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The People's Pharmacy

Show 808: New Approaches to Treating Tinnitus (Archive)

The People's Pharmacy

Joe and Terry Graedon

Health & Fitness, Medicine, Kids & Family, Alternative Health

4.5934 Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2014

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Tinnitus, often referred to as ringing in the ears, can be a terrible problem. The sufferer hears a sound that no one else perceives, whether it is hissing, booming, buzzing, chirping or clicking. Treating tinnitus effectively is very difficult. People are rarely able to get the sound to stop and some victims find it is […]

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Joe Graydon.

0:02.0

And I'm Terry Graydon.

0:03.4

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0:09.0

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0:17.0

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0:27.1

Tinnitus is described as hissing, chirping, buzzing, humming, or ringing in the ears.

0:36.5

Is there any hope for victims? This is the People's Pharmacy

0:40.7

with Terry and Joe Graydon.

0:47.0

As many as 50 million Americans suffer from tenudus, other people can't hear the sounds that drive them crazy.

0:55.6

For some, the constant sound of rushing water, whirring, or chirping of crickets interferes with

1:00.6

concentration and sleep. Explosions or very loud sounds can damage the ears to cause tinnitus.

1:07.8

So can certain medications. Until recently, there was no good way to treat it.

1:13.0

Now there are new approaches that can help retrain the brain to cope with ringing in the ears.

1:17.8

Coming up on the people's pharmacy, find out about new ways to treat tinnitus.

1:24.1

First, this news.

1:28.8

In the people's pharmacy health headlines, if you've ever spent the night in a hospital bed, you know it's a terrible place to sleep.

1:38.0

People come in to wake you up to take your temperature, pulse, and blood pressure.

1:42.8

Investigators in Chicago point out that sleep disruption can contribute to disorientation,

1:49.0

delirium, and elevated blood pressure.

1:52.0

Their study of nearly 50,000 patients showed that almost half of the overnight vital signs

1:58.0

taken were for patients at very low risk of complications. They suggest that letting

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