"After several treatments from Daniel my
tinnitus felt easier and more bearable" Chaim, Jerusalem, Israel
"During
a course of treatment my tinnitus disappeared for over six weeks before
I had to return for further treatment. I had forgotten how good it was
to live a quiet and relaxed life. Thank you Daniel"
A.B., Jerusalem, Israel
Tinnitus
Tinnitus
is
a very debilitating condition that can leave people living a torturous
life
suffering from perceived ringing sounds in the ear. Tinnitus
is a problem which is particularly prone to Western countries as the
work environment -repetative mechanical noises in factories - as well
as the general cultural leisure pursuits - loud concerts, backgroud
music and personal music machines - are more likely to lead to hearing
issues.
Julian
had
suffered from this condition for 16 years, four of those suffering
tremendously, with no hope in sight from the doctors or medical world.
However,
when he found out about CranioSacral therapy his life changed within
months.
The noise reduced and he was able to live a normal life.
Eventually the
noise
completely cleared up and he now has no auditory problems at all. (To Read Julian's Story in full, click here for his website)
Julian’s
tinnitus case is typical of many, he was told by doctors that there was
nothing
that could be done for him and that he would just have to live with the
condition for the rest of his life. As Julian was to find out this was
not true,
and there is hope for a quiet and peaceful future for those people who
suffer
from tinnitus.
And
Julian’s case of tinnitus did not affect him as much as other
people can be
affected by it. In some cases people who have been suffering from
tinnitus for
a long time without respite have become suicidal.
“I
have
seen cases where people suffering from tinnitus have become suicidal,
they had
been offered no hope by the doctors, who have no real treatment to
offer in
most cases. The good news, though, is that with some relaxation
exercises that
I learnt and regular CranioSacral therapy I have seen myself and
hundreds of
people cured of their tinnitus.”
There is
hope for tinnitus sufferers – even if the doctors
don’t think so!
When
doctors say that a person diagnosed with tinnitus has no option other
than to
live with the noise, we have seen that this simply is not true. There
are many
people who have been healed and successfully treated for this condition
using
the gentle and lasting effects of Craniosacral therapy. In our
experience
CranioSacral therapy is an excellent treatment to help heal the causes
of
tinnitus.
“You
know
that you are doing something worthwhile when you have helped someone
who is
suicidal return to live a normal life again without any of the problems
that
tinnitus causes. It is such a pity that there are not enough doctors
ready and
willing to have a listening and open ear to hear how Craniosacral
therapy
treatment can help a condition that they have almost no ability to
heal.”
What
is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is
a condition that affects the ears and causes a person to hear a ringing
sound
in their ears of in their head when there is no real sound to be heard.
In
many
cases there is no physical problem or cause that can be associated with
the
condition, although in some cases tinnitus is known to have been caused
by ear
infections, foreign objects in the ear, or the use of oral medications
such as
aspirin. Tinnitus can have severe effects on a person’s life
reducing their
ability to sleep at night, disturbing quiet working times, or general
daily
activity depending on the severity of the situation.
Tinnitus
can also be the result of exposure to very loud noise such as work
machinery or
a loud music concert.
In a 1953 study
80 tinnitus free people were taken and separately placed in a quiet
room, over
90 %of them complained of tinnitus after the completion of the test. We
can see
that tinnitus can be the result of the body heightening its sense to
the noise
around it as well as cases where the damage is done by excessively loud
noise.
Treatment
of Tinnitus with Cranial Sacral Therapy
With
CranioSacral Therapy both the symptom and causes of tinnitus are
treated.
Sometimes this is directly caused by a problem to the ear bone, other
times it
may be due to pressure from the jaw bone (mandible) where it meets the
ear bone
can also lead to the tinnitus. It is also possible that the other bones
which
connect to the ear bone may cause problems for the ear if restriction
exist
between the two bones.
In all of
these cases CranioSacral therapy is an excellent modality to reduce the
noise
experienced by the patient. The gentle techniques will remove the built
up
pressures around the ear bone and allow the ear to function properly.
There are
also cases where tinnitus is caused by the effects of a physical,
mental or emotionally
traumatic experience, such as a crash, fall, dangerous accident or
sudden
incident in your life. In cases when a person’s
‘fight or flight’ response to
danger becomes activated the nervous system is sometimes left in a
heightened
state of alert – this includes the ears which become highly
sensitive to sound
so as to protect the person from attackers or a dangerous situation. In
most
people when the situation ends so does the heighten sensitivity and
response of
the nervous system. However, in some people the body is not able to
calm itself
down and remains on high alert even though the danger has passed. In
some of
these cases the person will develop tinnitus and ringing in the ears as
the ear
remains highly sensitive to the sounds it is hearing.
During a
course of CranioSacral therapy the body and nervous system are allowed
to relax
and return to a normal level of sensitivity, which in turn reduces and
heals
the tinnitus experienced by the client.
Here
in Israel there are many reasons that people suffer from this problem. As
a result of many Israelis serving in the army they are exposed to loud
noises, such as repetative gun or rocket fire, which is a cause of
tinnitus. Furthermore, life in Israel has caused many people to live in
traumatic situations during the many wars that have occurred here.
Living in areas which have regularly recieved mortar or rocket fire -
especially in cases where rockets have landed in close
proximity to
people in houses or streets - causes an even higher likelihood that
people will develop tinnitus. This is all in addition to the many
normal reasons which cause tinnitus. It is also posible that life in
Israel is percieved to be more tense and stressful than in other
western countries - although many in Israel still feel that they would
prefer to live here rather than anyhere else in the world. What
you can expect from CranioSacral treatment for Tinnitus
Here
in my clinic in
Bayit VeGan in Jerusalem we are helping to cure people of the symptoms
of their tinnitus. Often throughout the course of treatment we often
start by seeing positive improvement in the condition of many Jerusalem
residents who have come for treatment within 4 to 6 sessions. These
improvements include a change in the sound heard in the ears, a
reduction of the loudness of the sound or ringing, the feeling that the
sound is less invasive, and even in some cases the acheivement of quiet
for a few hours a day or entire days. With continued treatment the
sounds and the causes of the tinnitus can be relieved completely. In
most cases of tinnitus treatment there is a noticeable improvement in
the condition within 4 to 6 treatments. This may include the reduction
of the ringing or hissing sounds heard in the ear, the reduction of the
level of the sounds heard without a change in the type of ringing
perceived by the client, or the lightening of the intrusion or pressure
of the ringing, so that the noise is a less intrusive or invasive sound
within the ear or head.
For
full
healing to take place the average number of treatments is between 10
and 15 treatments, although in some cases treatment may need to go on
for between six months and a year, depending on how severe the case is,
how long the symptoms have lasted, the age of the client and the way
their body responds to CranioSacral therapy.
Some
people may feel that treatments each week are too much and so
treatments can be spaced at longer intervals, although this may also
mean that it takes longer for the condition to be healed.
There
are also some people who decide that once they reach a stage where the
interference of the sound and ringing has been reduced to levels
that they can live they stop treatment even though they still
have
a ringing sound in their ears.
"During
a course of treatment my tinnitus disappeared for over six weeks before
I had to return for further treatment. I had forgotten how good it was
to live a quiet and relaxed life. Thank you Daniel" A.B., Jerusalem, Israel
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