Tinnitus can be caused by various factors.  A proper diagnosis is needed for this disorder for it to be treated correctly.  If you have tried conventional treatments for this condition and they have not been effective, acupuncture then may be the treatment you need to effectively treat tinnitus.

Unlike medications or other conventional invasive procedures to treat tinnitus, acupuncture treatment aims to not only address the symptoms but treat the underlying cause of the problem as well.  Acupuncture Overland Park was used and considered to be a very effective treatment for many kinds of health problems even during the time of the great Egyptian civilization.  It is used to maintain the smooth and normal flow of energy in the body.  It was introduced in the United States in the 1970s as a treatment for pain.  Now it is used for treatment of a wide range of disorders, to speed up the healing process and to strengthen the immune system.

Acupuncture treatment is quite effective in managing the symptoms of tinnitus.  Tinnitus can be traced to stress, tumor and other factors.  It is essential that the patient get a thorough diagnostic examination to determine what is causing the ringing in the ears.  When the patient visits an acupuncturist, the acupuncturist will conduct a physical examination of the patient and query the patient regarding his state of health. A proper diagnosis can then be made based on the medical examination results and the physical examination of the acupuncturist and the correct treatment approach can then be utilized.

Acupuncture is not a guarantee for curing your tinnitus.  It is used to help manage the symptoms to allow the person to live a normal life.  The treatment itself might entail several sessions depending on the gravity of the condition although usually, the duration of the treatment lasts two months.  The treatment is reasonably affordable and most patients experience favorable results within a short treatment period.  Acupuncture uses needles as thin as human head hair inserted just shallow enough not to break the skin.  That is why acupuncture is not supposed to be a painful treatment as no nerves are affected or damaged by the needles.  The needles are inserted at selected points known as acupuncture points that help elicit a therapeutic effect.  The needles stimulate the release of chemicals in the nervous or circulatory system and they help relieve the pain, ringing in the ear and discomfort of tinnitus.  Sometimes Chinese herbs are included with acupuncture.  This treatment does not use any pharmaceutical drugs so there are no side effects on the patient.

It is worth trying acupuncture if any other conventional methods fail.  There is nothing to fear with acupuncture since it is a completely natural, safe and virtually painless procedure. There is nothing to lose except the tinnitus symptoms.