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Supplements - Arches
     
Arches Tinnitus Relief Formula-The Science Behind the Product: The "mechanism" of how Arches Tinnitus Relief Formula® works is explained in detail.  
     
Arches Tinnitus Stress and B-12 Formulas -The Science Behind the Products: The importance of B vitamins for tinnitus is explained in detail. How Stress and B-12 Formulas help with tinnitus.  
     
New Customized Ginkgo Extract Designed for Tinnitus: Arches Tinnitus Relief Formula has always used the highest quality ginkgo found on the world market. But now, a breakthrough in extraction technology has made it possible to design a customized ginkgo extract containing higher levels of the most important components for tinnitus. (2/9/2010)
 
     
Arches TRF and the good Ginkgo: Handpicked, organic ginkgo leaves, the size of a bear's paw, are just some of the reason's why our superior ginkgo makes TRF so effective.
 
     
Ginkgo Biloba and Your Health: A lot of claims have been made... some true some false. Barry Keate sets the record straight.
 
     
Ginkgo Adulteraton: How to Detect It: Ginkgo has been shown in numerous clinical studies to be effective for tinnitus .Unfortunately getting a premium-grade 24/6 extract can be problematic.
 
     
Ginkgo and Cancer: There are over 30 clinical studies on Ginkgo biloba extract being effective for tinnitus but now there is growing evidence that it is helpful against many kinds of cancer.
 
     
Ginkgo Certificate of Analysis for Arches TRF : Our ginkgo sets the "gold standard" by which to compare all other ginkgo extracts. View the Certificate of Analysis for TRF's premium-grade Ginkgo biloba extract.
 
     
Ginkgo, Blood Thinning Properties of : Ginkgo increases blood flow and "thins" the blood and this can be good for those with tinnitus unless prescription blood thinners are being taken as well. Tinnitus expert Barry Keate explains ginkgo, blood thinners and blood thinning.
 
     
Zinc Supplementation & Tinnitus: A review of a new clinical study on the efficacy of zinc in the reduction of tinnitus.  
     
Zinc, Tinnitus andYour Immune System : There exists an important correlation between zinc and tinnitus. It is also important in sustaining proper immune function  
 
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Clinical Studies
     
19 clinical studies on ginkgo for tinnitus: Just translated from the original German text, this breakthrough research validates the use of premium Ginkgo biloba extract for tinnitus.  
     
Clinical Study on Ginkgo & Tinnitus: Conducted in Paris in 1986 this clinical study found premium-grade Ginkgo biloba extract effective in treating all cases of tinnitus - irrespective of cause.  
     
German "FDA" approves ginkgo for tinnitus - The Commission E of Germany (equivalent to our FDA) reviewed 36 studies on ginkgo between 1975 and 1996 showing it effective for tinnitus.  
     
Ginkgo biloba for tinnitus: A review of five clinical trials involving Ginkgo in the treatment of tinnitus.  
     
Role of zinc in the treatment of tinnitus: Complete clinical study which showed 82% had a subjective improvement with zinc.  
 
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Supplements - other
     
Alternative Treatments for Tinnitus : Recognized tinnitus authority, Dr. Michael Seidman, looks at the history and used of alternative treatments for tinnitus, including vitamins, minerals, herbs and others.  
     
Antioxidants, Tinnitus, and Your Health - Free radicals at work in our bodies can cause tinnitus. Learn how they work and what you can do to fight them.  
     
B Vitamin for Tinnitus (The Importance of): A daily complex of B vitamins can improve your mood and reduce tinnitus stress.  
     
Body Language Vitamins, Optimal Health & Tinnitus - There is a direct correlation between your health and your tinnitus. Michael Seidman MD has developed a series of supplements that are an important piece of your total health puzzle.  
     
Folic Acid for Hearing Loss - There is mounting evidence that an essential but often overlooked vitamin plays a crucial role in preventing hearing loss in an aging population. In fact, having low levels of this vitamin has been linked to a form of hearing loss often accompanied with tinnitus. .  
     
