If you get a cut, that cut will heal. If you stub your toe, it may feel painful and inflamed but the inflammation will subside, and you’ll feel better in a little while. Even if you break a bone, when properly set, it will heal.
But what if you lose your hearing? Is it possible for the inner ear to heal? Can you get your hearing back? Can that healing be helped by homeopathic remedies?
What is the conceptual foundation for homeopathic medicine?
Homeopathy is thought of as natural medicine. The philosophy suggests that you’re treating the person and not only the illness. Essentially, the human body should have the ability to activate its own healing ability. Those who practice it believe they are encouraging a natural healing process that allows the body to heal faster than otherwise possible.
What is homeopathic medicine made of?
The prefix “Homeo” means “like” and the basis of the word “pathy” means “disease”. So the term homeopathy means “like a disease”. The fact that a cure would be called “like a disease” may seem strange.”
But it’s called that because it uses compounds like nightshade and arsenic which would be harmful in large quantities. The idea is that by applying these types of substances, you stimulate a natural healing process.
Some individuals believe in homeopathic remedies and other people don’t. It isn’t something that you can easily convince people of one way or the other. What we will deal with is why there are no homeopathic remedies for hearing loss.
Homeopathy might be harmless at best for other parts of the body but with the ears, it can actually cause substantial damage.
How hearing works
The cochlea, which is the name for the inner ear, looks like a snail shell. There are little hairs, called cilia, inside of this structure. When sound is produced, these tiny hairs will oscillate rhythmically. Complex signals are transmitted to the brain as these hairs vibrate with incoming sound waves. The brain can interpret these signals to distinguish between a cat’s meow and a car horn. 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 these hairs disintegrate as you age and your ears are exposed to infections, loud noises, and other hazards. They bend. They break. They die. Sound will no longer be received and carried by these dead hairs.
The high-frequency hairs that can detect sounds like a violin solo, birds chirping, or the playing of children are the most sensitive. So these are the first to go when your ears start to take damage.
When these hairs are destroyed, they don’t grow back or heal themselves — ever. That’s why protecting your hearing is so significant.
Homeopathy and Hearing
Homeopathic medicines are believed to work by compelling the body’s natural healing processes. But hearing loss doesn’t ever heal. These hairs don’t grow back.
The best course of action, if you’re experiencing early hearing loss, is to contact us for a hearing examination. You will most likely be doing lasting damage if you put off getting a hearing test and instead try a homeopathic strategy. Speak to us today about proven prevention and treatment options.