People have to deal with health problems on a regular basis that can actually be treated to a certain extent with some type of natural modality. In several instances, there may be some types of food available that can aid us with these problems but at other times, some natural procedure may be the one to help resolve them. One classic example of this is a person suffering from tinnitus. Frustrating as it is, people may have resorted to several forms of treatment in order to relieve the symptoms, but one of the truly genuine and most effective natural therapies for tinnitus is acupuncture.
Tinnitus can be quite a difficult condition to treat. One reason why is because it is very rare for doctors to identify what exactly is bringing about the condition. A lot of individuals simply accept the fact that they jut need to live with the problem for the long haul. There may be available in the market certain types of pharmaceutical drugs that claim to help but many of the sufferers are not really too keen in ingesting a pill which could cause side effects that may even be worse than the problems they claim to treat. Furthermore, there is not really a specific tinnitus drug; antidepressants are actually used to help relieve the ringing in the ears.
There may be a number of explanations as to why acupuncture for the treatment of tinnitus is quite effective but one of the more accepted reasons is that it helps restore the balance in our body that may have been disrupted by certain factors. Based on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory, all human beings are internally endowed with a vital energy known as Chi. TCM practitioners and acupuncturists are able to control or manipulate chi by using acupuncture and bring a patient’s body back into balance that may have been disrupted somewhere along the way.
A lot of individuals suffering from tinnitus have tried acupuncture treatment with great success. In doing so, they not only are able to get rid of their tinnitus permanently, they also receive certain side benefits that may not be immediately experienced. A lot of these former patients have felt a sense of well-being that is hard to describe while they have been receiving acupuncture and that sensation usually lingers well into the day. This fact can be quite comforting for those who have been struggling with the ringing in their ears for a very long period of time. Acupuncture is natural way of treatment that is really worth taking into consideration if one is suffering from this type of problem.
Dominic Sembello is a licensed and board certified acupuncturist and the clinical director of Health Source Acupuncture in Linwood, NJ.