To be honest about it, no drug has
so far been invented or is believed to be in the process
of development that can help tinnitus in an enduring
sort of way. True, there are drugs like Ginko Biloba or Echinacea that can be
of some help to one suffering from this distressing
disease, but their effects are short-lived and never up
to the mark. One of the biggest reasons why conventional
drugs and even some natural solutions may not be able to
provide the results is because of the fact that, these
are used to suppress the symptoms and not to cure the
basic ailment.
Nevertheless, no harm would be done
to anyone by taking a quick look at some of the more
common drugs that are often prescribed by physicians
practicing in the United States where an estimated 30
million people fall victim to tinnitus every
year.
Drugs that
help tinnitus (but have far reaching side
effects)
- Botulinum
toxin
- Clonazepam
/ Propranolol
- Tricyclics (Notriptyline
/ Amitriptyline)
- Sodium
fluoride / Etidronate
- Acamprostrate
- Lingnocaine
- Carbazepine
- Melatonin
- Setraline
Tinnitus Help: Reasons as to Why these Drugs Fail to Achieve
their Objectives
To be precise, Tinnitus is a
multi-factorial disease where a number of issues are
involved and unless each one of these is taken care of,
the result will never become satisfactory. Besides, most
of these are interrelated. For instance, Pulsatile
Tinnitus can be caused by the narrowing of blood vessels
reaching the head or neck region, which again is caused
by high level of cholesterol build up within the blood
vessels. This has obviously resulted from high blood
pressure caused by high level of stress or strain. So,
unless the stress and strain factor is resolved,
tinnitus will never go away. This, as one can well
appreciate, is a difficult proposition for a person
living in the modern day society unless he or she can
take a holistic approach towards solving the
problem.
Tinnitus
is also caused on account of inner ear (Cochlear) nerve
damage which cannot be repaired externally. The only way
to let it function normally is to allow it to repair
itself internally. But this can never be done unless the
body regains its full vigor and vim that has been lost
by leading a wasteful life. This again is not possible
unless the person takes a holistic approach towards
solving the issue by a change of lifestyle that involves
banishing
meat or meat-based food products from the dining
table, dismantling the bar and removal of all alcoholic
drinks, consuming organic food, fruits and vegetables
and practicing yoga as well deep breathing on a regular
daily basis.
Then there is the sinus congestion
issue to be taken care of since in its chronic form,
this also contributes to tinnitus in a fairly big way –
it actually works as a trigger. In fact, most chronic
catarrh, i.e. inflammation of the mucous membrane is
manifest as an infection as well as congestion of the
sinuses, Eustachian tubes
and nasal or
throat membranes that creates headaches, breathing
problems and ringing in the ears. Although anti-allergy
agents and decongestants often prove effective at the
early stages, they too become
ineffective.
Drugs that
help tinnitus versus the holistic approach
To sum it up all logically, the
holistic approach takes care of all the three underlying
factors that are responsible for tinnitus or the ringing
tome within the ear in the following manner since drugs
are unable to do so.
- Acute
level of stress and anxiety is controlled through
holistic living that also controls the blood pressure
level.
- With the
stress level reduced below the heightened stage and
blood pressure coming down to normal range, blood
vessels do not become narrowed, thus allowing free
blood flow to the head and neck
region.
- With
free flow of blood in the vital area and level of
stress also nearing average, the Cochlear nerve damage
gets routinely repaired.
The Path to Tinnitus
Cure
Sadly enough, taking drugs to get
rid of tinnitus is not only a waste of valuable time and
money, it will invariably result in a series of side
effects that can cripple a person beyond repair. That is
because most conventional drugs try to just fix the
external symptoms whereas the internal root causes of
the problem remains. And this is the case with many
herbal remedies and home solutions as well. Moreover,
some powerful antibiotics prescribed for tinnitus
aggravates the disease condition more than they cure it.
The only mode of getting relief from tinnitus is to
follow a holistic course so that the body’s internal
mechanism will eventually banish tinnitus
in a
natural yet enduring way. And of course, you must first
try to find out all the contributing factors and fix
them permanently – and only then would your tinnitus go
away.