tinnitus

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off the top of my head, if not caused by injury (acute and/or chronic)

or a brain tumor, tinnitus most commonly relates to a few basic

factors:

-ojas depletion, vattika in origin, with P and K vitiations, usually

concomitant with other vataja symptoms, including fatigue, weight loss,

infertility - interestingly enough, in Chinese medicine tinnitus is

classified as a kidney qi/yang deficiency which is synonymous with ojas

depletion/vataja symptoms

-impaired blood (and prana) to the head, primarily congestive in nature

(kapha), with inflammatory (P) and degenerative components (V), more

closely associated with vertigo and aging, i.e. cerebroatheroslcerosis

-local muscular spasm, primarily paittika or vattika, representing a

state of excess tension and irritation usually in response to emotional

stress, but also occurring in some types of muscular disease

-congestion of the middle ear, usually caused by excess cerumen or

specifically, when somebody pushes their ear wax against the ear drum

in an attempt to clean it (hence the warnings never to stick cotton

swabs into the auditory canal itself)

 

if caused by injury, or if local degenerative process are extensive it

is almost impossible to cure

if caused by impaired blood flow or muscle spasm it is easier to treat

if caused by ojas depletion it can take long term rasayana therapy

 

karnatarpanam, pranayama, and herbs to reduce phlegm, ease muscular

spasm, enhance blood flow to the head and reduce vata may be indicated

depending on the particulars

please note that NSAIDs like aspirin as well as antibiotics can cause

tinnitus, and should be discontinued

 

in some very rare cases some forms of tinnitus might be associated with

kundalini disorders, particularly if it occurs with other altered

perceptions

some call it the 'nad', the cosmic vibration

 

hope this helps

 

Caldecott

www.toddcaldecott.com

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Thank you. This is fascinating. I will work on my ojas. I doubt it is

a tumor, since I have experienced it off and on for 5 years, however,

without an MRI it is hard to be completely certain. My doctor always

says my ears are full when she looks at them and I have rheumatoid

arthritis for the inflammatory connection (and the NSAIDS). Oh, and I

am going through perimenopause and am not fertile. It amazes me how

accurate everyone on this list has been in their responses. What all

the responses do have in common is that they have mentioned Vata

problems, so I think I will start there. It had occurred to me that I

may be on too many medications and I am trying to taper them down to

the bare minimums.