People suffering from tinnitus hear ringing, clicking, whistling and/or buzzing sounds in their ears. This condition may be continuous or flare up from time to time. These sounds or symptoms may range from being an inconvenience to producing pain. Because tinnitus can be a symptom of other serious health issues, such as high or low blood pressure, it is wise to check with your family physician to see if a cause can be determined. If there is no apparent cause requiring other medical attention, relief from tinnitus may be found in alternative methods.
Alternative Methods
Because there are so many potential causes for tinnitus, what may help one person may not help another. As such, tinnitus sufferers may have to seek a number of treatments before finding the one that works for them. At least there are many avenues in alternative medicine to try. Unfortunately, few of these have undergone extensive testing and results from one patient to the next may vary.
Acupuncture has been used to treat a number of health conditions and has gained more recognition by western medicine on its use for pain management. So if your tinnitus is painful, you might start with acupuncture. Other methods often recommended by holistic healers include cranio-sacral therapy, which may relieve some of the associated feelings of pressure. Magnetic therapy is touted as a cure for many conditions, tinnitus included. Some sufferers have even tried treatments with hyperbaric oxygen and hypnosis.
Many try various relaxation therapies, including massage therapy, meditation, yoga and biofeedback. Some seek counseling to help them cope and deal with the condition. Others attempt to train their brains to ignore the symptoms through tinnitus retraining therapy. And still others apply sound therapy and use white noise generators to help drown out the whining and clicking sounds.
Herbal remedies are also employed by some. Essential oils, used in aromatherapy treatments, that may help include rosemary, cypress, lemon and rose. These oils can be applied directly with a head massage, usually at the temples, or can be inhaled via a vaporizer or aromatherapy diffuser.
Other herbal remedies include taking herbs internally to help. For this, the herbs recommended are ginkgo biloba, black cohosh, hawthorn and melatonin. Holistic healers generally prescribe ginkgo extract to treat health issues, including memory and concentration problems, confusion, depression, anxiety, dizziness, headaches and tinnitus. Black cohash may help as the herb is used to treat nerve conditions which may be causing the tinnitus. Black cohosh is often prescribed by holistic healers as an herbal remedy for blood congestion/pressure in the head. Hawthorn may help because of its tonic properties for the circulatory system. Melatonin is recommended for those whose tinnitus makes it difficult to sleep.
As another option, tinnitus sufferers may consider homeopathy for relief. Many different homeopathic remedies claim to relieve tinnitus. As such, it may be necessary to try more than one remedy before finding one that will help. This is because homeopathic remedies are designed to treat the cause. Without knowing the exact cause, determining the proper remedy may require the advice of a homeopathic healer or simple experimentation, if a homeopathic healer is unavailable. Some of the remedies you might try include Calcarea carbonica, Carbo vegetabilis, Cinchona officinalis (China), Chininum sulphuricum, Cimicifuga, Coffea cruda, Graphites, Kali carbonicum, Lycopodium, Natrum salicylicum, and Salicylicum acidum.
Consider adding in vitamin and mineral supplements to help. Your diet should include magnesium, bioflavonoids, potassium, Vitamin A and Vitamin C.
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