Can acupuncture cure tinnitus?

Tinnitus is something which reminds you that life is not always plain sailing.
It also robs you of absolute peace and quiet, because that's when it is noisiest.
Accupunture could alleviate it, but I'm sure it wouldn't in itself cure it, ad tinnitus is an effect, and before the effect goes, we must find the cause.
See?
Difficult one that.
Good luck Source(s): Neil French MIAH author, consultant and lecturer

I think acupunture can cure almost anything, but is only your mind...

Every cure is in your mind!
Personally I'm sceptical of acupuncture and reiki, but I know several people who swear by it - including my mother. She was cursed with terrible migraines for years, but hasn't had one since going for acupuncture treatment.

But to be more specific to your question, apparently acupuncture can be used for all sorts of ailments - both physical and mental. The most important point to remember is that there are no side effects, so a worst case scenario is that the tinnitus won't be cured. It certainally won't be made any worse.

Good luck!
People with chronic tinnitus without an easily treatable cause, are encouraged not to listen for their tinnitus and aim to concentrate on other things.

If the hearing is impaired, wearing a hearing aid often helps by "masking out" the problem sound with the amplified external signal. In much the same way, special devices (that look like hearing aids) are used as part of tinnitus retraining treatment. These produce particular sounds to mask out the noise of the tinnitus which is accompanied with training to help block out the annoying aspects of tinnitus.

The psychological attitude that you have towards your tinnitus is crucial and people with a positive attitude to dealing with it tend to find it more manageable.

Depression or anxiety can make tinnitus more of a problem and treatment of these conditions may help bring some relief. A range of other treatments including dietary supplements, electromagnetic stimulation and medicines (including antiepileptics and anti-sickness drugs) have been tried, but their effectiveness has not be proven.

Complementary therapy
Any therapy that promotes relaxation and a sense of wellbeing may be useful in relieving tinnitus or the distress it causes. Techniques include yoga, the Alexander technique, meditation, hypnosis and acupuncture. The herbal remedy ginkgo biloba is promoted as a cure for tinnitus but good-quality scientific studies have shown it does not work any better than a placebo (dummy treatment).
http://hcd2.bupa.co.uk/fact_sheets/mosby...
acupuncture is great! it will cure anything once u have faith in it good luck!