How to treat vascular tinnitus

The treatment of vascular tinnitus includes etiologic treatment, drug therapy, masking therapy, sound therapy, tinnitus retraining therapy, biofeedback therapy and so on. 1. Etiological treatment: vascular tinnitus is mostly caused by lesions of vertebral artery, carotid artery, intracranial and extracranial arteries, which should be treated according to the specific causes, such as aneurysm patients need surgical repair. 2.Drug treatment: (1) Improve cochlear blood supply with vasodilators: such as prostaglandin E2, flunarizine, nimodipine, etc., which can improve blood circulation in the inner ear to eliminate or reduce tinnitus. (2) Anticonvulsants: anticonvulsants commonly used in the treatment of tinnitus include carbamazepine and clonazepam. (3) Mycophenolate: it has obvious effect on tinnitus and is a muscle relaxant. (4) Anti-anxiety and antidepressants: such as doxepin and eszopiclone, which have different degrees of side effects. 3. Masking therapy: there are many kinds of masking apparatus, you should choose the appropriate and simple masking apparatus. 4. Acoustic therapy: using low intensity sound signals to mask part of the tinnitus, such as the sound of running water, ocean waves, etc., to distract attention and reduce mental stress. 5. Tinnitus retraining therapy: change the plasticity of the central nervous system associated with tinnitus, reduce the body’s response to tinnitus, and achieve the body’s habituation to tinnitus. 6. Biofeedback therapy: make the patient consciously control the body to tinnitus feeling, so that the patient into a state of relaxation, restore internal balance, in order to achieve the purpose of tinnitus treatment. Vascular tinnitus patients should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of the doctor standardized treatment.