Treatments - How to manage Tinnitus
Adequate Hearing protection
Tinnitus can be managed, your quality of
life can get better but the very first step is to START LOOKING
AFTER YOUR EARS. Ensuring your wear adequate hearing protection is the first step. All other treatments stem from and are supported
by this principle.
Sound Therapy
Involves filling the silence with therapeutic sounds, which distract
from focusing on tinnitus noise. Can be used when driving, during
relaxation sessions and at bedtime.
Personalised sound therapy
can help relieve tinnitus - take our tinnitus noise test
Our
test allows you to establish at which frequency the ringing
occurs, we can then compile an exactly matched form of sound
therapy that will help mask the noises.
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Sound Masking
Wearable or bedside noise generators which mask the silence reducing the focus
on tinnitus noise.
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Relaxation
Stress and anxiety can make Tinnitus symptoms much worse, creating
a vicious cycle. Learning to relax can ensure you give yourself
the best chance of managing your tinnitus. Try and remain positive – help
is at hand. Relaxing will help alleviate the symptoms. Try our
2 minute breathing exercise, join a yoga or meditation class.
two-minute breathing exercise
Find 2 minutes - just 2 minutes, 3 times a day to practice
this exercise.
Sit in a comfortable chair, preferably with a high back so that
head and neck are supported. Or you can lie down if you prefer.
Now tell your muscles to relax, to let go and become soft. Mentally
run through the body from head to foot. If you find any tension
in the muscles, try to relax, and then continue to check the next
area of the body. Pay particular attention to the head, neck and
shoulders, as these are areas where many of us hold our tension
and stress.
Spend no more than 2 minutes doing this exercise, then carry on
with your day. If you don't feel any great sense of relaxation,
don't worry. Relaxation is a skill that has to be practiced. Over
time you will become more aware of your stress as it builds up
in your body and be able to release it more easily.
The key is to practice regularly. For that reason you should spend
no more than 2 minutes doing this exercise, then carry on with
your day.
Further Studies
If you are a medical professional and have
any further studies/information on tinnitus or potential cures that
we can publish on audiorelief.com please get in contact with us,
we would love to hear from
you.
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Counseling
Having someone to talk to is very important, a counselor can help you understand
your tinnitus better, help keep a positive mental attitude and help with managing
your condition. You can find a local counselor at Yell.com.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT aims to help patients identify links between emotionally distressing feelings
such as fear, anxiety, hopelessness and worry, associated thoughts, behaviours
and their physical response to their tinnitus. By encouraging patients to adapt
their responses and reduce the impact of distressing feelings, CBT aims to limit
the attention they give to tinnitus rather than completely get rid of it.
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Low-level
or “Soft” Laser Therapy (LLLT)
There is now a lot of medical evidence and 1000’s of sufferers
whose quality of life has been dramatically improved by using LLLT
to help manage their tinnitus. The revolutionary TinniTool offers
a home use solution for a proven in hospital treatment.
Medical
studies
Testimonials
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Tinnitool Advantages
100% safe and painless.
Use TinniTool
easily at home - no need to go to hospital for treatment.
Use TinniTool
on the move – in the car, on the train, at the gym etc.
A Low one-off investment (apart from new batteries occasionally!)
to improve
your tinnitus (less than a months worth of some other treatments)
Improve your quality of life, like 1000’s of sufferers
across Europe who have successfully used TinniTool
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Complementary therapies..
such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and herbal treatments
such as Gingko Biloba have been shown to have very limited effect.
Success stories tend to be anecdotal. However these can help manage
tinnitus as part of seeking a balanced lifestyle.
Hearing Aids
If you have hearing loss this may help tinnitus by compensating
for the loss of hearing, stopping your ears from straining, and
allowing your ears to hear background noises. In simple it will
stop you focusing on tinnitus symptoms.
Habituation therapy
Works by changing your sound response systems, so you gradually become
less aware of the tinnitus. Tinnitus clinics can help you understand more.
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