Medical Treatment for Tinnitus – What Stops the Ringing?
August 17, 2009 by admin
Filed under Diseases And Conditions
Steven Wilcox asked:
I have been tinnitus sufferer for 8 years. However, through using a variety of techniques I have had significant success in treating my own tinnitus and have managed to reduce the ringing by about 90%.
Tinnitus comes from the Latin word for ringing and leads to the consistent perception of sound in one or both ears. The noises can only be heard by the sufferer and can’t be detected externally. The noises range from sufferer to sufferer. Personally, mine us characterised by a high pitched whine very similar to the feedback when point a microphone at a speaker. It can be a very debilitating condition. Although most gradually learn to live with it, for some it can be a significant problem preventing them from living a normal life.
Unfortunately medical treatment for tinnitus is in its infancy. In some instances where there is an underlying physical problem the condition is readily resolved. For instance, tinnitus caused by excessive earwax can be removed by clearing the ears by syringing. However, for most sufferers the symptoms are caused by nerve damage which is irreversible. This type of tinnitus is very difficult to treat using conventional medicine.
Medical treatment for tinnitus generally revolves around helping patients to accept and learn to live with their condition. The hope is that, with time the brain will learn to recognise that the offending noise is not a threat and gradually filters it out as background noise. This is the basis for successful method called tinnitus retraining therapy. The other option is to use a masker (device rather like a hearing aid) which generated white noise which hides (or masks) the condition.
There is little place for conventional medication in the medical treatment for tinnitus. Medicines such as sedatives, antidepressants and anxiolytics may help although scientific to support use of the treatments is lacking. Complementary therapies such as Ginkgo Biloba are also frequently stated to have a place in medical treatment for tinnitus. However, results from clinical trials are disappointing.
Personally I have achieved significant success in reducing my symptoms by trying techniques developed by other sufferers which have been established based on trial and error (sometimes over a lifetime). Although evidence is only anecdotal the success that I have achieved using these methods has been quite extraordinary. The benefits have been significantly greater that conventional medical treatment for tinnitus.
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I have been tinnitus sufferer for 8 years. However, through using a variety of techniques I have had significant success in treating my own tinnitus and have managed to reduce the ringing by about 90%.
Tinnitus comes from the Latin word for ringing and leads to the consistent perception of sound in one or both ears. The noises can only be heard by the sufferer and can’t be detected externally. The noises range from sufferer to sufferer. Personally, mine us characterised by a high pitched whine very similar to the feedback when point a microphone at a speaker. It can be a very debilitating condition. Although most gradually learn to live with it, for some it can be a significant problem preventing them from living a normal life.
Unfortunately medical treatment for tinnitus is in its infancy. In some instances where there is an underlying physical problem the condition is readily resolved. For instance, tinnitus caused by excessive earwax can be removed by clearing the ears by syringing. However, for most sufferers the symptoms are caused by nerve damage which is irreversible. This type of tinnitus is very difficult to treat using conventional medicine.
Medical treatment for tinnitus generally revolves around helping patients to accept and learn to live with their condition. The hope is that, with time the brain will learn to recognise that the offending noise is not a threat and gradually filters it out as background noise. This is the basis for successful method called tinnitus retraining therapy. The other option is to use a masker (device rather like a hearing aid) which generated white noise which hides (or masks) the condition.
There is little place for conventional medication in the medical treatment for tinnitus. Medicines such as sedatives, antidepressants and anxiolytics may help although scientific to support use of the treatments is lacking. Complementary therapies such as Ginkgo Biloba are also frequently stated to have a place in medical treatment for tinnitus. However, results from clinical trials are disappointing.
Personally I have achieved significant success in reducing my symptoms by trying techniques developed by other sufferers which have been established based on trial and error (sometimes over a lifetime). Although evidence is only anecdotal the success that I have achieved using these methods has been quite extraordinary. The benefits have been significantly greater that conventional medical treatment for tinnitus.
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