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"Ringing in the Ears" Might Be Connected to Your Snoring

Loud, chronic, habitual snoring may be due to underlying health problems and you will always be wise to talk about your snoring with your physician. Such snoring has also been linked in some cases to tinnitus.

The loud repetitive snoring that so many people hear as they grow older may help contribute to tinnitus or "ringing in the ears." It may trigger your own case of tinnitus, or that of your sleep partner. Tinnitus is the subjective perception of "ringing" sounds in one or both ears or in the head when no external sound is present, and is often called "ringing in the ears." "Subjective" means that you hear the noise, but nobody else does. That doesn't make the ringing in your ears any less frustrating.

Different people may hear hissing, roaring, teapot-like whistling, "cricket" chirping, or clicking, as well as ringing. Tinnitus symptoms can be intermittent or constant. Sufferers may hear a single tone or multiple tones, and the noise they hear can vary from slight to loud and constant enough to become truly disturbing.

If you snore, you may have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. ONLY your healthcare professional can diagnose this potentially life-threatening sleep disorder.

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The American Tinnitus Association (ATA) estimates that over 50 million Americans experience tinnitus to some degree. Medical experts think that it may be caused by repeated exposure to loud noises (construction, music, combat explosions & gunfire), or by underlying medical factors. Nobody really knows. As we grow older, we are more likely to suffer from tinnitus.

It can be, in some 12-15 million people, severe enough to disrupt their lives, contribute to depression and in the most severe cases even trigger suicide. Severe tinnitus sufferers should seek medical attention. The ATA estimates that about two million patients are so seriously debilitated that they cannot function on a "normal" daily basis.

What Causes Tinnitus?

The exact physiological cause or causes of tinnitus are still not known. There are, however, several possible conditions that can trigger or worsen tinnitus.

Noise-induced hearing loss - Exposure to loud noises can damage and even destroy hair cells, called cilia, in the inner ear. Once damaged, these hair cells cannot be renewed or replaced. Millions of Americans have hearing loss due to noise exposure, and up to 90 percent of all tinnitus patients have some level of noise-induced hearing loss. Did you listen to loud rock music as a teen? Work in construction? Maybe you experienced loud noises in military service? Life-long hunters who fail to take simple ear protection precautions are commonly diagnosed with tinnitus. These are believed to be the most common causes of tinnitus.

Medications - Some prescription and even OTC (over-the-counter) medications are ototoxic: medications with side effects that can damage the ear. Other medications will produce tinnitus as a side effect without damaging the inner ear. Effects, which can depend on the dosage of the medication, can be temporary or permanent. Before taking any medication, make sure that your prescribing physician is aware of your tinnitus, and discuss alternative medications that may be available. For OTC medications, carefully read the enclosed information on side effects, and be aware that taking multiple medications can have unexpected consequences.

Ear or sinus infections - Many people, including children, experience tinnitus along with an ear or sinus infection. Generally, the tinnitus will lessen and gradually go away once the infection is healed. Of course, if the disease has damaged the ears (measles, mumps), tinnitus can sometimes result.

Jaw misalignment - Some people have misaligned jaw joints or jaw muscles, which can not only induce tinnitus, but also affect cranial muscles and nerves and shock absorbers in the jaw joint. Many dentists specialize in this temporomandibular jaw misalignment and can provide assistance with treatment. However, lasting relief for this disorder can also be found by many sufferers through Medical, Chiropractic, and other treatment.

Head and neck trauma - Physical trauma to the head and neck can induce tinnitus. People who were in car accidents, falls, or other traumatic accidents may suffer from an onset of tinnitus, even months after the event. Other symptoms of head and neck trauma can include headaches, vertigo, and memory loss.

Cardiovascular disease - Approximately 3 percent of tinnitus patients experience pulsatile tinnitus, noise that seems to sound like heartbeats. People with pulsatile tinnitus typically hear a rhythmic pulsing, often in time with their heartbeat. Pulsatile tinnitus can indicate the presence of a potentially serious vascular condition where the blood flow through veins and arteries is compromised, often due to a heart murmur, hypertension, or hardening of the arteries.

Certain types of tumors - Very rarely, people have a benign and slow-growing tumor on their auditory, vestibular, or facial nerves. These tumors can cause tinnitus, deafness, facial paralysis, and loss of balance
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Approximately 50 million Americans experience tinnitus, but not everyone experiences it to the same degree. Some people hear ringing or other noises in their ears immediately following exposure to excessive noise, like right after a concert, but the sound is temporary. Other people report hearing a slight noise all the time if they listen for it, but most of the time cannot distinguish the noise over all the other sounds in their environment. Other factors can affect the severity of the condition from patient to patient, such as different degrees of hearing loss and different kinds of noises heard.

