That consistent ringing or buzzing in your ears is caused by tinnitus, which signifies damage to your ears.
Some cases are irreversible, while some can be easily cured by medical or natural treatments.
Tinnitus has two major types: subjective and objective.
Those suffering from subjective tinnitus, the affected person are the only one who can hear the ringing or buzzing sound.
In objective tinnitus, the sound can be heard not just by the person with the condition, but also the people around him.
Tinnitus has several causes, which includes ear infection, blocked ear canal, trauma due to explosion or blast, hearing loss, and blocked Eustachian tube.
Ear disorders that cause tinnitus include Meniere's disease, and Otosclerosis.
The disease can also be caused by other medical conditions such as anemia, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and presbycusis.
Aside from the buzzing or ringing noise, the other symptoms of tinnitus include dizziness, headaches, and ear pain.
Those who suffer from the condition will most likely experience trouble sleeping and concentrating on work, among other things.
If you are suffering from tinnitus, here are some of the things you can do to treat your condition, or at least make it more tolerable.
  1.
Take anti-depressants and nervous system depressants.
Your doctor may prescribe anti-depressants such as Nortriptyline and Amitripxyline to treat your condition.
He may also give you nervous system depressants such as Baclofen and Benzodiazepines.
Other possible medications include Neurontin, which is used for migraine treatment, and Campral, which is a treatment for alcoholism.
There are some anti-depressants that have tinnitus as side effect.
These medications should be avoided at all costs.
Watch out for drugs such as Zoloft and Prozac.
2.
Wear hearing aids and avoid extremely loud noise.
Hearing aids are not only for helping those with hearing loss; it can be a useful tool for tinnitus patients.
Hearing aids amplify external sounds, which can cover up the internal noise caused by tinnitus.
If you're going to places where loud noise is expected, make sure to wear good quality headphones or ear plugs to avoid further damage to your ears.
3.
Stress Management.
Your tinnitus can worsen if you are depressed, undergoing anxiety, or have insomnia.
When you are stressed, the noise caused by tinnitus can appear louder, which can aggravate your condition.
Learn to lessen the stress levels in your body by going through therapies such as hypnosis, magnetic remedy, acupuncture, sacral therapy, and biofeedback.
Regular exercise will also help your body fight stress and will lessen the chances of aggravating your tinnitus.
Sleeping the in the right position can also help relieve the symptoms.
You can do this by propping your head up on extra pillows so your upper body will be elevated.
This will make the tinnitus less noticeable by relieving the head of congestion.
4.
Improve your diet.
If you are suffering from tinnitus, you have to stop or lessen your coffee and cigarette habit.
Caffeine and nicotine can make your condition worse.
Avoid salty foods because high salt consumption can aggravate tinnitus.
You should also avoid tinned foods and saturated foods.
Here are some of the foods that you should incorporate in your diet: pineapple, garlic, molasses, vinegar, baking soda, and sea vegetable.
Foods with magnesium, zinc, and gingko biloba are also good for your diet.
5.
Counseling.
Some tinnitus patients think that their condition is a prelude to more serious diseases like brain tumor.
Some assume that their condition is a sign of mental illness.
This can cause unnecessary stress in the patient, which in turn will make the tinnitus worse.
Counseling is necessary in order to assure the patient that tinnitus is not a condition associated to tumors and cancer and that they disease is very manageable in most cases.