Whistling, buzzing, squeaking... These are the noises that some people hear in their ears. Called tinnitus, these sounds can appear in one fell swoop and be temporary but also persist. When chronic, tinnitus often makes people who suffer from them a living hell and the quality of life can be greatly affected. In France, seven to eight million people are affected, 1.6 million describe their tinnitus as "aggressive" and 300,000 "intolerable".
There is no specific treatment for tinnitus. As a matter of advice, doctors advise their patients to learn to "live with it." Difficult to make when the noise felt is particularly loud... However, some tricks can support them.
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1. Listen to music
To forget his tinnitus, the main thing is not to focus on it. The worst thing to do is to lock yourself in the dark, quietly with earplugs in your ears and wait for them to pass by themselves.
On the contrary, it is better to focus on another noise, listening to music not too loud as a recording of wave noise for example. Try to do something that requires your attention: you will see at the end of it that your tinnitus will have subsided.
2. Stop certain medications
When taken long-term, some medications can cause tinnitus. This is the case of acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin), ibuprofen (Advil), quinine, certain diuretics and antibiotics.
If you feel that there is a correlation between your medications and your tinnitus, talk to your doctor about another treatment. Anyway, don't stop taking your medication on your own.
3. Eat garlic and rosemary!
Some tinnitus can be caused by too high blood pressure, which is why it is necessary to lower it.
Known for their action on blood circulation, raw garlic and rosemary are grandmother's recipes that have already shown their effectiveness.
4. Essential oils
The benefits of essential oils are no longer to be proven and once again, they will be able to relieve you. HE of Italian hechrysis, marjoram, small bigarade grain will help you to support your tinnitus. But anyway, ask a specialist for advice!
5. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
Acupuncture and acupressure can be successful in alleviating tinnitus, which has two energy origins: the kidney and the liver.
While waiting to make an appointment with a specialist, try this "heavenly drum" exercise: plug your ear at the tragus with your middle finger, not sunk. Tap 36 times on your middle finger with one of the fingers of your other hand: you will hear a small sound of a hammer or drum. Renew the operation on the other ear, you should feel relieved.
6. Download the Diapason app
Developed by three French researchers, the Diapason app allows you to regain control over your tinnitus thanks to sound games defined after an audiogram that you have passed beforehand.
The Diapason application incorporates the principles of long-established cognitive and behavioral therapy and aims to short-circuit auditory disorder.
7. Start sophrology
Fatigue and anxiety are known to cause tinnitus. This is why the regular practice of sophrology can be recommended for those who hear unpleasant noises in the ears.
It is indicated in cases of physical pain that can find psychological causes and is suitable for people suffering from anxiety disorders, with its various manifestations such as psoriasis, ulcers and also tinnitus!
8. Gingko biloba
Used to combat anxiety, Ginkgo biloba is recognized by the European Commission for the treatment of vascular tinnitus. Nevertheless, this is a minority of tinnitus cases.
9. Hypnosis
Several clinical trials have yielded encouraging results, not in reducing tinnitus but in improving patients' quality of life. Be careful, however, not to go to a charlatan!
10. Homeopathy
Depending on whether you suffer from recent tinnitus due to sound shock for example or older tinnitus, the homeopathic treatment will not be the same.
For recent tinnitus, it is advisable to take granules of Arnica, Chininum Sulfuricum and Natrum Salicylicum. For ancient tinnitus, Arscencium album granules and Ignatia Amara. Don't hesitate, of course, to seek the advice of a health professional.
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