Homocysteine: Health Concerns & Hearing Loss: Individuals often know and talk about their cholesterol level, however, most haven't a clue about how elevated homocysteine levels can adversely affect their lives.
 
     
Lipoflavonoid & Tinnitus: Originally created to treat Meniere's disease, some ear doctors recommend it for tinnitus. Barry Keate offers a review of the product.
 
     
Magnesium, Your Health & Tinnitus : An important mineral in the fight against tinnitus has other benefits.  
     
Omega-3s, Inflammation, and Tinnitus: Inflammation can have a significant effect on tinnitus and individuals are finding help through a fishy substance.  
     
Resveratrol: Life-Enhancing Qualities of: Found in the skin of the red grape and the Japanese knotweed, resveratrol is being shown to have serious health benefits including hearing protection.  
     
Statin Drugs and Tinnitus: The CoQ10 Connection: There is a little known but important connection between tinnitus, the Coenzyme Q10, and drugs prescribed to lower cholesterol. Read how this vital compound positively impacts so many conditions including tinnitus.
 
     
Trytophan and Tinnitus: The Serotonin Deficiency Syndrome - There is a link between tryptophan, serotonin, melatonin, and tinnitus.  
     
(Why not all) Ginkgo products work for tinnitus : Not all ginkgo products are alike. Consumer Labs found that less than 23% tested contained all necessary components for an clinically effective extract. Here's what you must know before buying.
 
 
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Diet, excercise & other
     
Acupuncture and Tinnitus: Acupuncture, Chinese diagnostic techniques and Chinese herbal therapy are now being used by major US medical institutions to treat many condition including tinnitus.  
     
Biofeedback & Neurofeedback: Reducing stress and improving mood can make living with tinnitus more bearable.  
     
Caffeine and Tinnitus: Does caffeine affect tinnitus? A clinincal study from the UK yields surprising findings.  
     
Cholesterol and Tinnitus: Can lowering your cholesterol level improve your tinnitus? Tinnitus expert Barry Keate looks at health, cholesterol and how they affect tinnitus.  
     
Diet & Tinnitus: You are what you eat. But did you know that what you eat affects what you hear? Both good and bad diets affect tinnitus.
 
     
Flying With Tinnitus: Flying the friendly skies can be daunting with tinnitus. But it needn't be so. Read all the tinnitus-friendly tips for airplane travel.
 
     
Neurotoxins and Tinnitus-Aspartame, MSG & Solutions: There are certain "tasty" additives to many of our foods that will make your tinnitus and even general health worse. Learn what they are and what to do.
 
     
Sugar Metabolism Affects Tinnitus: Metabolism of the inner ear and its dependency on the supply of oxygen and sugar (glucose) from the blood supply, hyperinsulinemia, obesity and diabetes all worsen tinnitus. Learn what you can do.  
     
Save Your Hearing Now: Many with tinnitus also suffer from hearing loss. Leading ENT physician, Michael Seidman, MD, has developed the first all-natural treatment plan to battle hearing loss safely and effectively.
 
     
Sleep and Tinnitus: Tips. techniques, and remedies are discussed on how to get to sleep with tinnitus.
 
     
Stress & Tinnitus : Everyone lives with some stress. But for those of us with tinnitus, stress can be a vicious cycle.  
     
How Yoga Increases GABA and Improves Tinnitus: Studies have shown that increased amounts of GABA in the brain reduces tinnitus. And now a new study shows that yoga practice significantly increases GABA levels.  
 
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Conventional medicine
     
Aldosterone for Sudden Hearing Loss: It can happen in as little as minutes and it usually is accompanied by tinnitus. A new study shows hope for treating Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSHL).  
     
Brain Receptors and Tinnitus: It helps with migraines, lowering high blood pressure and raising low blood pressure. Now many with tinnitus are getting some relief using biofeedback.  
     
Direct Electrical Stimulation of the Brain for Tinnitus Relief: Dr. Michael Seidman is doing groundbreaking surgery to help individuals with severe disabling tinnitus.  
     
