If your ear is blocked and you hear a strange buzzing sound all the time, you are most likely suffering from Tinnitus. Tinnitus can occur in one ear or both ears and can lead to a lot of problems for the patient who will have problems concentrating and focusing on work and what is being said and even while sleeping. There are a number of reasons for this kind of a problem. One of the main reasons for tinnitus is impacted wax present in the ear which also causes difficulty in hearing and can even lead to severe ear aches and headaches. Allergies to certain substances, exposure to noise pollution, foreign substances or other irritants that have entered the ear and even medical conditions such as a damaged hearing nerve or a tumor in a neighboring blood vessel can cause tinnitus. According to a study conducted recently, a reasonable percentage of people over the age of 70 complain of hearing problems and a buzzing sound in the ear. The good news is that you can combat tinnitus with some simple home remedies.
The first thing to do if you are suffering from annoying buzzing or ringing sounds in your ear is to avoid exposure to loud sounds of any sort. Avoid listening to very loud music and if your work entails exposure to loud sounds, wear a mask to muffle the sounds. You should also monitor your stress and regularly practice breathing exercises to reduce your stress and also to keep the ear and nose passage clear. Tinnitus problem can be aggravated if you are suffering from a cold which tends to block the ear nose throat passage and thus you should increase your intake of Vitamin C, keep your body well hydrated and drink plenty of warm liquids to treat your cold and clear the airways in the ENT canal. Several herbs are said to be beneficial for treating tinnitus, hawthorn and ginkgo biloba being two of them. You can take around 20 g of an extract of these herbs and place it inside your ear to increase blood flow to your ears and treat any infection. You can also add a few drops of essential oils such as cypress, rosemary, rose or even lemon to a vaporizer and take regular inhalation to clear your ear and nose tract. You can also use these essential oils to massage your forehead and the area around your ears to reduce the discomfort and feeling of disorientation caused by the blocked ear and tinnitus. Homeopathy remedies also work to treat tinnitus - you can have calcarea carbonica, carbo vegetabilis, chinimium sulphuricum, kali carbonicum, lycopodium, natrium salicylium or salicylium acidum. Apart from this you should increase your intake of vitamins A and C, magnesium, potassium, bioflavanoids and pantothenic acid.
answered by M W