Tinnitus: Ringing in the ears and what to do about it.

GINKGO; TINNITUS treatment; PHYSIOLOGICAL control systems; COGNITIVE therapy; EAR care & hygiene; HEARING aids; MENIERE'S disease; PULSE (Heart beat); STRESS management; SEVERITY of illness index; TINNITUS; PREVENTION; THERAPEUTICS

The article discusses several techniques on how to manage tinnitus, which include cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT), and biofeedback and stress management. It states that cognitive restructuring and relaxation used in cognitive behavioral therapy to change the way patients think and respond to tinnitus. It says that TRT provides individual counseling on auditory system with an assumption that tinnitus results from abnormal neural activity. INSET: Some drugs that can cause or worsen tinnitus.