I have tinnitus in my right ear along with hearing loss. My ringing comes along out of no where very loud and my hearing fades away. Then it goes away as quickly as it comes in. When it occurs it interrupts my focus and stops me from doing what I am doing. On a level from 0 to 5 it is a 4. Horribly enough, some people have tinnitus (ringing, whooshing, buzzing, chirping) that is in both of their ears and never goes away. And if the annoyance factor is a 3 or higher a person’s life can be very debilitating.
In my years working as an audiologist (18) I have considered many different treatments for sufferers of tinnitus. None have seemed significant. What faces people with an annoyance of 3 tinnitus and higher is a non stop chronic distraction from communication or the ability to focus. Imagine how stressful this is as it is so hard to ignore it. Recently, with my own practice I have incorporated a whole body approach to everything. My whole body approach to tinnitus is focusing on relaxing the tinnitus. This means that you have to relax your mind where the mind is the focus sending it to the rest of your body. If the mind is restful, the body will rest too.
Yoga is a practice that is restful. A restful quiet mind quiets the body. I have now embraced yoga myself and it is not only good for my ringing in my right ear, but quiets my overall stress from daily life. I also have embraced ZEN fractal tones! These tones are in a hearing device by one manufacturer.
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Zen fractal tones have been approved by FDA for tinnitus relaxation. The tones offer a non-predictable harmonic melody that allow for non emotional and non distracting response thus soothing the listener. The effects are at the brain. Research on Auditory Entrainment by isotonic/fractal/binaural beats at the brain level produces relaxation, focus, improved sleep, performance, positive state of mind, increased appetite as well as sexual/physical stamina, deeper empathy and understanding others, creativity, productivity and increased sense of awareness. Again these tons have been FDA approved for Tinnitus!! Must I say that again. Why isn’t everyone on board? I AM! Ahhhhhh When listening to my zen after Yoga is the way of life. Just bring me my chocolate and life is perfect!
