Tinnitus patients can sleep through a difficult or even tiredness, poor concentration and irritability may be the result. If the subjective tinnitus is permanent, tinnitus can even lead to depression. But where the whistle is actually in the ear and – more importantly – what are the treatment options?

The ear noise on the track
The causes can be different: hearing loss, chronic hearing loss, presbycusis may be responsible, as well as cardiovascular diseases or muscular problems can be the cause. “Tinnitus,” the experts of the Thieme information portal tinnitus, “means not an illness but a symptom. The sound works like a perceived warning sign in the ear. The tinnitus indicates that on the physical or psychological level, something out of balance.”

Treatment of chronic tinnitus
In the treatment of tinnitus patients, two stages can be distinguished, the first step in both cases, the discussion with the ENT specialist. In an acute treatment is the development of chronic tinnitus can be prevented, the doctor uses this so-called counseling of (intensive counseling and care of the patient). In addition, medications such as cortisone or other vasodilating agents offered.

If the ear noise over several months there, sets the stage treatment of chronic tinnitus. This is mainly treated by physical therapy or relaxation techniques. Also, a targeted self-help through the combination of exercise, stress reduction and healthy diet can help.

Individual all-round monitoring for patients
If you want to do on your own in search of relief comes, sometimes, of the limitations. Because the research on the Internet is very much information, but concrete solution or service approaches remain. For this reason, the mid-2010 Thieme Tinnitus Solution Center was founded. Patients not only sound scientific information, but are also completely supported and supplied with individually prepared treatment proposals.