Interestingly, the loudness of the tinnitus, when measured in a laboratory setting, did not correlate to the severity of the tinnitus as rated by the patients themselves. Every person has his or her own level of tolerance to the tinnitus sounds. It is a very personal and individual experience. And it can be agony to have to endure it year after year with no hope of a cure.

BOTTOM LINE: Tinnitus, a condition characterized by the perception of sound in the absence of an acoustic stimulus, is a significant problem in the United States. It affects more than one sixth of the population and is the most commonly referred otological (hearing) problem. In spite of continuing research, tinnitus is not well understood, with no effective cure and there are few, if any, effective traditional medical treatments.

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Snoring, Tinnitus, Acupressure and Magnetic Therapy

The World Health Organization is the United Nations' specialized agency for health. It was established on 7 April 1948. WHO's objective, as set out in its Constitution, is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health. Health is defined in WHO's Constitution as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

In furtherance of its global mission, WHO has established a large-scale program to identify, analyze and validate effective alternative approaches to disease treatment. One of the most promising of these alternative protocols is acupuncture and its complementary discipline, acupressure. WHO has identified many disorders that may be helped by acupunture and acupressure, the list is available here on our website. Tinnitus is included on the list of conditions that WHO believes may benefit from acupuncture and acupressure treatment.

SnorEnder Research Findings

We have found through more than five years of research and experimentation, that snoring may also be a contributing factor in the onset of tinnitus symptoms in some people. We have also seen clinical data that suggests that in some cases tinnitus may be reduced in patients who use certain integrated allopathic and complementary alternative treatments, including diet, lifestyle, acupressure and magnetic therapy.

The SnorEnder Pro has been designed to incorporate what we have learned about tinnitus, acupressure and magnetic therapy in the hope that it may help reduce tinnitus symptoms in some users. We have observed that noticeably lessened symptoms of tinnitus ("ringing in the ears") were reported in approximately 15-25% of studied participants after consistent nightly use over 9-15 months. Improvements were subjective and gradual. Based on these study outcomes, we do not yet know whether the observed results are permanent or only temporary.

Alternative Approaches and the FDA

The mission of the US Government's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is:

Tto promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way,

To monitor products for continued safety after they are in use, and

To help the public get the accurate, science-based information needed to improve health.

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Generally, the FDA intervenes in the non-allopathic, alternative and complementary healthcare industry when claims are made that are not supported by accepted research, and for any claims to treatment of disease that have not received FDA approval. There is, however, a long and contentious history between the FDA and the alternative healthcare industry (worth more than $100 billion a year). Each has accused the other of failing to consider the consumer's health, safety and well-being in its actions.

As of October 2004, the FDA has begun to re-classify some "snoring" as a disease, linking it to sleep apnea. The impacts of this action are broad and not yet well understood by the alternative healthcare industry - particularly since there really are no effective snoring "cures" - including surgery - on the market.

By March 2005, there were fewer than 25 FDA approved "medical devices" that were listed in the FDA Device database. These consist mostly of dentist-fitted mouthguards and in-the-mouth tempro-mandibular restraint devices, as well as the Chin-Up strips (a great product, by the way), and nasal tape or inserts. In our experience, we've found that few of are that effective at reducing or eliminating chronic, non-apnea snoring.

DISCLAIMER

Because the FDA does not accept alternative treatments for tinnitus - just those approved, like tinnitus maskers and surgical procedures (implants), and some applications of acupuncture (and only a few for non-apnea snoring - nose tape, chin strips, surgery...), we cannot, and DO NOT, claim that the SnorEnder Pro is effective in reducing tinnitus symptoms in any way.

While we have observed some reduction of tinnitus symptoms in a percentage of SnorEnder Pro users, we cannot yet determine if these effects are only temporary or more long-lasting. Nor do we have any theoretical basis that yet explains the observed results, other than the possibility of "acupressure."

Therefore, in compliance with US Government regulations, NO CLAIMS whatsoever are made that the SnorEnder has any capability to reduce tinnitus symptons. This study outcome is reported for informational and further research purposes only.

The SnorEnder is intended for comfort only and is not intended or appropriate to treat any disease.

No health or medical claims are expressed or implied.

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If you snore, you may have Obstructive Sleep Apnea. ONLY your healthcare professional can diagnose this potentially life-threatening sleep disorder.

Web site page last modified on: 08/14/2008