tinnitus cure
• Cochlear implants
These surgically implanted devises are used in patients who have severe hearing loss along with tinnitus. Some of these patients report improvement in the elimination of their tinnitus symptoms.
2. Treatments without the involvement of drugs or surgery
• Hearing aids
If a hearing loss is present along with tinnitus, the use of hearing aids can be very helpful. By making use of the aids the outside sound is louder, and as a result it is easier for you to hear. The better you hear the less you notice the ringing of the tinnitus.
• Tinnitus maskers and sound generators
This kind of treatment is very popular because it provides instant although temporary relief. Tinnitus maskers and sound generators come in multiple forms. For example, they can look like small hearing aids you can wear right at your ear. There are also table top models like a CD player. In any case, the aim is to produce some background sound, be a white-noise sound or any other soft sound, to mask tinnitus. The attention of the brain is drawn towards this background sound in such a way that the ear ringing is still there but can barely be heard because of the background noise.
• Neuromonic treatment
This is a new sophisticated system. (Since the above stimulation therapies are quite new their effectiveness has not been tested yet)
4. Herbal and Vitamins therapies
There are a lot of well-known herbs as well as vitamins and minerals, which can help you to cure tinnitus.
• Herbal remedies
Ginkgo biloba is currently the most popular one. Black Cohosh is also used for tinnitus. Ligustrum herb is said to be effective. Avena sativa, Verbena officinalis and Salicylic ac is used as well.
• Chinese herbs
Some Chinese herbs are considered helpful. For example: Goldenseal, Chinese yams and Chinese foxglove.
• Essential oils
If high blood circulation is the root cause of your tinnitus, some oils that can be used are: rosemary, cypress, lemon and rose.
• Minerals and Vitamins
Here, the list includes: Minerals such as magnesium, potassium and zink. Vitamins such as the B-complex vitamins B1, B6, B12 and vitamins C and A.
• Diet
A change in your diet may help you to manage tinnitus. Food to avoid, include: caffeine products, high-fat and high sodium foods, sugar, cheese and red wine. Moreover, try to avoid alcohol and tobacco.
5.Other Alternative therapies
There are a lot of alternative therapies that holistic healers and patients employ to manage the symptoms associated with tinnitus. Some of them include:
• Hypnosis
Hypnotherapy is a popular and promising method in managing tinnitus.
• Tinnitus Retraining Therapy
This method combines sound therapy and counseling. The method, although new is being used with fairly good results.
• Acupuncture
This therapy works well for many sufferers from tinnitus.
• Counseling
Counseling programs such as Behavioral modeling, Neuro-linguistic Programming and Herbology help the patient change the way he thinks and reacts to tinnitus.