Do your ears ring constantly? Did they used to ring after being in loud environments but now ring constantly not allowing you to get any sleep or lead a healthy productive life? If so then you may be suffering from Tinnitus.
Tinnitus can vary in its severity to a low hum that goes away in a few hours to an intense buzzing sound that never ceases.
It is related to the same condition that makes your ears pop when the air pressures inside your ears change during airplane rides.
So if this ringing does not go away on its own how can you get rid of it? Here are a few things you can try out to help alleviate your Tinnitus symptoms.
White Noise: The frequency of a white noise machine can be effective enough to cancel out the buzzing sound of Tinnitus.
It can be so effective that after have used the white noise emitter for so long it will train your brain to ignore the buzzing sound or not produce it anymore so that you no longer hear it.
Then once you stop using the white noise machine you will no longer have Tinnitus.
Ear Hygiene: Your Tinnitus could be caused by a build up of ear wax.
Sometimes this ear wax has hardened and prevents proper sound conduction in your ear drums.
If you cannot remove this blockage of ear wax on your own you will need to see a doctor.
Your doctor can flush your ears for you and then recommend to you that you clean you ears often to prevent this from happening a second time.
As well if you are one of the few people that get really hard ear wax your doctor can prescribe a solution for you to use in your ears to soften the ear wax so that it is easier for you to clean on your own at home.
Ear Infections: Your Tinnitus could also be caused by an ear infection or even a sinus infection.
These infections can cause material such as mucus to build up.
If you visit your doctor for your tinnitus and this proves to be the cause your doctor will prescribe you ear drops or sinus medication to take care of your infections and also to get rid of your tinnitus.
Earring Aids: Most times prolonged tinnitus is caused by hearing loss from aging of the patients ear structures.
To rectify this patient can be told to wear an earring aid.
This will give them a more fuller earring spectrum and thus this could also fix their tinnitus because their bodies will no longer want to produce the sound to compensate for the lost of sound they are experiencing.
Avoiding Loud Noises: Sometimes the simplest way to cure tinnitus is just to give your ears a break from noisy environments.
This could mean that you will need to take some days off work if you work in a noisy environment or you could try wearing ear plugs.
A few days rest for the ears could be all it takes.