How Is It Treated ?

What if you are seriously afflicted by this ailment ?
The first thing you should do is contact your doctor.
He will help you to find out if there is a treatable disorder behind your symptoms..

Sad to say, in most cases there is no cure for the noise.
But there are a number of things that can be done to help you live with it.

* Surgery : The brochure Tinnitus , published by The British Tinnitus Association , states:
" Sometimes tinnitus is caused by a disorder of the middle ear ,
and occasionally by an abnormality in blood vessels or muscles in
or near the ear..
In theses very rare cases there is a possibilty of completely eliminating tinnitus by surgery."

* Medication : If a sufferer has difficulty sleeping or suffers anxiety,tension , or depression ,
a doctor may prescribe sedatives or antidepressants to ease symptoms..

* Hearing Aids and " Maskers ":
If there is a slight hearing loss, a hearing aid can be of great help.
There is allso a device called a masker , which looks like a hearing aid.
It produces a background sound to mask the tinnitus sounds.
Sometimes , though , simply playing the radio or running a fan can have a similar effect..

* Other Treatments: Professor Axelsson said:
" Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may prove helpful for some patients.
This involves placeing the sufferer in a pressure chamber ,
where he is subjected to pure oxygen..

"This may enhance healing of the inner ear "
And since for some patients the symptoms of tinnitus seem worsen when they are tense or anxious,
some doctors have recommended various relaxation-training therapies *
* A Christian will want to be sure that such therapy does not violate Bible principles *

However, learning to relax and avoiding physical and mental stress as much as possible may be helpfull...