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Natural treatments for pulsatile tinnitus

About a year ago, my husband began complaining. He said that when he laid down at night he could hear a faint thudding of his heartbeat in the ears. At first, the noise was nothing more than an annoyance, but it soon grew to be a problem. As the weeks and months passed, the dull thudding became a louder humming, an almost constant sound. Even worse, while this aggravating symptom first occurred only when he laid down, eventually the noise began to accompany him during the day as well. He once told me that the noise was like a discordant symphony ringing in his ears.

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Certain Medications Could Be the Cause of Your Tinnitus

While relatively few drugs exist to treat tinnitus, there are over two hundred drugs which might cause tinnitus as a side effect of use. The technical term for medications which are known to cause tinnitus, or a ringing in the ears, is ototoxic. These medications are damaging to the cochlear or vestibular ear structures. Sometimes ototoxic meds will cause more than tinnitus – dizziness, vertigo, and actual hearing loss are also risks involved with taking these medications.

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Tinnitus and Whiplash

People are beginning to realize that ringing ears are more than just a simple annoyance, it is a sign that something else is wrong. Sufferers of Tinnitus (the medical term for ringing in the ears) often believe that the thudding, whining or humming they hear is just something they have to put up with. Because many people first only experience the problem at night, it is easy to try to ignore the symptom. As the ringing gradually begins to affect their hearing during their waking hours, sufferers often become more concerned. Turning to doctors for medical help doesn’t always cure the problem. The reason for this is simple: Tinnitus isn’t a disease, it is a symptom.

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Causes and Treatment For Tinnitus

The medical term for ringing in the ears is Tinnitus. Although called ringing in the ears, it can also refer to buzzing, chirping, whistling and other sounds in the ears. These sounds may be heard constantly or just every now

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