If you cut your leg, it heals. Before too long, your stubbed toe will feel better. Even if you break a bone, when properly set, it will mend.
But if you lose your hearing what happens. Is it possible for the inner ear to heal? Will your hearing come back? Can homeopathic remedies help that healing?
What is homeopathic medicine’s approach?
Homeopathy is thought of as natural medicine. You’re treating the complete person, according to this method, not just the illness. The basic idea is that the human body should repair itself. Those who practice it think they are encouraging a natural healing process that lets the body heal faster than normally possible.
What is homeopathic medicine made of?
“Homeo” means “like” and “pathy” has the word “disease” at its root. So the word homeopathy means “like a disease”. This most likely sounds strange, after all, why would a cure be called “like a disease?”
But it’s called that because it uses compounds like nightshade and arsenic which would be harmful in large quantities. Homeopathic advocates believe that by using these substances in minute quantities, a natural healing process is induced.
While some disregard homeopathy, other people believe in its value. It isn’t something that you can easily convince people of either way. What we will deal with is why there are no homeopathic remedies for hearing loss.
Homeopathy may be harmless at best for other parts of the body but with the ears, it can actually lead to considerable damage.
How hearing works
The inner ear is shaped like a snail shell, known as the cochlea. This structure has tiny hairs called cilia. These hair cells vibrate rhythmically with the sound waves that are produced when something makes a noise. Complex signals are transmitted to the brain as these hairs vibrate with incoming sound waves. These signals are then sorted out by the brain and distinguished as unique sounds. It can decode whether someone said the letter “T” or the letter “D.”
There are thousands of these little hairs in your ears when you’re a newborn. But as you age, your ears are exposed to loud sounds, infections, and other risks that literally shake these little hair cells to pieces. They bend, break, and die. They can no longer effectively receive sound.
The most sensitive hairs are the ones that detect high frequency sounds like birds chirping or the voices of little children. So these are the first to go when your ears start to take damage.
These hairs will never heal or grow back. That’s why it’s so important to use ear protection.
Hearing and homeopathy
The body’s natural healing system is believed to be activated by homeopathic treatments. In the case of human hearing, there is no natural healing process established. When these hairs are gone, they never regrow.
The best course of action, if you’re developing early hearing loss, is to give us a call for a hearing exam. You will most likely be doing lasting damage if you put off getting a hearing exam and instead try a homeopathic approach. Talk with us today about proven prevention and treatment options.