Tinnitus can be considered as
a widespread disease. Millions of people worldwide suffer
in tinnitus.
But what is tinnitus? – Tinnitus is defined in medicine
as ringing or buzzing in the ears. The sounds, which only
patients can hear, can have a lot of different forms like
high-frequency ringing or low–frequency buzzing. All
kind of noises are imaginable. For people, who suffer in tinnitus,
this is of course often very bothering and affects the person’s
life considerably.
Causes for tinnitus are very manifold. Mostly tinnitus is
caused by an extreme noise pollution. For example loud music
in discotheques or at a rock concert is a quite common cause.
But also psychological problems like stress can lead to tinnitus.
So to be able to cure tinnitus at first it is necessary to
find the causes for it and to eliminate these causes. Only
then a therapy can be promising. There are lots of different
methods of treatment for tinnitus. However, every patient
will react on them differently and so it is not possible to
describe one method which will always help.
But one promising method, which is often disregarded, is acupuncture.
Personal stories of tinnitus patients, who are treated with
acupuncture, show that this method of treatment can be a reasonable
alternative in comparison with orthodox medicine. In ear acupuncture
special points at the patient’s ears are treated with
needles. Normally such a treatment lasts for several months.
But in most cases at least a decrease of the bothering noise
is recognisable. Often it can be cured totally.
So a treatment of tinnitus with acupuncture
should always be considered and discussed with an ear specialist.
Michael Mueller
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