Ringing Sounds in my Ear: Three Things you Need to Know
Did you know that the ringing sounds in my ear are almost gone and I feel better? I have had tinnitus since I was 27 and now I’m 36. For more than five years, I have been looking for significant treatment procedures. Nevertheless, I was ignoring the fact that there were important things that must be taken into consideration. We usually leave the healing process on medicines, therapies, devices, and various other techniques, without ever contemplating on what we can and should do to help these methods work.
Look at this list of three important things.
• Read and learn about tinnitus. You should know what you are dealing with and what you are up against. Ask doctors, medical experts, ear specialists, audiologists, otolaryngologists, and ENT specialists. Nevertheless, you can find valuable information in the web. Surfing the internet is a much less expensive way of getting information. Searching through the internet broadened my knowledge about the ringing sounds in my ear.
• Change your lifestyle. It does not call for some dramatic change. There are just a few things you need to do away with. First is loud noise, so you cannot enjoy loud speakers, disco clubs, and bars anymore. If you have to, bring ear muffs. In general, avoid loud noise. Remember stress intensifies tinnitus. Notice how the ringing becomes louder on days when you are tired, worried, depressed, or mad. Keep calm. Learn relaxation methods – yoga, meditation, etc. Modify your diet. Refrain from drinking caffeine containing drinks and food such as coffee, tea, and chocolate. Avoid alcohol. Minimize salt intake. Decrease consumption of foods high in fat and cholesterol. Abstain from smoking. Exercise daily and engage in recreational activities to keep yourself busy. Couch potatoes hear their tinnitus more than active persons. Remember also that too much silence is not recommended. Play your favorite music or tv show at low to moderate volumes.
• Get habituated to tinnitus. This is supposed to be a natural brain reaction over a long term experience with it, but this may not occur due to many emotional factors such as brooding about it and feeling accountable for not coping with it. You will most probably get used to tinnitus if you accept it and pay no much attention to it.
After nine years of living with the ringing sounds in my ear and going through a lot of methods (and some of them did not work), I do not find tinnitus as a nuisance any longer. The best way to healing comes from within.
