| The first thing to treat tinnitus is to find out any | | | | stimulate the auditory pathway. In some patients |
| underlying cause that resulted in abnormal sound. If it | | | | when the hearing is restored it automatically reduces |
| is effectively diagnosed, complete treatment of the | | | | tinnitus also. |
| problem may stop tinnitus. In most cases it is very | | | | Sound Therapy: |
| difficult to find a possible reason and the options | | | | The sound therapy also called 'white noise' therapy is |
| otherwise available are limited drug therapies and | | | | a highly promising form of tinnitus cure. In this |
| alternative methods like hypnosis, electrical | | | | therapy the tinnitus sound is masked by playing some |
| stimulation, counseling, relaxation therapies and the | | | | background sound. |
| use of tinnitus maskers. Tinnitus hearing aid | | | | Tinnitus Masker: |
| treatment is often considered to be the most | | | | Maskers are useful for some patients but not for all. |
| effective. | | | | They resemble hearing aids and mask the tinnitus |
| Treating Tinnitus with Drugs: | | | | sound. The masking sound is preferable to some |
| Currently no drug is approved for treating tinnitus. | | | | people if correct masking aid is used. |
| Some drugs still in experimental stage are, Lidocane, a | | | | Some Useful Alternative Methods to Cure Tinnitus: |
| local anesthetic, anticonvulsants like gabapentine and | | | | Some nutritional supplements and acupuncture |
| carbamazepine, antidepressants like paroxetine and | | | | treatment are believed to cure tinnitus but the |
| sertraline etc. | | | | efficacy is not fully established. Magnesium and Zinc |
| Surgery: | | | | are two nutritional elements that help to recover |
| Micro vascular decompression, a surgical treatment is | | | | from tinnitus. Acupuncture has been found to be |
| found to be effective in curing tinnitus in some | | | | highly effective in treating somatic tinnitus. |
| patients. Cochlear implants are carried out to restore | | | | Counseling is an important element in the treatment |
| hearing which in many cases also stop tinnitus | | | | of tinnitus. This can reduce the anxiety and worries |
| Hearing aids: | | | | of patients because severe tinnitus can lead to sleep |
| Hearing aids contain sound generators which can | | | | disorder and work related stresses. |