Tinnitus, the Latin word for "chink" refers to the constant and sometimes painful sound that some people hear in their ears.
It seems that there is hope for these people, as a doctor in America claims to have discovered a natural treatment that makes life easier for those suffering from tinnitus.
Besides rattling, tinnitus may also cause sounds such as beeping.
As long as your tinnitus is ongoing, it varies in intensity, making the patient wait for the sound to stop.
Anxiety and depression are also not uncommon in people who have tinnitus.
Tinnitus can also distract people from other important tasks that they have to do.
According to the American Tinnitus Association, approximately 50 million people suffer from tinnitus, so this problem has a major impact on their lives.
Dr.
Andrew Cheng, assistant professor at New York Medical College, wants to help and has some suggestions on how to do this.
"One of the most important things to tinnitus, ringing in the ears is that it is traumatic for the sufferer and even affects their family relationships.
" Since there is no known treatment, Dr.
Cheng says that sometimes just changing your lifestyle can alleviate your tinnitus with: tinnitus management, avoiding caffeine and alcohol, other tones protect ears and taking food supplements.
Any medical problem should be treated carefully.
Hearing devices can help by issuing an environmental noise and sometimes covering your tinnitus.
Other alternatives include managing tinnitus, which generally is a combination of counseling and therapy aids.
The aim is to reduce the noise made by tinnitus.