Two Causes of Deafness and Natural Treatments

Some people are born totally or partially deaf; othersNever attempt to relieve deafness yourself. Poking
become deaf gradually, usually after the age ofabout in the ear to remove wax or foreign objects
about 50. Both conditions fall into one of two maincan lead to perforated eardrums and possibly
categories: Conductive deafness, which is mostlypermanent deafness.
curable, and nerve deafness, which is usually notWhat the Natural Doctors Recommend
curable.Practitioners believe that diet can affect the
Conductive deafness is due to something hinderingfunctioning of the ears, and may recommend a diet
the transmission of sound waves to the cochlea, therich in vitamins A and B1. Vitamin A comes in dairy
sound sensitive organ of inner ear. It can have afoods such as cheese and eggs, as well as liver and
number of causes including infections, earwax, suddencarrots. Vitamin B1 is found in brewer's yeast, whole
loud noises, foreign objects such as a bead in a child'smeal bread, potatoes and peanuts, and is said to help
ear, and otosclerosis (a fusion of the small bones inrepair damaged cell tissue in the ear and to
the middle ear, which mainly affects women agedstrengthen the auditory nerve.
between 20 and 40).You can also soften earwax with a few drops of
Nerve deafness occurs when the auditory nervealmond or olive oil and lemon juice, heated in a cupful
which carries stimuli from the ear to the brain isof warm water to body temperature. Apply with a
damaged. This is usually caused by viral infectionssmall dropper two or three times a day, taking care
such as measles, mumps and German measles.not to poke the ear with a cotton bud, as this can
German measles can damage the hearing of babiesmake wax harder to remove and may cause
whose mothers contracted the infection during thedamage.
first three months of pregnancy.