If you cut your leg, it heals. If you stub your toe, it may feel painful and swollen but the inflammation will subside, and you’ll feel better pretty soon. Even if you break a bone, when correctly set, it will heal.
But if you lose your hearing what happens. Can the inner ear heal itself? Will your hearing come back? Can homeopathic treatments enable that healing?
What is homeopathic medicine’s approach?
Homeopathy is considered natural medicine. The philosophy suggests that you’re treating the person and not just the illness. The basic concept is that the human body should repair itself. People who believe in this think the body will heal quicker than normal if it receives the right encouragement.
What is homeopathic medicine made of?
“Homeo” means “like” and “pathy” has the word “disease” at its basis. So the term homeopathy means “like a disease”. This probably sounds weird, 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 unsafe in large amounts. The thought is that by using these kinds of substances, you encourage a natural healing process.
Some individuals believe in homeopathic treatments and others don’t. It isn’t something that you can easily persuade people of either way. We need to investigate why homeopathic remedies don’t apply to hearing loss.
Unlike other parts of the body where homeopathy may be harmless at best, with hearing, you can actually do substantial, lasting harm to your ears.
How hearing works
The inner ear is shaped like a snail shell, called the cochlea. There are tiny hairs, known as cilia, inside of this structure. These hair cells vibrate rhythmically with the sound waves that are created when something makes a sound. The way in which these hair cells move sends complex signals to the brain. The brain can decipher these signals to distinguish between a cat’s meow and a car horn. What words and letters are being spoken can also be differentiated.
There are thousands of these tiny hairs in your ears when you’re a newborn. But these hairs decay as you age and your ears are exposed to infections, loud noises, and other hazards. They bend, break, and die. Sound will no longer be received and transmitted by these dead hairs.
The high-frequency hairs that can pick up sounds like a flute solo, birds chirping, or the playing of children are the most delicate. So if injury happens, these are the first to go.
These hairs will never grow back or heal. 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’s no natural healing process in place. When these hairs are gone, they never grow back.
The best course of action, if you’re noticing early hearing loss, is to contact us for a hearing examination. If you procrastinate getting medical advice and treatment while you “try” homeopathic remedies, you might be doing more lasting damage to your hearing. Speak to us today about proven prevention and treatment possibilities.
