Medical Treatment For Tinnitus: What Are They?
Mike Walden
September 13, 2009
Till the present day, the world of conventional medications has not been able to discover any effective medicines to deal with tinnitus. This fact assumes even greater significance if we consider the teeming millions of US residents who suffer from the disease. This vast number of people has no hope of getting a cure and has to endure the inexplicable, weird noises associated with the disease, for days, months and even years continuously. The sounds that the affected person hears vary from low-pitched ringing noises to loud and eerie whooshes and hisses. In fact, these auditory disturbances are quite enough to drive the person out of his/her senses. It is indeed odd that even the acute sufferings that tinnitus brings about on the affected person have not inspired the medical world to come up with an effective medication. In fact, it seems that the world of medicine, particularly the large pharmaceutical companies are more concerned with their profit margins from the medicines they manufacture. Not much thought is given to the agony caused by tinnitus, since it is not viewed to be a fatal disease. Put in another way, the cupboard of conventional treatment techniques to cure tinnitus appears totally bare.
Patients can however lay their hands on certain over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that comes packed in cartons or bottles that are hermetically sealed. These medicines have nothing new to offer though. These are in fact, the usual run-of-the mill anti-depression and/or anti-allergic drugs. In many cases, the side effects that these drugs have assume far greater seriousness than the actual disease. In such a scenario, the affected person should preferably stay away from these medicines, since they can take away the last reserves of mental calm.
Tinnitus Problems: Conventional Methods Of Treatment
Many patients tend to opt for medications that provide only short-term respite like the various infusion treatments. These methods are particularly popular among patients who can no longer endure the agonies of the continuous tinnitus sounds. In these cases, intravenous injections are used to introduce anesthetic drugs (of a mild variety) in the system of the affected persons. These medications are commonly termed as Lidocaine Infusion Treatments, and the duration of the relief they provide depends on the basic structure of the patients. In general, the benefits of these methods can last for as little as a couple of minutes to maybe a maximum of two hours. This treatment is priced highly too, and cannot be applied to all types of patients either. For example, if tinnitus is brought about by external reasons, like a tumor in the middle parts of the ear, lidocaine treatment is rendered ineffective. Infusing lidocaine can bring about no benefits in cases where an entire family suffers from some genetically transmitted ailment. If the patient have a second-degree or a third-degree block in his/her heart and do not use a pacemaker, lidocaine cannot be administered. The same is the case with those who have blockages in their sinoarterial system, and do not have a pacemaker as well.
Manipulations in the chiropractic system or changes in the osteopathic arrangements are also suggested as treatment measures. Massages in a deep tissue form that reach up to the internal muscles are done to realign the spine of the affected person. The logic behind this is that, if the spine is incorrectly aligned, tinnitus problems can result (albeit in rare cases). When the spine is realigned in the correct way, the ailment can hence be cured.
In the Eastern parts of the world, acupuncture techniques have been proved to be highly useful to deal with tinnitus. This method however, is not much used in other parts of the world. As used in China, acupuncture involves the placement of some needles at different locations of the patients´ body. This method has indeed shown to give off favorable results. In fact, using these techniques, medical experts can perform open-heart surgeries on those who retain full consciousness. It is in fact, expected that these methods would be highly successful in treating tinnitus, if applied in the Western countries as well.
Medical Treatment For Tinnitus: Which Is Actually Effective?
To attain a lasting cure, it currently appears that the holistic methods of treatment are the best bet. These holistic techniques instruct the affected people to take up a strict way of living. They have to abstain from tobacco and have to let go of drinking all types of alcoholic products and avoid eating meat and meat-based food products. Vegetables, fruits, and foods of an organic nature should be eaten more. The exercises prescribed in the Vedas, and other yoga postures need to be performed regularly. There are three basic underlying factors of tinnitus. When the body of the patients is treated holistically, all the three factors can be effectively treated. These factors can be listed as under:
Obstructions in the sinus,
Problems generated due to excessive stress and anxiety,
Damages in the nerves of the middle ear and Cochlear (inner ear) portions.
The holistic techniques of treating tinnitus are believed to be able to deal with the first two of these causes effectively. Once that is done, the third factor, that involves the nerve ends of the patients, is likely to go away on its own. The usual structure and size of the nerve ends would be regained, and they would no longer send faulty signals to the human brain. As a result, the ear drums stop receiving the inexplicable noises that were earlier being transmitted by the brain.
The appropriate measures to deal with tinnitus first identify all the underlying factors of the disease, as well as the trigger issues. Once that is done, remedies are suggested by the holistic methods. On the other hand, only the symptoms are dealt with by the conventional methods, leaving back the main disease in the patients´ body. Hence, chances of tinnitus relapsing remain. Hence, the holistic methods of treatment are indeed way more effective than their conventional counterparts.
