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1. Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom of disease. Some possibilities include: ear infection, anemia, depression, stress, fluid drain and brain trauma.
2. Aspirin and several other medications can provoke Tinnitus as a side effect.
3.memory problems, anxiety, fatigue and general poor health can produce Tinnitus, although the main cause is loud noise.
4. Tinnitus comes in two flavours. Objective and subjective. In the former others can also hear your problem sounds. With the latter, only you can hear them.
5. Tinnitus occurs predominately in Causasians 45 to 60, and in the case of menopausal women is thought to be connected to lowered hormone levels.
6. Bottom Line : Tinnitus is basically a mystery to medical science.
Not the news I needed to hear when Tinnitus first struck me. Because as a professional musician my livelehood was affected as well as my personal life.The immediate consequence was that my normally perfect pitch was very much imperfect. It then became difficult, though not impossible to perform solo.This meant that it was impossible for me to play with other artists.
My Tinnitus arrived suddenly, without warning. One day a constant buzzing in my ear, which alternated with a swishing sound that seemed to come from my head. The most puzzling question was why? I was in good health, with a reasonable diet and regular exercise.Plus, no physical or emotional problems. In short I was depressingly normal.
But my life due to Tinnitus was becoming rapidly abnormal! As you can appreciate, my level of stress and apprehension rose. As I contemplated how I could continue my chosen profession, buy food, and pay the mortgage!
I discovered no solutions after many Doctors and equally many tests. That's what led me to look into more natural; healing possibilities. Particularly Chinese Medicine.
Their attitude, as you may know, is exactly the opposite of Western Medicine. The Chinese view the body as a collection of systems physical and emotional that operate in balance. Illness, by their definition, is an imbalance in the body. The mission of Chinese Medicine, then, is to correct this balance, thus restoring health.
There are no side effects, as would be expected with chemically based remedies, becasue the treatments are totally herbal. Some of the more common herbs the Chinese suggest for Tinnitus are: ginko biloba, wild hyssop, wild oats, vitamins B and and choline.
