Tinnitus
If you think you may have tinnitus, please consult your doctor before contacting me for treatment as with all responsible therapists I will require a confirmation letter from your doctor that you have had all the required tests.
What is tinnitus and why can't anyone seem to help?
Tinnitus is any noise or set of sounds heard that is generated in the ear, hearing system, or brain. Everyone from medical doctors to alternative practitioners look in the ear for tinnitus. That's a good place to start. However...in most cases, it simply isn't there. That's why they "can't do anything." Had they known to look in the right place they would have found it.
How can hypnotherapy help?
With hypnosis, a tinnitus skilled therapist in conjunction with a well designed management and reduction program.
Can it be cured?
If by cure you mean silence, near silent or significantly improved, then yes, almost everyone can improve greatly. Some people will achieve silence. Some won't. It's hard to know in advance.
What helps?
Support from friends and family is very important.
Listen to relaxing music and environmental sounds like the Ocean, babbling brooks etc, self hypnosis.
Xanax, Zoloft and Osteopathy. Ginkgo, self hypnosis, zinc, vitimin B6 and B12
Zinc
Zinc is cheap and can really help can sometimes so worth a go. Find out if you are zinc deficient or anemic, as Zinc deficiency does happen sometimes among my more elderly clients but has never occurred in one of my under-50 clients.
Ginkgo Biloba?
If you have tinnitus that varies in volume during the day or is pulsatile, you may want to try ginkgo for a few months. Like the medications, it will take time to "kick in." Two, three months even before results begin. You should know there is no actual evidence to support ginkgo as a therapeutic tool for tinnitus. I am favorable to the use of it because of my personal experience and a few anecdotal reorts from clients. It's not expensive either.
Vitamins and minerals?
Magnesium and zinc may help people deficient in these areas. Calcium might help. (It helps a lot of things believe it or not!) Vitamin B6 and B12 can help us cope with stress better.
Ibrobrufen and Asprin
Is not advised
If a person has severe tinnitus and is suicidal, they should always consult a medical doctor, get treated both therapeutically and pharmacologically, then call me after the above criteria have been met.