What can I do for ringing in the ears? ANSWER from Dr. Teitelbaum

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QUESTION

What can I do for ringing in the ears?

ANSWER

Ginkgo biloba, 240 mg a day, can help after 6 weeks (but usually does not).

The ringing in the ears, called " Tinnitus " can be difficult to treat if simply

chasing that symptom, but often goes away along with the overall symptom process

with treatment.

Helps to sort by type of tinnitus:

1.

Pulsatile throbbing matching the pulse suggests a tight muscle compressing a

blood vessel near the ear. It's not dangerous, but like a blood-pressure cuff,

makes the pulse audible. The treatment is the SHINE protocol, which tends to

release the muscles in general, and sometimes a body worker who does good head

and neck muscle release.

2.

A high pitched ringing sound which is steady from moment to moment, though it

vary over time (simply not with the pulse). This suggests a neurogenic source,

which can be simply an inner-ear process (and still be impacted by eustacian

tube blockage associates with candida and autonomic dysfunction from head and

neck trigger points) or part of a broader neurologic process. I would add the

Energy Revitalization System vitamin powder (which helps the nerves with B12,

B6, inositol, magnesium and other nutrients) and add lipoic acid 500 mg a day

plus acetyl-l-carnitine 1,500 mg a day, which all can help the nerves recover —

though this can take 3-12 months, so you need to give this treatment time.

Most often, with SHINE the tinnitus goes away over time and the patient forgets

about it. If not, a hearing aid specialist can make a " masker " which cancels out

the tinnitus frequency, so that you no longer hear it.