| Tinnitus is a disorder that affects millions of individuals | | | | Masking |
| all around the world. Commonly people suffering from | | | | Masking is a method utilized not to cure tinnitus but |
| tinnitus, also known as ringing ears, find it hard to | | | | rather control its effects. A devise commonly |
| concentrate and lead a normal life. The reason for | | | | resembling a hearing aid, that is designed to produce |
| this is that in some cases the ringing of the ears is so | | | | low-level sound, is introduced into the ear to eliminate |
| loud that people suffering from tinnitus often develop | | | | the perception of noise. |
| some sort of sleeping disturbance, most commonly | | | | Hearing Aids |
| insomnia. | | | | Some patients with severe tinnitus may in some |
| In some cases tinnitus can be cured naturally without | | | | cases benefit from the use of a hearing aid. By using |
| the need of any specific treatment, but for others | | | | such a device, the sounds of speech are brought |
| treatment is the only way of ever curing it. | | | | above background tinnitus noise, making it easier for |
| Nowadays there are many effective treatments | | | | the person to hear other people. Hearing aids could |
| available that are successful for certain cases, but | | | | also be used as a means of introducing white noise |
| may not work for others, it all depends on the | | | | for blocking chronic tinnitus when sleeping. |
| nature of the tinnitus. | | | | Medicines and vitamins |
| Shown below is a list of some of the more | | | | There are some vitamins and a wide range of |
| commonly used tinnitus treatments used. | | | | medicines that can help cure tinnitus. Some of |
| Tinnitus retraining therapy | | | | Vitamins include Niacin, Lecithin, Zinc and Magnesium. |
| Tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) is a treatment | | | | Medicines that could prove effective include |
| commonly known as, habituation therapy, whereby a | | | | Anti-Depressants, Tranquilizers, and Muscle Relaxants, |
| patient uses a combination of tinnitus retraining and | | | | Alprazolam (Xanax), Klonopin, Anti-Convulsants, |
| sound enrichment techniques to reduce the | | | | Intravenous Lidocaine and Anti-Histamine. Before |
| perception of the noises caused by the tinnitus. This | | | | starting a treatment using any sort of pharmaceutical |
| method might take some time to master but | | | | drugs it is always imperative that a specialized doctor |
| because there is no official 100 percent effective | | | | be consulted first. |
| way of treating tinnitus, many patients are whiling to | | | | Biofeedback |
| give this method a try. | | | | Biofeedback is a therapy utilized to teach patients |
| Cognitive Therapy | | | | how to relax their muscles and automatic body |
| Cognitive therapy is a different approach to tinnitus | | | | functions. The main idea is to help people manage |
| treatment. Basically whats pretended is a change in | | | | stress, which can worsen tinnitus, by changing the |
| the way the patients reacts to the tinnitus rather | | | | way the body responds to it. People using this |
| than trying to cure it. The therapy requires that the | | | | method have reported that this method if done |
| patient together with the doctor identify the | | | | correctly can drastically decrease tinnitus noise. |
| negative impact of tinnitus. | | | | |