Saturday Aug 12, 2023

Living with Tinnitus - Ep. #013

Tinnitus is not considered to be a disease but is a reflection of something being in one’s ear and brain. It could be due to:

Hearing loss
Trauma to the hearing apparatus
Certain drugs such as aspirin and quinine
Brain tumor
Meniere’s disease
Infection, fluid in the middle ear
Exposure to loud noise
Aneurysms
Allergies
Advanced age
Low thyroid levels
Depression
Wax in ear
Stress
Foreign body

Ringing in one’s ear can be due to simple blockage of the ear canal or various ear conditions, infections, otosclerosis or Eustachian tube blockage caused due to allergy or virus.There are many toxic causes of tinnitus, such as heavy metal poisoning, alcohol, antibiotics, quinine, and especially aspirin.Other causes:

Arteriosclerosis
High blood pressure
Anemia
Hypothyroidism
Nerve injury due to noises or pressure
Various diseases of the nervous system

Suggested Supplements

Ginkgo biloba is an herbal supplement used to treat a number of conditions, including tinnitus. Among homeopathic remedies, it’s one of the most widely studied. A small 2023 study found that ginkgo biloba, when used in combination with antioxidants, helped improve tinnitus symptoms across several measurement scales.Zinc, magnesium, vitamin D, and vitamin B12 are popular options in homeopathy for tinnitus, and these treatments for tinnitus all have one thing in common.

For each of these, preliminary research suggests they may improve tinnitus symptoms if you have a deficiency underlying your condition.If you have a hard time falling assleep because of your tinnitus, try some melatonin.

A 2023 survey report found the majority of people who lived with tinnitus reported that cannabis eased their symptoms.

Specific Homeopathic remedies:1. Chininum sulphuricum (Chin-EE-num sul-fur-icum)This helps treat ringing in the ears and also deafness as well as Meniere’s disease. It is beneficial for humming in one’s ears. Roaring in the ears during the nights can also be treated by his medication. The patient may suffer from chillness or vertigo during which time the tinnitus can be treated.2. Natrum salicylicum (Nat-rum sal-i-SIL-i-cum)This is good for severe headache, ringing in the ears, deafness, and impairment of vision for distant objects. It is useful for vertigo, noises in the ears with loss of bone conduction, and therefore useful for Meniere’s disease. It can be used for prostration after influenza.3. BelladonnaThis can be made use for treating wind rushes out of one’s ears, pulsation in one’s ears, and also for the hardness of hearing. 4. Salicylicum AcidumThis is useful for vertigo, tendency to fall to the left side, and surrounding objects falling to one’s right side for headaches ad Meniere’s disease. Simple deafness due to tinnitus can also be cured by this medication. Other health issues such as roaring in the ears, deafness due to vertigo can be treated. 5. GraphitesThis medication helps treat hissing, ringing, roaring or clucking sounds in one’s ears. Acute pressure in the inner ear can also be treated.6. LycopodiumThis helps cure the over-sensitiveness of hearing. It also helps treat roaring, humming as well as whizzing in one’s ears.7. Calcarea carbonicaThis can be used for treating hardness of hearing, singing, and roaring or crackling sounds in one’s ears. This helps cure pulsating in the ears as well as purulent, offensive discharge from the ears.