This article is based on the book "Tinnitus Miracle – A Unique Three Step Holistic System for Quieting the Noise in Your Head" by Thomas Coleman. Thomas is a former chronic tinnitus sufferer who has written dozens of holistic health and tinnitus related articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.
To Learn More About Thomas Coleman´s Unique 3-Step Holistic Tinnitus Cure System Visit: Tinnitus Miracle.
For further information visit: Medical Treatment for Tinnitus
Patients can however lay their hands on certain over-the-counter (OTC) drugs that comes packed in cartons or bottles that are hermetically sealed. These medicines have nothing new to offer though. These are in fact, the usual run-of-the mill anti-depression and/or anti-allergic drugs. In many cases, the side effects that these drugs have assume far greater seriousness than the actual disease. In such a scenario, the affected person should preferably stay away from these medicines, since they can take away the last reserves of mental calm.
Tinnitus Problems: Conventional Methods Of Treatment
Many patients tend to opt for medications that provide only short-term respite like the various infusion treatments. These methods are particularly popular among patients who can no longer endure the agonies of the continuous tinnitus sounds. In these cases, intravenous injections are used to introduce anesthetic drugs (of a mild variety) in the system of the affected persons. These medications are commonly termed as Lidocaine Infusion Treatments, and the duration of the relief they provide depends on the basic structure of the patients. In general, the benefits of these methods can last for as little as a couple of minutes to maybe a maximum of two hours. This treatment is priced highly too, and cannot be applied to all types of patients either. For example, if tinnitus is brought about by external reasons, like a tumor in the middle parts of the ear, lidocaine treatment is rendered ineffective. Infusing lidocaine can bring about no benefits in cases where an entire family suffers from some genetically transmitted ailment. If the patient have a second-degree or a third-degree block in his/her heart and do not use a pacemaker, lidocaine cannot be administered. The same is the case with those who have blockages in their sinoarterial system, and do not have a pacemaker as well.
Manipulations in the chiropractic system or changes in the osteopathic arrangements are also suggested as treatment measures. Massages in a deep tissue form that reach up to the internal muscles are done to realign the spine of the affected person. The logic behind this is that, if the spine is incorrectly aligned, tinnitus problems can result (albeit in rare cases). When the spine is realigned in the correct way, the ailment can hence be cured.
In the Eastern parts of the world, acupuncture techniques have been proved to be highly useful to deal with tinnitus. This method however, is not much used in other parts of the world. As used in China, acupuncture involves the placement of some needles at different locations of the patients´ body. This method has indeed shown to give off favorable results. In fact, using these techniques, medical experts can perform open-heart surgeries on those who retain full consciousness. It is in fact, expected that these methods would be highly successful in treating tinnitus, if applied in the Western countries as well.
Medical Treatment For Tinnitus: Which Is Actually Effective?
To attain a lasting cure, it currently appears that the holistic methods of treatment are the best bet. These holistic techniques instruct the affected people to take up a strict way of living. They have to abstain from tobacco and have to let go of drinking all types of alcoholic products and avoid eating meat and meat-based food products. Vegetables, fruits, and foods of an organic nature should be eaten more. The exercises prescribed in the Vedas, and other yoga postures need to be performed regularly. There are three basic underlying factors of tinnitus. When the body of the patients is treated holistically, all the three factors can be effectively treated. These factors can be listed as under:
Obstructions in the sinus,
Problems generated due to excessive stress and anxiety,
Damages in the nerves of the middle ear and Cochlear (inner ear) portions.
The holistic techniques of treating tinnitus are believed to be able to deal with the first two of these causes effectively. Once that is done, the third factor, that involves the nerve ends of the patients, is likely to go away on its own. The usual structure and size of the nerve ends would be regained, and they would no longer send faulty signals to the human brain. As a result, the ear drums stop receiving the inexplicable noises that were earlier being transmitted by the brain.
The appropriate measures to deal with tinnitus first identify all the underlying factors of the disease, as well as the trigger issues. Once that is done, remedies are suggested by the holistic methods. On the other hand, only the symptoms are dealt with by the conventional methods, leaving back the main disease in the patients´ body. Hence, chances of tinnitus relapsing remain. Hence, the holistic methods of treatment are indeed way more effective than their conventional counterparts.
This article is based on the book "Tinnitus Miracle – A Unique Three Step Holistic System for Quieting the Noise in Your Head" by Thomas Coleman. Thomas is a former chronic tinnitus sufferer who has written dozens of holistic health and tinnitus related articles and has been featured in ezines and print magazines, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide.
To Learn More About Thomas Coleman´s Unique 3-Step Holistic Tinnitus Cure System Visit: Tinnitus Miracle.
For further information visit: Medical Treatment for Tinnitus
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