Tinnitus - Ringing, Buzzing, Humming & Chirping

Ringing in the ears is said to have no known cause. It can be anywhere from mildly distracting to completely debilitating and has been around for as long as we have written records. There’s speculation that it is due to heavy noise exposure, elevated cholesterol or lack of spiritual integration (what are you not willing to hear) or a shock delivered audibly (what were you trying to block out or how weere you feeling attacked / by phone / someone beside you?).

The ear is small and one of the most complex little organs in our bodies - with hundreds of minuscule moving parts that have to work just right. Most tinnitus comes from damage to the microscopic nerve endings of the inner ear that transmit the sounds funneled into it by the outer ear (the part of the ear that we can see) .

However, even when we don't know the exact cause, some diets and supplements have been known to help, along with certain ear drops and cranio-sacral treatment.

Indulging in a very varied diet that allows the widest possible range of minerals – major and minor; eliminating all fake sugars and reducing the refined white stuff are the prerequisites for a few dietary considerations that can give relief – all subtle and not requiring much patience or application.

MINERALS

Zinc and selenium can help nerve health. I personally use a lozenge for zinc, but a supplement of not more than 30 milligrams per day works just fine, too. More zinc at once is not a good thing, as more would push copper out. (If you have been indulging in too much zinc supplementation, then you can replace the copper with a SMALL daily piece of chocolate – best quality organic you can find with no fillers, such as soy and with very little sugar added for taste – not a time to be a cheapskate – this is not a Hershey moment). Go to http://wwww.pacificholistic.com and download the free e-book: 78 Foolproof Ways to Improve Your Health and go to the mineral section to read up on the minerals details that may help.

STOMACH BITTERS

Try for three weeks before you laugh at this - there are those on the market that are with and those without alcohol - and you'd want the variety WITH the alcohol for your ears. Then after your three weeks - apply a tiny bit of olive oil on a Q-tip daily to the inside of the ear as it may be a bit dry from the alcohol.

B12

B12 can be improved by way of diet - taken as a supplement and by injection. Adding quality organic red meat in small portions several times a week to one’s meals is a wonderful way to do this – and an all round good dietary measure if one is not a vegetarian. Please be sure to check that your meat source is organic, integrously slaughtered and range fed. I don’t want to promote toxic, altered and tortured food sources. Some people cannot absorb B12 in the intestinal tract – many reasons but the most common is that the necessary after care has not been taken after a course (or many courses) of anti-biotics. One cannot just take the anti-biotics and assume that the liver and small and large intestines will be fine afterwards. So for those folks who have not had anti-biotics in the last number of years or who have done a good job repairing the imbalances from the anti-biotics, they can probably add in a regular B-complex supplement that contains B12 or just a B12 or a B12 and Folic Acid. For compromised intestinal tracts (many) there are sublingual kinds that circumvent the elementary canal - just poop under the tongue. B12 shots also circumvent the elementary canal / digestive tract and is a good thing. BUT they should be avoided by folks who have silver / mercury fillings - until we have enough research to disprove that tooth filling mercury does reacts with the B12 from injections. (Yes, some people still have the stuff in their mouths! and react very poorly with the B12 shots - bit by bit - over time.) So you don’t want to fix your tinnitus and create a bigger problem… go to http://wwww.pacificholistic.com and download the free e-book: 78 Foolproof Ways to Improve Your Health and go to the vitamins section to read up on the details of B12.

Lastly, I've referred people with tinnitus to cranio-sacral therapists or have applied cranio-sacral reflexology.

There is currently no "mainstream" medical treatment for ringing in the ears except anti-depressants and ear appliances. (Many anti-depressants and other medications actually make the noise in your ears worse! I was astonished to learn that more than 160 medications list tinnitus as a side effect.

by Merrie Bakker, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 604-261-7742,
info@pacificholistic.com and http://www.pacificholistic.com
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