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Tinnitus is the ringing, buzzing, crackling, or hissing sound heard inside one or both ears. Tinnitus is a result of the brain attempting to "rewire" itself when the ear has become damaged, resulting in a ringing noise. Sufferers of tinnitus can experience a wide range of noise creating a minor annoyance to debilitating pain depending on its severity.

Colds and flu, being in a noisy atmosphere, allergy flare-up, or any variety of stimuli can increase the intensity of tinnitus noise. Each sufferer of tinnitus has his/her own experience with it. What brings relief for one person may not work for another. There are a variety of natural treatments available to experiment with, but please seek a physician's care and advice beforehand. Pantothenic acid (B5) supplements may offer relief since it effectively coats the stressed nerve endings of the ear.

John Hopkins Tinnitus Study

According to a study done at Johns Hopkins University more than 10 percent of adults experience troublesome tinnitus by age 70. One remedy being looked at by researchers is a new type of hearing apparatus that masks the sound with white noise.

Causes and Symptoms of Tinnitus

• excessive ear wax
• ear infection
• brain or head injury
• Menieres Disease
• otosclerosis
• poor circulation
• high-blood pressure
• hypothyroidism
• stress
• Lyme Disease

Suggested Treatments for Tinnitus

• Herbs: Feverfew, Hawthorn, Ginkgo biloba
• Essential Oils: Rosemary, Cypress, Lemon, Rose (used in head massage or in a vaporizer)
• Homeopathy: Calcarea carbonica, Carbo vegetabilis, Cinchona officinalis (China), Chininum sulphuricum, Cimicifuga, Coffea cruda, Graphites, Kali carbonicum, Lycopodium, Natrum salicylicum, Salicylicum acidum
• Ear Candling: To soften and remove excess wax
• Vitamins & Minerals: Magnesium, Potassium, Maganese, Vitamins A & C, bioflavonoids, pantothenic acid

Resources and Related Information

• Homeopathic Remedies for Tinnitus Relief
• Readers Digest, March 1999
• The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Natural Remedies written by C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D.
• Living Well with Hypothyroidism written by Mary J. Shomon, About Guide to Thyroid Disease

Reader Mail regarding this article

• Tinnitus and Hearing Loss
• Relief from Ringing Noise