normal life is not possible. Tinnitus symptoms can, in fact, interfere with concentration, work, sleep and relaxation, normal communication with others, and tinnitus can lead to psychological distress. Many tinnitus sufferers become markedly depressed because of the constant and bothersome noise.

tinnitus treatment

Food AllergiesTinnitus treatments can include changes to your diet. The foods most often mentioned in connections with tinnitus treatment, foods to avoid, are those containing caffeine, those with saturated fats, alcohol, salt and sugar. Common allergens, such as nuts, soy, wheat and milk may be associated with susceptibility to ear infections, which may, in turn, be associated with tinnitus.

Drugs that May Aggravate TinnitusAspirin. I actually got tinnitus one time only when I was taking high doses of aspirin for dental pain, so I can vouch for the aspirin (in high doses) to tinnitus connection. Also ibuprofen, antidepressants, antibiotics, antidepressants, quinine, diuretics, and marijuana. Your doctor can fill you in on the details.
Hearing AidsSince tinnitus is often associated with hearing loss, some tinnitus sufferers may be helped by a hearing aid. See your doctor for details.

Camouflage SoundMany tinnitus patients find that just having some music playing helps mask the noise of tinnitus. Special audiotapes for tinnitus sufferers are available. These are simple, nontoxic tinnitus treatments.

For tinnitus treatment, others use a white noise machine, as I described above. There are also electronic devices you can wear right at your ear to perform the same function--presenting a not unpleasant, constant noise to mask the noises of tinnitus. It takes a little while to get used to the new noise, but this can work.

A white band noise generator is an advanced kind of camouflage noise generator that contains all frequencies. This kind of stimulation resets the nerves so they become unaware of the tinnitus noise.

A Simple TestTurn on the water full force in your shower, tub or sink. If the sound masks some or all of your tinnitus noise, then camouflage noise may work for you.
Herbal Ear DropsTinnitus treatments can include herbs. A product called Bio Ear has been found to help some people, and there are testimonials at pennherb.com, which sells the product.

what is tinnitus?

TINNITUS IS A condition in which a person hears a constant ringing, buzzing or other steady sound. One belief is that the condition stems from some sort of malfunction of the inner ear. This malfunction causes transmission of a signal to the brain that is interpreted as the phantom sound, usually a ringing.

There are a number of theories that attempt to explain why this tinnitus signal is produced. Most people think it is the result of an instability in the inner ear, a very dynamic structure that is constantly being stimulated. When the inner ear become unstable, the effect is akin to a radio coming in and out of signal.

This malfunction may not be detectable on a routine hearing test, so some patients may have “normal” hearing yet suffer tinnitus. Others have detectable hearing loss associated with the ringing sound.

In most cases, the brain learns to tune out the ringing by a process called sensory adaptation, in which any routine, meaningless signal is adapted to and ignored after a period of time. The best example of this process is of someone who lives near a train station. After living there a while, they don’t notice the trains going by.

casues of tinnitus

Ear infections
Blocked ear canal
Blocked eustachian tube
Otosolerosis
Tumors of the middle ear
Meniere's disease
Damage to the ear caused by drugs (such as aspirin and some antibiotics)
Hearing loss
Blast injury from a blast or explosion

Tinnitus Symptoms

Imagine hearing a ringing noise in your ears or head that sometimes doesn't go away. This maddening noise, called tinnitus, can range in volume from a ring to a roar. Some people hear tinnitus as a buzzing, hissing, roaring, whistling, chirping or clicking instead of – or in addition to – ringing ear. Each person has a unique version of tinnitus. Tinnitus can be intermittent or constant ringing ear, with single or multiple tones and tinnitus’ perceived volume can range from subtle to shattering.Most people today will experience tinnitus at some time in their life. You might notice tinnitus after being exposed to loud music or harsh noises. The noise exposure is over, but there's a tinnitus ringing in your ears.

In America alone, as many as 50 million people today say their ears ring. About 12 million have tinnitus severe enough to seek medical attention, and 7 million people are so seriously bothered by tinnitus that living a normal life is not possible. Tinnitus symptoms can, in fact, interfere with concentration, work, sleep and relaxation, normal communication with others, and tinnitus can lead to psychological distress. Many tinnitus sufferers become markedly depressed because of the constant and bothersome noise.

tinnitus treatment

The Homeopathic Pharmacopeia of the United States states that there are no side effects for the following homeopathic remedies. These Homeopathic remedies have demonstrated unsurpassed safety for nearly 200 years worldwide.

