What Is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is noted when a patient hears ringing, buzzing, roaring, or even whistling without anything to cause this noise. It may come and go and change in intensity. It can cause frustration, stress, lack of sleep, and even depression, as it can affect your quality of life. Approximately 50 million people of all ages have experienced some form of tinnitus. Tinnitus symptoms are personal and unique.
What Causes Tinnitus?
Just as a fever or headache accompanies many different illnesses, tinnitus is a symptom common to many problems. If you have tinnitus, the cause may remain a mystery. Tinnitus can be caused by the following:
- Hearing Loss
- Too much wax in the ear
- Ear infections
- Physical abnormality of the ear
- Diet
- Drugs or medicines that are toxic to hearing
- Exposure to very loud noises
- Traumatic brain injury
- Too much caffeine or nicotine
- High blood pressure
- Other medical conditions
Is There a Cure?
There are currently no cures for tinnitus, but there is help! Our Tinnitus Solutions Program works with you to identify potential causes for your specific symptoms and ways to reduce the impact of tinnitus on your daily life. By working with Audiologists, tinnitus sufferers receive a customized treatment program that can provide ongoing relief from their symptoms. But not everyone can come to our clinic, but we have made our tinnitus essential oil blend available by mail.
What Are the Treatment Options for Tinnitus?
Depending on the CAUSE of tinnitus, treatment options vary greatly and results vary greatly. Recommendations for treatment are made after an audiological assessment and might include recommendations to change medications, hearing aids with or without tinnitus programs, sound-generating apps, EMDR or neurofeedback therapy, hyperbaric therapy, acupuncture, TMJ treatment, and osteopathic medicine referrals. Our clinic believes that there is not always one approach to tinnitus. We embrace the idea that it often takes a medical as well as a holistic approach for some to find relief. We often recommend the use of hearing aids, maskers, and other treatments in combination with our essential oil blend.
Why It Is Important To See a Doctor of Audiology As The First Step?
We always recommend starting with a full audiological evaluation by an ear specialist physician or a Doctor of Audiology before attempting to treat the symptoms of tinnitus. A Doctor of Audiology can rule out potentially life-threatening conditions that might be causing tinnitus and determine treatment options for your tinnitus. If relief is not experienced, we are able to offer our essential oil blend to anyone who wishes to use it.
Why Did We Develop the Essential Oil Blend Called “Quiet ©”?
Because various treatment options did not help all of our patients suffering from tinnitus, we decided to research and develop another option using essential oils. The essential oil brands we use are pure essential oils with no added petrochemicals, solvents, or alcohol. The correct blend of oils to complement each other is vital, and the individual oils used are listed on the bottle. Because this is a proprietary blend, the exact amounts of each oil are not available.
Why Do We recommend using a Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI) form both BEFORE using oils and after using for one month?
We ask that you complete a form called the THI, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory form, which will help you determine the severity of your tinnitus before using Quiet. The THI form will be mailed to you. We would LOVE you to participate in helping us gather information by sending us both your THI scores!
