Dr David Wellington Greerton Chiropractic greertonchiropractic

Here is an interesting article for those of us who suffer from Tinnitus, or ringing in your ears. It's thought up to 15 per cent of the population suffer from Tinnitus.

Although there are various modalities and treatments, none have any resounding results. So although this treatment may not provide the silver bullet, the article manages to clearly describe the mechanism of how the ringing occurs.

'Tinnitus arises when this flexibility goes bad. Things may start to go awry when toxic drugs, loud noises, or even whiplash cause damage to the nerve hairs in the ears. The injured nerve hairs can no longer send signals from the ear to the tone map. Bereft of incoming signals, the neurons undergo a peculiar transformation: They start to eavesdrop on their neighbours, firing in response to other frequencies. They even start to fire sometimes without any incoming signals. As the brain's feedback controls get rewired, the neurons end up in a self-sustaining loop, producing a constant ringing. That is why tinnitus often doesn't go away when people get their auditory nerve surgically cut.” http://discovermagazine.com/2010/oct/26-ringing-in-the-ears-goes-much-deeper

So I'm off to see an audiologist and find out what the pitch is and if I can get any music that fits the criteria and then maybe some peace and quiet.