Calcarea carbonica (Calcium carbonate) relieves throbbing and cracking noises, stitches and pulsing sensations in the ears.

Cimicifuga racemose (Black Cohosh Root) is helpful for tinnitus symptoms, and for people who are very sensitive to noise, as well as pain and muscle tension in the neck and back.
Carbo vegetabilis (vegetable charcoal) – This natural remedy is for ringing in the ears, especially if it occurs during flu or other conditions involving vertigo and nausea.
China (Chinchona officinalis) (Peruvian bark) helps ringing in the ears and hearing sensitive to noise.

Chininum sulphuricum (sulphite of quinine) helps relieve violent ringing, buzzing, and roaring sounds that are loud enough to impair a person’s hearing.
Coffea cruda (unroasted coffee) is for people with tinnitus accompanied by extremely sensitive hearing and a buzzing feeling in the back of the head.

Graphites (plumbago) – This remedy is beneficial for tinnitus with associated hearing loss, and for hissing and clicking sounds in the ears.

Kali carbonicum (Potassium carbonate) is for tinnitus with ringing or roaring, accompanied by cracking noises and itching in the ears.

Lycopodium (club moss) is for a humming and roaring in the ears, along with impairment of hearing and sounds that seem to echo in the ears.
Natrum salicylicum (sodium salicylate) – This remedy is beneficial if ringing in the ears is like a low, dull hum, and for loss of hearing related to bone conduction, as well as nerve interference.

Salicylicum acidum (salicylic acid) – This remedy is indicated for tinnitus with very loud roaring or ringing sounds, which may be accompanied by some hearing loss. It may also be helpful if tinnitus has been caused by too much aspirin.

causes of tinnitus

Causes of tinnitus include:
Otologic problems and hearing loss:
conductive hearing loss
external ear infection
cerumen (earwax) impaction
middle ear effusion
sensorineural hearing loss
excessive or loud noise
presbycusis (age-associated hearing loss)
Meniere's disease
acoustic neuroma
ototoxic medications
analgesics:
aspirin
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
antibiotics:
aminoglycosides
chloramphenicol
erythromycin
tetracycline
vancomycin
chemotherapy drugs:
bleomycin
cisplatin
mechlorethamine
methotrexate
vincristine
loop diuretics:
bumetanide
ethacrynic acid
furosemide
others:
chloroquine
quinine
mercury
lead
neurologic disorders:
multiple sclerosis
head injury
skull fracture
closed head injury
whiplash injury
temporomandibular joint disorder
metabolic disorders:
thyroid disorder
hyperlipidemia
vitamin B12 deficiency
psychogenic disorders:
depression
anxiety
other disorders:
fibromyalgia
hypertonia (Muscle Tension)

causes Of tinnitus

Tinnitus can have many different causes, but most commonly results from otologic disorders - the same conditions that cause hearing loss. The most common cause is noise-induced hearing loss, resulting from exposure to excessive or loud noises. Ototoxic drugs can cause tinnitus either secondary to hearing loss or without hearing loss, and may increase the damage done by exposure to loud noise, even at doses that are not in themselves ototoxic

prevention of tinnitus

The following list of DOs and DON'Ts can help lessen the severity of tinnitus:

Avoid exposure to loud sounds and noises.

Get your blood pressure checked. If it is high, get your doctor's help to control it.

Decrease your intake of salt. Salt impairs blood circulation.

Avoid stimulants such as coffee, tea, cola, and tobacco.

Exercise daily to improve your circulation.

Get adequate rest and avoid fatigue.

Stop worrying about the noise. Recognize your head noise as an annoyance.

learn to ignore it as much as possible.

botox can help tinnitus

Great news! New research indicates that Botox injections may ease the irritation of tinnitus, otherwise know as ringing in the ears. Researchers caution that more study is needed, but initial results are promising.
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Happy and Sad

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It's estimated that Tinnitus affects over 4.7 million people in the UK and countless millions around the world. Research has shown that for over ½ million people in the UK – it has a severe effect on their quality of life and for many it affects their ability to lead a normal life.