Most sinusitis as well as allergy
sufferers become a victim of tinnitus. Though in many of
these cases, it is not that grave, but with chronic
sinusitis, the scenario is serious. With casual or acute
sinusitis, the pressure buildup with mucous in the inner
ear gradually goes away when the blocked Eustachian
tubes clean themselves with appropriate medication and
the middle ear is relieved of the extra pressure.
However, with chronic sinusitis, the mucous in the
middle ear gets so thick that it cannot pass through the
narrow Eustachian tubes any more, thus giving rise to
unrelenting tinnitus. Needless to say, this condition is
mostly caused due to self-medication
sans proper
pharmacological guidance and indiscriminate use of
antibiotics and anti-histamines.
However,
it may be worthwhile to take a closer look at the spongy
bone structure that is called sinus and see what it does
for the person on whose head it inhabits so
ceremoniously. To be precise, it serves as a titular
head, doing nothing! As a matter of fact, it remains a
mystery as to why human beings are provided with sinuses
since their function is of very little or no
physiological benefit at all. They do not serve any
purpose in breathing, nor are they linked in any way to
the sense of smell or taste, power of vision or vocal
variations. Yet they are located or rather ensconced in
close proximity to all the vital organs that are so
essential to a human being. Clinicians and anatomists
have finally come to the conclusion that they somehow
cushion the brain and being porous, reduce the weight of
the head. Had the sinuses been solid bony structures,
people would have needed extra prop to hold the head
high.
What Causes
Chronic Sinusitis with
Tinnitus?
Chronic
sinusitis
, incidentally, can be considered as a disorder
of the sinuses when it lasts for more than six to eight
weeks. Several underlying factors that include nasal
polyps, fungal infection, allergies, deviated septum as
also structural obstruction are often found responsible
for chronic sinusitis and the resultant subjective
tinnitus. However, the most significant symptom of
chronic sinusitis includes paranasal sinus pressure and
pain that is accompanied by nasal drainage (that
sometimes dries up), congestion and nasal obstruction.
Dust particles mixed up with mucus often get stuck
within the nose as they become static and are not
cleaned naturally.
Apart from tinnitus that is
related to chronic sinusitis
and is caused due to the
accumulation of thickened mucus in the middle ear and
the resultant pressure buildup there, chronic sinusitis
may also associate itself with allergic rhinitis. It may
be perennial or seasonal, creating more complications to
the original disease and giving rise to asthma as well
as obstructive pulmonary disease that are chronic in
nature. Recurrent pneumonia, inveterate laryngospasm, chronic laryngitis
and
immuno-compromised conditions are some of the common
outcomes of chronic sinusitis.
Homeopathic/
Natural Treatments for Tinnitus with Chronic
Sinusitis
In the absence
of any reliable medical treatment for chronic sinusitis
with tinnitus available to patients, people often
resort to taking homeopathic or biochemical formulations
in the hope of finding some relief. The ingredients used
in some of these are given below for the reader to
assess their efficacy and potential curative
power.
- Calcarea
Carbonica – Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3). Also
includes the symptoms of Calcarea acetica and Cal.
Ostearum (trituration of the central deposit of oyster
shells).Cal, Carb is
believed to help reducing the inflammation of the
nasal canal and the sinuses.
- Hydrastis
Canadensis – Golden
Seal Orange root; Yellow Puccoon. N.O. Rannunculaceae.
Tincture of the fresh root is supposed to provide
relief from blocked (text
missing)
-
Kalium Bichromate -
Potassae Bichromas. Potassic bichromate or Bichromate
of Potash, red chromate of Potash (K2Cr207) in
distilled water. This is considered to be most
effective for treatment of ulceration of the basal
mucosa.
-
Silicea - Silicea
terra, pure flint, Silex. Silicic anhydrate – Silicon
diode (SiO2). This tritration of pure, precipitated
Silica is believed to be extremely helpful in curing
chronic sinusitis tinnitus with chronic rhinitis
complications.
Nevertheless, a proven, enduring
cure for chronic sinusitis with
tinnitus
can only be achieved through practicing holistic method
of treatment that involves leading an austere life,
discarding alcohol, meat, tobacco and all other stuff
containing toxic substances or extracts with yogic
asanas and victuals that comprise fruits and vegetables
only. But the holistic method is more than that –
treating the body as a whole, firstly the root causes of
the problem and its triggers are identified and once
done, the correct treatment is prescribed. And since the
root causes are all eliminated, the problem does not
come back again. Conventional remedies on the other hand
just cure the symptoms and not the causes and so the
tinnitus often makes a quick
comeback.
