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Can tinnitus be fixed?

I have tinnitus. Can tinnitus be fixed?

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Yes. In Traditional Chinese medicine it is known that Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) indicates you have kidney deficiency. Acupuncture and herbs should help you out gradually.
Tinnitus is more difficult to treat. However, depending on the cause of tinnitus, it can be helped with Acupuncture and herbal formulas.
Tinnitus is commonly treated with acupuncture. There are different causes of tinnitus, so it is variable. But overall, when I have treated tinnitus it has been beneficial in reducing symptoms
Tinnitus is complicated. It depend on what the cause was. I have found that acupuncture can help if the tinnitus came on suddenly, such as after a virus. If it's from chronic loud noise, probably not.
yes, a high pitch sound is harder to heal, also consider perhaps a permanent damage has occurred as well
It is difficult.
Thank you for your question. Tinnitus can be difficult to treat successfully. As with all conditions, the acupuncturist will need to do a complete intake to make a diagnosis according to acupuncture theory. The information gathered and the particular diagnosis will help to predict how successful the treatments will be. Richard Mandell, Lic.Ac. Licensed Acupuncturist Brookline Community Acupuncture www.brooklinecommunityacupuncture.com
Tinnitus can be a intractable condition. Sometimes acupuncture can treat it and sometimes it cant, but its definitely a process and worth a try. Success can also depend on your age and state of your health, etc. Because tinnitus is such a challenging condition to treat, often it helps to take Chinese herbs as well. The reason for the herbs, is so the patient can be treated frequently instead of just getting acupuncture once a week. Personally Ive had mixed results with tinnitus, although its certainly worth a try.. Some people also had good luck with tinnitus by taking cinnamon pils for at least a year and sometimes they improved. All that said, since I have had some luck myself treating people with tinnitus, I still think acupuncture should be considered along with herbs, both are worth trying together. Jody Eisemann, L.Ac., NCCAOM Main Office: 9 Mott Ave. Suite 206B Norwalk, CT 06850 www.AcupunctureHealingCT.com (203) 216-2548 jeisemann2@gmail.com
Acupuncture and Oriental medicine can help patients who are suffering from Tinnitis. Alexandre Hillairet, DAOM. Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. 2660 E. Main street., Suite 202, Ventura, CA, 93003. 22048 Sherman Way, Suite 206, Canoga Park, CA, 91307. (805)798-4018 or (818) 307-6326 IMPORTANT NOTE! The information in this electronic message is intended
Yes, tinnitus can be fixed by acupuncture.
Acupuncture is effective in reducing the loudness and severity of tinnitus and can be a useful treatment for nonpulsatile chronic tinnitus.
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I have had good results with tinnitus with some people and not so much with others. I know it's a tough problem to live with, so I would check around and see if the acupuncturists near you have successfully treated it and give it a try.
I get this question a lot, both in person and on sites like this. The unfortunate answer is: in my experience, rarely.

Tinnitus is extremely difficult to treat by almost any means. This is especially true if the tinnitus is the result of cumulative damage due to repeated exposure to loud sounds (like concerts, loud car stereos, loud ear buds/ear phones, gunfire, airplanes, etc.) This damage is irreversible and, at least in my experience, almost never responds to treatment.

Understanding why you're experiencing tinnitus can go a long way towards finding something that might at least make it a little bit better. I've seen hearing aids improve tinnitus. I've used acupuncture to improve tinnitus in cases where the cause was muscle tension in the neck and jaw. I've also used acupuncture to improve tinnitus in cases where the cause was neurological. I've seen neurological based tinnitus respond to biofeedback.

What I've never seen work are supplements (vitamins, minerals, herbs) aimed at improving hearing.