If you are reading this article the chances are that you are currently experiencing the 'ringing in the ears' type of tinnitus or you have experienced it in the past and may be worried about a recurrence.
In general it is thought that the majority of people living in the developed world suffer some form of tinnitus at some point in their lives.
Many people get cured by accident i.
e.
they don't make a conscious decision to take the necessary step or steps to cure themselves.
Others are cured faster because they do.
In other articles it has been mentioned that the main causes of the 'ringing in the ears' type of tinnitus, which includes buzzing noises, high pitched whining noises, thumping kinds of noises etc.
are medications, dietary choices, loud noises and old age.
In the case of medications there are numerous families of medicines that do result in patients presenting with tinnitus.
It has been shown that if the patients are taking large doses of the medicine that this can happen.
In many cases once the dosage has been reduced or the patient goes off the medication then the tinnitus stops.
Dietary choices that may lead to an onset of tinnitus include drinking alcohol to excess, drinking coffee to excess and drinking soda water to excess.
If the excessive behaviour continues for a long period then the tinnitus will also continue.
However once the person stops binging and reduces the excess then it is most likely the tinnitus will stop.
The debilitation of the actual hearing mechanism that may be part and parcel of the onset of old age is a major cause of tinnitus in the over 70s section of the population.
Depending on the severity of the tinnitus there is some hope that the suffering can be reduced.
This may not be possible in all cases but any cure that has a reliable proven outcome is worth trying.
While masking tinnitus definitely helps sufferers it is no substitution for a real cure.
Chronic tinnitus of the 'ringing in the ears' type is generally acknowledged to be the most difficult to cure but modern advances hold out the hope of a permanent cure.
If you are one of the myriads of people who suffer from this affliction then take action now.