If you cut your leg, it heals. Before too long, your stubbed toe will feel better. Even if you break a bone, when properly set, it will heal.
But if hearing is damaged what happens. Can the inner ear heal itself? Will your hearing come back? Can homeopathic treatments facilitate that healing?
What is the conceptual foundation for homeopathic medicine?
The basic thought is that homeopathic medicine is natural. You’re treating the entire person, according to this method, not simply the illness. The basic idea is that the human body should heal itself. Those who practice it think they are encouraging a natural healing process that lets the body heal faster than normally possible.
What is homeopathic medicine made of?
The prefix “Homeo” means “like” and the root of the word “pathy” means “disease”. So the term homeopathy means “like a disease”. This probably sounds weird, after all, why should 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. Homeopathic advocates believe that by using these substances in minute quantities, a natural healing process is triggered.
While some discount homeopathy, other people believe in its value. Normally, once a person forms an opinion on this, it’s hard to change their mind. We need to investigate why homeopathic remedies don’t apply to hearing loss.
Homeopathy might be harmless at best for other parts of the body but with the ears, it can actually lead to substantial damage.
How hearing works
The inner ear looks like a snail shell, known as the cochlea. This structure has tiny hairs called cilia. These hair cells oscillate rhythmically with the sound waves that are created when something makes a noise. Complex signals are sent to the brain as these hairs oscillate with incoming sound waves. The brain can decipher these signals to distinguish between a cat’s meow and a car horn. What letters and words are being spoken can also be differentiated.
When a healthy child is born, they have thousands of these tiny hairs. But these hairs decay as you age and your ears are exposed to infections, loud sounds, and other risks. They bend. They break. They die. Sound will no longer be received and transmitted by these dead hairs.
The most fragile hairs are the ones that detect high pitched sounds like birds chirping or the voices of little children. So if damage happens, these are the first to go.
Once these hairs are destroyed, they won’t grow back or heal themselves — ever. That’s why safeguarding your ears is so significant.
Hearing and homeopathy
The body’s natural healing system is believed to be activated by homeopathic remedies. In the case of human hearing, there’s no natural healing process in place. These hairs don’t grow back.
The best plan of action, if you’re experiencing early hearing loss, is to give us a call for a hearing test. If you delay getting medical advice and treatment while you “try” homeopathic medicine, you might be doing more lasting harm to your hearing. We can help you with treatment options that are proven.