Tinnitus is commonly known as ringing in the ears, although the actual sound heard varies from ringing toswooshing to a heartbeat-like sound. Tinnitus is caused by a number of underlying conditions, includinghearing loss, exposure to loud noises, high blood pressure and even wax buildup in the ears. In thesecases, tinnitus is easy to treat by solving the underlying problem. For others, the cause of tinnitus remainsunexplained. It is in this population that tinnitus is difficult to treat.

Tinnitus research seeks to uncover causes of tinnitus, ranging from those unrelated conditions that havetinnitus as a side effect to an actual problem within the brain itself that can lead to tinnitus. Tinnitus

research is conducted by privately funded organizations and groups likethe American Tinnitus Association, which are funded through grants anddonations.

Because the sounds of tinnitus seem to originate from within a person'sown head, tinnitus research largely focuses on the brain, seeking toidentify structural abnormalities or chemical imbalances that could belinked to tinnitus symptoms. Tinnitus research also focuses on the innerand outer structures of the ear.

Some tinnitus research focuses on studying the effectiveness of variousremedies. This backwards-approach allows tinnitus researchers to startwith the treatment, identify how the treatment works in the body and thendraw possible conclusions for the cause of tinnitus.

Alternative treatments are also studied in an attempt to cure tinnitus.Acupuncture, for example, has been studied and found effective in somecases of tinnitus and hypnotherapy has also been included in tinnitusresearch. Other tinnitus research focuses on general treatments,

determining those that have higher success rates in order to help more people suffering from thisfrustrating condition.

While there is currently no known cure for tinnitus, treating the underlying cause, if known, is typically verysuccessful in eliminating symptoms of tinnitus. For those for whom no cause has been identified,controlling the symptoms of tinnitus is usually possible through the use of holistic treatments andtherapies. There are a number of holistic treatments that claim to be highly successful in reducing or eveneliminating tinnitus altogether. Until tinnitus research advances to the point of identifying a true cause orproven cure, these types of therapies are often a welcome help to people suffering from lack of sleep, lackof concentration or general anxiety as a result of severe tinnitus.

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