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Tinnitus Relief Secrets
Posted by Barb in About Tinnitus on July 23, 2009
tinnitus has been somewhat of a mysterious condition in the past, but recent medical developments have taught us a lot more about it. Tinnitus is the condition of ringing in the ears. Every tinnitus sufferer has some hearing loss, but not everyone with hearing loss will get tinnitus. People get tinnitus because they have specific lifestyle factors in addition to hearing loss.
Some people attempt what is known as noise masking. This is done by using another background noise which can help mask the ringing. For example, listening to music to help one go to sleep.
Medical science does not provide any medications to cure or provide tinnitus relief. The only known medical treatments are only coping mechanisms like tinnitus retraining therapy. Retraining therapy is done by a medical professional and it consists of counselling and listening through a noise generator. The premise is that it teaches you how to ignore the tinnitus and not notice that it is there. It can sometimes be promising, but the tinnitus never really goes away.
Some of the tinnitus remedies include methods centered around relaxation and healthy lifestyles. Sometimes this is not enough to provide the relief that a sufferer is seeking.
There is strong evidence that natural remedies for tinnitus are very effective when various solutions are attempted. The key is finding what works best for you. You must have several lifestyle and environmental factors to cause this condition. So it follows that by eliminating these factors from your life then you can in fact lower your symptoms intensity and even cure yourself completely.
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Tinnitus Cannot Ruin Your Life, Only You Can Do That
Posted by Barb in About Tinnitus on July 23, 2009
By Paul Tobey
There’s no denying that Tinnitus is a debilitating physical ailment that can have dire consequences on even the strongest person’s ability to function normally and live a happy productive life. Many of the worst tinnitus sufferers claim that tinnitus has taken everything from them including their sanity.
But, let us examine this statement for a moment. Whether or not the incessant ringing in the ears is difficult to deal with doesn’t make it entirely responsible for ruining lives. In fact if you’ve allowed tinnitus to ruin your life then that’s pretty much your own fault. Sure, tinnitus is a tough thing to deal with that’s one thing but, to allow it to destroy your life is an entirely different matter.
Again, tinnitus cannot ruin your life, only you can do that. Now, I’m not just speaking as an innocent bystander here, I’ve had severe tinnitus since 1999. Did I allow tinnitus to ruin my life? For a while, yes. But, after suffering from severe depression for almost 2 years I realized that tinnitus wasn’t life threatening at all, at least not in the same way that cancer is. My life was being threatened because of my own choices, not because of tinnitus.
Basically, I used tinnitus as an excuse to give up. I said to myself, to my family and to my friends that because of my tinnitus that I had a good reason for doing nothing. I said things like, “my tinnitus is so bad I simply cannot function normally.”
But, do you know the only problem with this kind of thought process? None of it would make my tinnitus or my life any better? And, that’s when I decided to do something about it. I realized that if I could not cure my tinnitus then I would have to cure my life instead. How did I do this? How can you do this?
There is only one way to cure your life situation. Get in the game by focusing on what it is you really want out of life. Unfortunately most people have no idea what it is that they really want so that makes it especially hard. First you have to know what you want in order to take the necessary steps to get it.
How do you find out what it is you really want? Pick a big goal. Pick a goal that’s so extremely outrageous that your mind can’t possibly comprehend it and make that your greatest wish. For example, my goal is to perform at Carnegie Hall. Will I ever play Carnegie Hall? Probably, but who knows, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow and never make it.
But at least I’m trying. And, therein lies to secret to curing tinnitus. Picking a goal and doing everything in your power to achieve it will override your temptation to let tinnitus control your life. If you’re in control of your life and living everyday in pursuit of your dreams, then tinnitus becomes a minor aggravate which only shows up once in a while to remind you of how grateful you should be that you finally stepped up to the plate.
You see, tinnitus is simply a physical ailment that with practice can be controlled by your own thoughts. If your thoughts are of being a happy productive participant in life then tinnitus will not rule your world. If your thoughts are laced with negative, infected, poisonous and depressive tendencies then your tinnitus will rule you until the day you die.
