When I no longer could sleep through the night, I knew it was time to find a natural treatment for tinnitus. The buzzing,roaring,whooshing noises are worst at night when the world is at its most quiet. Problems with sleeping are one of the worst effects of tinnitus.

I made my living for years playing mostly rock and roll in bands 3 or 4 nights a week. The guitars were loud but I think what caused me the most trouble was the drums. The cymbals crashing is what gave me the ringing of ears that I experienced.

It started as a ringing of the ears after playing music and sometimes continued into the next day before it went away. Then it didn’t go away. The first effect for me was noticing the ringing at night when I was trying to sleep. The ringing stood out clearly when there was silence.

I went to the doctor and was prescribed betahistidine. It gave temporary relief but of coarse wasn’t a cure. The side effects were not good either as I experienced nausea.

Tranquilizers were the next answer and they were even less effective as they only made me calmer in my suffering. The ringing was getting worse and again the side effects from tranquilizers were uncomfortable. Another doctor suggested surgery and that’s when I knew that I needed to research a natural treatment for tinnitus.

I discovered that meditation, deep breathing and yoga type stretching exercises brought me some relief. The key, I found out, was increasing the circulation.

Dietary changes were the next area to work on. I cut out salt completely as it can lead to fluid buildup in the inner ear area. Late nights and alcohol to extremes were next on the “don’t do” list. I learned that nicotine and caffeine make the vessels carrying blood shrink and this decreases circulation.

Ginkgo biloba has been found to increase the blood flow to the ears and as a herb has no side effects. Research in Germany showed that tinnitus patients taking 160mg. of gingko every day showed definite improvement.

Opening up your blood vessels seems to be key in treating tinnitus and niacin is great for this. It increases the amount of oxygen and nutrients that are delivered to the brain and the inner ear. Zinc has also helped many tinnitus patients. Researchers found that 50mg a day helped many people with ringing of the ears to find quiet for the first time, especially at night when the ringing can seem to be at its worst.

I found that a combination of the above as a Natural Treatment For Tinnitus worked for me. The program I’m using is specific and holistic. I’m not totally recovered but I know that I’m on the path to a cure for tinnitus. Read more about my experience and what’s working for me Here.