Remedies For Tinnitus

Unless your tinnitus is the direct result of a treatable health condition such as impacted earwax, an ear infection or the direct result of constant use of some medication which you can stop, usually doctors may have no answer for why you suffer these irritating noises constantly. Due to this, one remedy for tinnitus may work for one but not work for another sufferer who will have to search for a different treatment.

Many of these noises will affect your level of concentration, will interfere with your sleep, lead to severe depression, etc. This condition can be very crippling and some of the remedies for tinnitus that may work include;

1. Remedy For Tinnitus Using Ginkgo Biloba

This herbal tinnitus treatment option is derived from traditional Chinese herbal medicine and clinical studies of ginkgo have shown that this herb may be an effective alternative treatment for tinnitus. Gingkgo does improve circulation so this might be an herb you may want to look into although the studies done on this herb have been too small and produced mixed results for this to be considered a tinnitus miracle cure.

If you do try this herb as a remedy for tinnitus, you may want to consider adding a little zinc to it since some studies have shown that adding this mineral may improve the effectiveness of this herb. If you notice no improvements after several weeks of trying this natural tinnitus cure, you may consider giving up on this alternative treatment for tinnitus and trying another treatment.


2. Hearing Aid / Masking Device

There are some high tech hearing aids that include some masking to the frequency specific amplification which may be something for tinnitus sufferers who have some hearing loss and use hearing aids to consider. Masking is a tinnitus treatment option with the goal of management of the condition and not necessarily a cure by creating "white noise" to mask the various sounds resulting from tinnitus.

The hearing aid/masking device has shown results in both improved hearing as well as reducing the noises caused by tinnitus that can last for an hour or more after this device is removed.

The only downside for this device is that it may cost several thousand dollars that insurance may not be able to cover entirely. Before spending this kind of money, you need to ensure that this device will work for you first. Test it out or lease it with the option to buy. Although you may be frustrated with this affliction and may be ready to spend any amount of money in order to achieve tinnitus relief, do not buy any pricey devices unless they will work for you.

Various other tinnitus maskers are popular remedies for tinnitus

3. Tinnitus Home Remedies Using Melatonin

This is one of the popular tinnitus home remedies. This is a hormone commonly known as a sleep aid that is produced by the pineal gland in the brain as a response to darkness. For tinnitus sufferers with disrupted sleep patterns due to this condition, a study has shown that melatonin may be helpful but studies on this hormone are too few to be able to crown this a tinnitus miracle cure. But it is worth a try since it is both affordable and safe.

4. Tinnitus Drug Treatment

a. Misoprosto (Cytotec)

This stomach ulcer prevention prescription medication has been shown in a few studies to help one to two-thirds of tinnitus sufferers especially for those with acoustic or sudden onset tinnitus.
The downsides is that this tinnitus drug treatment is very expensive, should not be used by pregnant or soon to be pregnant women or those with inflammatory bowel or heart problems. It also has many adverse side effects.

b. Xanax

This anti-anxiety drug as well as similar drugs help the sufferer manage this condition better and are not a tinnitus cure and will not stop the noises. They will help to ease any psychological issues that may develop due to this condition.

c. Anti-depressants

Antidepressants like nortriptyline may help to ease depression resulting from having this condition and is another tinnitus drug treatment that is not a cure but helps the sufferer better manage the symptoms of tinnitus.

5. Homeopathic Treatment for Tinnitus

Developed by a German physician, this Western medical system uses various diluted substances that are called remedies for the treatment of various conditions.
The remedies are used to stimulate the "vital force" in the body in order to maintain the health of the body.

Any condition including tinnitus is said to result from the body trying to restore itself to a balanced position and is not considered unhealthy. The remedies produced try to push the body's defenses to the limit in order to allow the body to self heal using remedies that mimic the symptoms of the illness.

When the substances to make the remedy are diluted, even the most sensitive test will be incapable of detecting the original substance used which is why many doctors question the effectiveness of this treatment since they have no way of explaining why the remedy should work. Also, due to this dilution, there is no way of telling whether what you will receive is what it says it is. This dilution is also the reason why the remedies used are generally safe.

When contemplating tinnitus homeopathic treatment, it is important to visit with a specialist in this field. You cannot just pick up a random remedy and use. A remedy for tinnitus has to be created specially for you. To create the remedy for tinnitus, the homeopath will interview you and ask you various questions ranging from your symptoms to your habits, favorite drinks and food, hobbies, etc. The remedy is then created based on the personality that you fit into and there are more than 15 personalities in homeopathy.

Homeopathic treatment for tinnitus is something you can try. It doesn't hurt but ensure that you are not on any medication as the effectiveness of the remedy may be reduced.