Depression And Tinnitus – There Is A Solution!
Depression and tinnitus often go hand in hand, making it even harder for those already experiencing that continuous, aggravating, screeching sound in their ears. In the Latin, “tinnitus” means, “ringing”…in all languages, it simply means misery!
**Is Tinnitus A Disease, Condition, Or Symptom?**
Tinnitus is often called a disease, but not everyone believes it is a disease. Many specialists consider it to be more of a symptom of some other underlying problem. It really makes no difference whether it is a symptom, a condition, or a disease to those who suffer from it. Those who have it, just want to get rid of it!
Others can call tinnitus what they please, but I call it a condition. Why? Because it is a condition that creates ringing, screeching and even sloshing noises in the ears of those who have it. The noise can even be severe enough to keep a person awake at night. That constant noise, and a lack of sleep, is enough to cause anyone to be depressed. It is indeed a miserable condition to suffer with.
**Do I Have No Choice But To Accept Depression And Tinnitus?**
I certainly couldn’t blame you if you were depressed because of this miserable condition; however, I do have good news for you. The good news is that you do not have to be depressed about nor stuck with your tinnitus. It can be eliminated!
The question often asked is, “Does depression cause tinnitus or does tinnitus cause depression?” I don’t like that question. Why? Because it infers that people who have tinnitus, have it because of some psychological problem. People who suffer from this condition do not need someting like that put on them. They need to find a way to deal with and/or get rid of their tinnitus.
I guess the above question rubs me the wrong way more than most people because I have had doctors ask me, “Are you happy at home. How’s your relationship with your wife?” when I knew that the condition I had was very real and very miserable. All I wanted to know is what it was and how to get rid of it.
Oh, by the way, studies have verified that depression does not cause tinnitus. You also might want to know that tinnitus has been eliminated for many people who have found the right approach.
**Various Approaches To Tinnitus – What Works?**
There are a lot of different approaches to depression and tinnitus, and no matter what the cause, it’s the cure that you’re interested in. Right?
Some doctors approach tinnitus by trying to treat the sleep depravation caused by the constant and excessive noise in the ears. They do this by prescribing a tricyclic antidepressant to help you sleep. No, this drug is not used for depression in this case, but only to increase your quality of sleep. This approach may help some people to sleep (it didn’t help me), but what about the tinnitus?
I don’t believe this approach helps depression and tinnitus much, if at all.
Other specialists focus on relaxation techniques, counseling, and other advice in an effort to help patients live with tinnitus. One of their techniques is called TRT, which is short for Tinnitus Retraining Therapy. The idea is to train yourself to ignore the noise in your ears. This approach does not cure the tinnitus, but is an effort to divert your attention from it so that your tinnitus doesn’t bother you as much. I’ve never tried this. There is no evidence that this works for the long term.
None of the approaches above resolve the depression and tinnitus problem. I don’t know about you, but as for me, I would rather take an approach that actually gets rid of that miserable noise in my ears along with the resulting depression:
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