It would seem that tinnitus is not such a big problem. This is not pain and it should be easy to deal with it on your own, without going to a doctor. But in fact, folk remedies for tinnitus do not always help. Sometimes it goes away on its own as suddenly as it arises. And in some cases, it is a symptom of serious illness or irreversible changes. Therefore, if within 2-3 weeks "grandmother's methods" did not help, it is better to consult a specialist.
Causes of noise
The first thing the doctor will do is to conduct a thorough examination and comprehensive diagnostics to determine what are the chances of completely getting rid of the problem.
It all depends on what causes the tinnitus, therefore treatment with folk remedies and even medication does not always help.
Among the main reasons are the following:
- High blood pressure. In this case, the tinnitus is pulsating and is caused by an overload of blood vessels and capillaries. As soon as the blood pressure drops, the discomfort disappears.
- Exposure to stress and external stimuli. With a strong overload, the nervous system is protected and the inhibition reaction is activated. A person ceases to clearly distinguish between individual sounds, they seem to merge into a general noise. After rest, brain function is restored.
- Age-related changes in the brain or hearing aid, in which a person cannot clearly perceive and process signals coming from the outside. In most cases, such processes are irreversible. The most that can be done is to stop their development.
- Barotrauma. With a sharp change in external pressure on the eardrum, tinnitus and a feeling of congestion occur. It usually goes away after a while. But if the drop was too large or sharp, there is an injury to the inner ear or rupture of the eardrum, then not a single folk remedy for tinnitus will help - an urgent need to go to the doctor.
- Diseases of the ears. In this case, noise is only one of the symptoms, often pain, fever, watery or purulent discharge are connected to it. It is impossible to start ear diseases - they can lead to partial or complete hearing loss and other serious complications.
Diseases of the brain, as a result of which normal sound perception is impaired. It is often accompanied by headaches, dizziness, fainting, and other unpleasant symptoms. Without eliminating the cause, it is impossible to get rid of such tinnitus.- Damage to nerve endings as a result of illness, injury, or age-related changes. In this case, the sound is perceived, but enters the brain with distortion, and the person hears constant background noise. After the nerve is restored (if possible!), The noise disappears.
Diseases of the brain, as a result of which normal sound perception is impaired. It is often accompanied by headaches, dizziness, fainting, and other unpleasant symptoms. Without eliminating the cause, it is impossible to get rid of such tinnitus.As you can see, there are quite serious reasons why the treatment of tinnitus with folk remedies cannot be effective. But with high blood pressure, vascular spasms, inflammatory processes at the initial stage, home methods are quite capable of coping with it.
Folk remedies
How to treat tinnitus with folk remedies depends entirely on what the problem is. The table below lists the most popular and simple home treatments and the reasons why they help:
| Tinnitus - alternative methods of treatment | Reasons for the appearance | |
| 1 | Warming up with grape vinegar. Dilute a glass of vinegar with half a glass of water and heat over low heat. Hold the sore ear over this steam for up to 10 minutes, then cover it with a dry cotton compress for another half hour. Repeat 2-3 times during the day, the course is 3-5 days. | Sulfur plug, inflammation. |
| 2 | Kalina with honey. Mix a glass of fresh viburnum berries with half a glass of high-quality bee honey and grind well with a spoon so that the berries let the juice flow. Take 1 tsp. 3-4 times a day, preferably before meals for at least a month. | High blood pressure, complications after ARVI, atherosclerosis. |
| 3 | Bony leaves. From them you need to prepare an infusion by pouring one tablespoon with a glass of boiling water (preferably in a thermos). This broth should be drunk little by little throughout the day. The course is 2-6 weeks. | High blood pressure, vascular spasms. |
| 4 | Garlic juice. You can put a few drops of freshly squeezed garlic juice into your ear and apply it with a cotton swab. Or grind a clove of garlic into a paste, wrap it in a piece of gauze and insert it into the ear canal for 30-40 minutes. 1-2 times a day for 3-5 days. | Uncomplicated infections inflammatory processes, vascular spasms. |
| 5 | Propolis tincture. Dilute the alcoholic tincture with sea buckthorn or olive oil in a ratio of 1: 4. Twist the gauze turundochka, dip it in the solution, insert it into the sore ear, cover with a dry cotton compress and leave overnight. The course is 3-7 days. | Infections inflammation of the middle and inner ear, complications after ARVI. |
| 6 | Melissa with honey. Prepare lemon balm tincture, bay 2 tbsp. tablespoons of dry leaves with half a liter of boiling water. Insist from 40 minutes to 2 hours. Take in the afternoon and before bedtime in a warm glass with a spoonful of quality honey. The course is 2-4 weeks. | High blood pressure nervous tension and stress, vascular spasms. |
| 7 | Parsley for tinnitus helps in the form of a tincture or drops. You can drop 3-5 drops of juice squeezed from greens into your ear. Or pour 2 cups of boiling water over a large chopped bunch, leave for 2 hours and drink, divided into several doses during the day. | Atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, slight inflammation. |
| 8 | Lemon with honey. Wash a kilogram of fresh lemons well and grind together with the skin in a meat grinder. Add the same amount of honey, mix well and refrigerate. Take 1 teaspoon 3-4 times daily before meals. Course - until the mixture ends. | High blood pressure, vascular spasms, the consequences of ARVI, atherosclerosis. |
| 9 | Rowan broth. Pour ripe berries of common mountain ash (1 glass) with the same amount of boiling water and boil over low heat, maintaining the initial amount of water for half an hour, then insist for another 2 hours and drink a little all day. The course is 2-4 weeks. | High blood pressure, atherosclerosis, vascular spasms. |
| 10 | Horseradish with sour cream. Peel the fresh horseradish root and grate. Pour a glass of sour cream over it and eat a tablespoon before each meal. Important! Contraindicated for any diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. | Atherosclerosis, vascular spasms, the consequences of ARVI. |
Plus gymnastics
From a problem such as tinnitus, treatment with folk remedies helps better in combination with simple gymnastics, which improves blood circulation and deeply warms the ears. It is necessary to rub your palms together so that they warm up properly, then press them tightly to your ears and rotate clockwise 10-15 times. Then, with thumbs and forefingers, rub the earlobes well until slightly reddened. After that, 10-15 times press your palms tightly to your ears and pull back sharply (the created vacuum is excellent for cleansing the ears). This kind of gymnastics is also useful in the prevention of ear diseases. But if the inflammatory process is already present, then it cannot be done.
Folk remedies in some cases are really good and help. But if the problem that caused tinnitus is serious, then the use of "grandmother's methods" can only aggravate the situation and contribute to the development of inflammatory processes.
Therefore, experts do not recommend self-medication.It is better to first seek the advice of a doctor, and after establishing an accurate diagnosis, consult with him about the advisability of using alternative methods of treatment.
