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New Treatment for Tinnitus
Experts are still on research to make possible new treatment for tinnitus that is more effective than the current drugs and therapies. Many people are becoming more disappointed with how doctors are managing their condition through all the sorts of medication that they prescribe for their patients. Nevertheless, everyone is just looking for what must be the real remedy, and the real remedy is just dodging all the research attempts. In the field of scientific medicine, new treatments come as transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). This has offered relief and new hope to some patients under study, but the effectiveness of this method is still under scrutiny. On the field of alternative science, homeopathic approach has given new hope to those whose ear ringing cannot be cured by any scientific means (though homeopaths argue that their procedure is also scientific). Alternative medicine has been scowled at by scientists who point out that this field has never been totally accepted by science.
The following short quiz will help you find out more about some “breakthroughs” on tinnitus medicine.
Is there a cure for tinnitus? Which among the statements do you think is the most appropriate?
a. There is no cure for tinnitus and patients will have to succumb to their progressing condition.
b. There is no cure for tinnitus, but there are a lot of remedies that help lessen the sounds in the ear and a lot of procedures that help people cope with it.
c. There are a lot of cure for tinnitus like caffeine, alcohol, and salt.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is one of the newest medical studies done in the hope of finding new treatment for tinnitus. How does this program work?
a. Patients under study are placed in a tank covered in magnets where they wait until they no longer hear the ear noises.
b. Patients under study are subjected to electrocution to kill abnormal nerve cells in the brain that cause tinnitus.
c. Patients under study are exposed to a magnetic field fixed by an apparatus in the head to deactivate some areas in the brain.
Which of these could best describe why homeopathy is considered an alternative medicine?
a. Homeopathy is not yet considered a scientific medicine because no substantial studies are made to confirm about its efficacy.
b. Homeopathy is not yet recognized because it is done secretly.
c. Homeopathy involves exorcism of spirits and demons that are thought to cause abnormal noises.
Answers are B, C and A. Read more about new tinnitus treatment and find out some new discoveries.
