There are a couple more therapies that I have heard work for Tinnitus. One unfortunately is being used by a doctor in Germany
http://www.dr-wilden.de/en_bericht/12.html who uses different low powered red and infrared lasers in the ears to treat tinnitus and is having a very high success rate. The other is CES or cranial electro stimulation which uses microcurrents and many different frequencies to treat tinnitus. There are a couple of CES units availabe that may help, the Sota BT7 and the Alpha-Stim. Report below.

Tinnitus and CES
At the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, the use of CES (CRANIAL electrical stimulation) to treat tinnitus was evaluated in a two experiment study. In experiment 1, 7 males, and 3 females from 23 to 69 years old (mean of 43 years) reported a total of 18 ears with tinnitus. Otological and audiological evaluations revealed all subjects except 1 had varying degrees of sensory hearing loss. 1 - 17 treatments of 50 microamperes Alpha-Stim stimulation(CES) was given at 0.5, 1.0, or 2.0 Hz at 13 sites around the ear for 24 seconds to 2 minutes. The tinnitus was matched after each treatment with simulated sounds from a Norwest SG-1 Tinnitus Synthesizer using an ascending procedure. 6 of the 10 subjects reported at least a 60% improvement in 8 of 18 ears, confirmed by tinnitus matching. 3 additional subjects (3 ears) were undecided whether improvement had occurred. The permanence of improvement lasted from 8 hours to 2 months (last contact with the experimenter.

Hope that helps
Steve

The chime of an inbox email. The ping of a text message arriving.

In a time when sounds abound, we're on high alert for the next communique.

But what if this aural state of prairie dog hyper-alertness is doing more harm than good?

Tinnitus is a modern day malady that has gone pandemic, and for many it has become the new frustrating norm.

So debilitating can tinnitus be, that 47 year old Gaby Olthuis of the Netherlands was granted her wish for euthanasia from the Levenseindekliniek end of life clinic as she seemed to be out of treatment options and hope.

We've been told the cause is due to aging, air-borne pollutants, ear wax, trauma, infections, tmj and high blood pressure.

With remedies ranging from coenzyme Q10, goldenseal and ginkgo biloba to neti pots and ear candling, this too was my understanding until I observed that tinnitus was independent of the above.

So, if earwax, infections or high blood pressure are not to blame, then what is?

German New Medicine (GNM) provides us solid empirical research for understanding not only auditory problems, but so many others diseases as well.

GNM reveals that tinnitus is not caused by genetic weakness but rather is initiated by an emergency biological response that assists an individual during times of unexpected auditory distress.

The brain scans of clients experiencing tinnitus show without exception the emergency biological response to impact the auditory cortex in the brain.

For example, an auditory intrusion within one's functional environment {listening for, waiting to hear} can be an emotionally distressing event. In nature, the individual needs to be on high alert for any sound indicating danger {I can't believe I just heard that, it can't be true what I just heard}; an emergency situation, thus an appropriate biological response is initiated.

During the conflict active phase of the former is when the tinnitus will appear.

The sound, whether it be a ringing, hissing or buzzing is dependent upon the auditory conflict content and the biological purpose is to alert and warn the individual, should that frequency of sound be present again in the environment.

Upon resolution of the auditory conflict, there may be some temporary edema in the middle ear, experienced as blocked ears, yet within minutes to hours the specific frequency of the sound you are hearing (tinnitus) will diminish and the ability to hear any lost frequencies will return.

The absolute key to resolving tinnitus is the conquering of 'tracks' - unconscious environmental triggers that can re-open the auditory conflict, turning it into a chronic condition.

Whether the left, right or both auditory centers are affected is determined by the individuals laterality, the ear in which the information was heard or listened for as well as whether the sound "morsel" was desired or wish to be discarded.

Protocol in GNM involves a dialogue specifically directed to search the consciousness, unearth and ultimately put-to-bed the emergency biological response.

A natural healing begins in the auditory centers as the tinnitus recedes.

http://newmedicineonline.com