Doctor Recommended Tinnitus Treatments

There are many tinnitus treatments and they will vary depending on why the condition developed. Here is a quick guide to the kind of treatments that are generally used to treat the condition:

Medicines: Sometimes tinnitus can be caused by an ear infection, in which case medicines may be prescribed to cure the infection. If you suffer from depression or anxiety then medication may also be prescribed to help you manage the condition, as these are two known triggers for ringing in ears. Unfortunately, there is no specific medicine that is known to work as a cure for tinnitus directly.

Some medication for other conditions is also known to cause tinnitus. In these cases, your doctor may change your medication to solve the problem.

Hearing Aids: If you have tinnitus and impaired hearing, then wearing a hearing aid will make other sounds louder and help to mask the ringing.

Surgery: If a benign tumor is causing your tinnitus then surgery may be required to remove it.

Earwax Removal: Removing excess earwax can help to reduce the symptoms of tinnitus.

Noise Generators: These are popular tinnitus treatments that help to mask the ringing sound. These are sometimes given as part of a hearing aid, or can simply be used through speakers when trying to sleep, for example.

Complementary Therapy: Not everyone has success with conventional tinnitus treatments, so it may be useful to try complementary therapies. Herbal remedies such as ginkgo biloba have shown some success in some cases, and techniques such as yoga, hypnosis, reflexology and massage may also help.

Positive Thinking: Doctors may recommend that you have treatment such as counseling or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help get rid of negative thoughts about your ringing in ears. Studies have shown that people who have a more positive attitude to the condition generally find it easier to manage.

Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: Otherwise known as TRT, Tinnitus Retraining Therapy makes use of sound therapy and counseling to help people cope with tinnitus and to ultimately retrain the way the brain views the noise. The aim is for the brain to eventually tune out the noise, making sufferers less aware of it. This may require a number of sessions, which should only be carried out by someone trained in TRT.

Only start tinnitus treatments once you’ve received an official diagnosis from your doctor. Unfortunately none of these treatments is a sure-fire cure, however many people do eventually learn to tune out the noise to the point at which it no longer negatively affects their life.