It’s a choice to suffer from tinnitus. Sure, the noise is real. But, your reaction to it is the only thing causing you pain. The emotional pain you inflict upon yourself as a result of tinnitus is far worse than the noise itself, believe me.
So, what can you do first? Figure out what it is you really want then go after it. That’s all you have to do. Before you know it, tinnitus will fade into a distant memory. And, when it shows up unannounced on a quiet night when you’re trying to sleep, be grateful. Tinnitus is just giving you a little push, a little reminder if you will; keep focused on your goals and above all be grateful to be on the new path you’ve chosen.
Paul Tobey is a professional concert pianist who suffered from chronic tinnitus for over 7 years. He found a path to recovery and authored a Self Help Book for Ringing Ears and Ringing in the Ears.
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Are Your Ears Buzzing?
Posted by Barb in About Tinnitus on July 23, 2009
Buzzing ear is basically a type of tinnitus. Although tinnitus is described as a condition it is really a symptom of a condition that doctors still do not physically understand. Let’s take a closer look and see if we can find a way to cure it.
Symptoms
A buzzing ear is one way to describe it. Other people have described it as:
- whining
- whistling
- ringing
In the vast majority of cases it is a high pitched noise of some sort but some people hear a low pitched one instead. Also, it appears to block out other sounds to some degree.
The perception of the sound in terms of location can also differ. Many people say it originates inside the head. Others say that it is coming from outside the head.
In most cases there is only one apparent tone but some people say that they can hear several tones.
What Is Happening?
Doctors still don’t fully understand this condition but they do know that one of the requirements is for damage to the ear caused from excessive exposure to loud volume sound. Then there is some unknown biochemistry that causes your neurological system to effectively “create” its own sound – the result is your tinnitus symptoms.
Co-Factors
Although hearing damage is a necessity, this alone will not normally give you tinnitus. You normally need at least one other co-factor, most of which are related to lifestyle.
For example, you may actually be eating a particularly aggravating combination of foods that, were you not to eat them, you would not experience any tinnitus at all. Usually, only very small changes need to be made to have a vast improvement in and even eradication of your tinnitus.
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End Tinnitus
Posted by Barb in About Tinnitus on July 23, 2009
There are many disorders of the ear. Tinnitus, however, is in many ways one of the worst despite getting hardly any attention and medical funding. Although it’s sufferers can normally still hear very well, the psychological effects can be so extreme that some even turn to suicide. In this article, I want to discuss the root cause of this condition and how to cure it.
The Cause Of Tinnitus
Doctors know that all people who have tinnitus have some degree of hearing damage although most of them are far from deaf.
When I say damage I am referring to the very fine hair cells that in the cochlea of each ear. Subject yourself to dangerously high volume levels of sound for too long as the damage to these hair cells is so much that they cannot recover.
Often the damage is done in both ears but on occasion there is a bias. For example, many musicians may spend most of their career on one side of the stage and as a result they get hearing damage and therefore tinnitus symptoms predominantly in one ear.
Co-Factors
However, although all ear tinnitus sufferers have hearing damage, not all of those people with hearing damage will also have tinnitus. In fact, it is a distinct minority who do. The reason for this is co-factors.
To have tinnitus, hearing damage is essential but not enough. You must also have at least one co-factor. Many people who do will have several of them.
These co-factors are basically part of your lifestyle and are easily modified. As an example, there are some natural chemicals present in many different types of food and some foods have them in extreme concentrations. To most people such foods are harmless but in those with hearing damage they can actually cause tinnitus.
But by simply avoiding these foods and substituting for others, the tinnitus symptoms can be reduced. Taking supplements can also help.
By modifying your diet slightly – know what to eat and what not to eat – and by making very small changes to other aspects of your lifestyle you can decrease your tinnitus intensity with each change until eventually your symptoms disappear altogether.
You have gotten rid of your tinnitus even though you still have some minor amount of hearing damage.
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