If you have on and off or constant ringing in the ears, you aren't alone. About 12 million people in this country alone suffer from this annoying condition known as tinnitus. The sound you hear may not always be ringing. It can be like a squeal, whine, buzz, roar, or even a hiss or a hum. This problem can be in just one ear or both ears. For about one-tenth of those people with tinnitus it can be bad enough to disrupt your days and make it hard to sleep at night.
There are many things that can cause tinnitus, but most commonly it happens when the endings of the nerves in the inner ear get damaged. The next most common cause is an inflammation in the inner ear. But things like high or low blood pressure, allergies, head or neck injuries, drinking too much caffeine, using too much salt, and fatigue can also be the culprit. Fewer cases are caused by more serious medical issues.
How do you stop ringing ears? The answer to that question can be different for everyone who suffers from it. There are some medical solutions to the problem.
* Having an osteopathic physician manipulate the bones in the head can relieve pressure on the nerves in the ears.
* Losing weight. If you have high blood pressure, lowering the blood pressure naturally with weight loss can help.
* Some medications can help. The anti-anxiety drug alprazolam has been shown in studies to reduce the tinnitus symptoms by 40%. Antihistamines and anticonvulsants used to prevent seizures have helped some people.
There are home remedies that people swear by for almost any condition. Some of those that may help stop ringing ears are listed here.
* This technique was actually suggested by a physician and has had some pretty good results. Place the palms of your hands over your ears with the fingers on the back of your head. Your middle fingers should be touching the spot where your skull ends. Place your index fingers over the top of the middle fingers and snap them. This should cause them to beat on your head as if it were a drum. Repeat this 40 or 50 times.
* Since tinnitus can be caused by inflammation, there are natural inflammatories you can try like devil's claw, bromelain, and curcumin. All of these can be found in health food stores in either capsule or tea form. Using diuretics to reduce the fluid in your body can also help. One herbal diuretic is a tea made from a ball of corn silk.
If you can't stop ringing ears, you can get relief by playing background music to mask the white noise of tinnitus. There are also devices that are worn like a hearing aid that play pleasant masking sounds.
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