Cochlear Implants and Electrical Stimulation: Electrical suppression of tinnitus; its history and treatments.
 
     
Caroverine Treatment: Caroverine therapy may show hope for cochlear synaptic tinnitus which includes both noise induced tinnitus and tinnitus caused by toxicity to prescription drugs.
 
     
Dr. Seidman's Treatment Protocol for Tinnitus: Considered by his peers to be one of the top ENT doctors in the US, Michael Seidman, MD, lays out step by step his treatment protocol for tinnitus.
 
     
Excitotoxicity & New Medications for Tinnitus: Researches are studying the relationship between the brain and tinnitus. Certain new medications show promise... but there are side effects.
 
     
Facial Nerves (overactive) Contribute to Tinnitus Intensity: Touch-sensing nerve cells in the face step up their activity in the brain after hearing cells are damaged. An important new study is reviewed.
 
     
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Tinnitus: Oxygen therapy has been used as an effective treatment for those with early onset tinnitus.
 
     
Hypnotherapy and Tinnitus: Once considered alternative, hypnosis in the treatment of tinnitus is now helping many people.
 
     
Hypnosis (self) and Relaxation to Reduce Tinnitus ("Noise, What Noise?"): Learning to "unhook" the negative emotions and fear associated with tinnitus is discussed.
 
     
Low Level Laser Therapy & Tinnitus: Lasers have been used to treat tinnitus for two decades. But the jury is still out. We look at the pros and cons of this treatment.
 
     
Medicines to Treat Inner Ear Disorders: From the use of lidocaine and steroids to antibiotics and antioxidants, nationally recognized tinnitus authority, Dr. Michael Seidman, looks at medicines that treat inner ear disorders.
 
     
Masking for Tinnitus: Since the early 1900's doctors and clinical researchers have been trying to mask the sounds caused by tinnitus. New digital technology has made tinnitus maskers more effective than ever.
 
     
Neuromonics and Tinnitus: A study conducted on a tinnitus instrument has shown it to be helpful for a specific group of individuals with tinnitus.
 
     
Portable Tinnitus Devices. Electronic tinnitus devices have been coming to market in recent years, each with various claims of success. Barry Keate reviews four devices.
 
     
Silver Fillings-Mercury Risks for Health, Hearing and Tinnitus: So called "silver" fillings for teeth contain mercury and are known as dental amalgam fillings. There is growing evidence that they cause many serious health issues, affecting your tinnitus.
 
     
Sodium Enoxaparin for the Treatment of Tinnitus: Reduced blood flow to the inner ear caused by hearing impairment can result in tinnitus. Two small clinical studies conducted in Italy on the drug sodium enoxaparin produced positive results.
 
     
Sound-based Tinnitus Therapy: A new approach for individuals who have single pitch or mono-frequency tinnitus shows positive results.
 
     
Stapedectomy for Otosclerosis : Some individuals who suffer from otosclerosis also have tinnitus. For some having a stapedectomy can be a viable method to relieve both the sclerosis and the tinnitus. Barry Keate gives an overview on the procedure.  
     
Stem Cells in Mice Lead to New Hair Cell Growth: Harvard researchers create a breakthrough towards regeneration of delicate hair cells.
 
     
Tinnitus Retraining Therapy: Retraining the brain not to hear the sounds is the basis of this treatment.
 
     
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation : Magnetic stimulation may help individuals with constant tinnitus sounds.  
 
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Conditions
     
Acoustic Neuromas & Tinnitus : Its origins are often unknown and tends to affect middle-aged people especially women. It is usually accompanied with hearing loss and tinnitus.  
     
Cell Phones, Acoustic Neuromas & Tinnitus : Can ongoing cellular phone use cause hearing-related tumors? Researchers believe that we are beginning to see the tip of the iceberg.  
     
Hearing Loss: An Overview : There are two major types of hearing loss and both are often accompanied by tinnitus. This informative article provides an overview of both Conductive and Sensorineural Hearing Loss and their relationship to tinnitus.  
     
Hearing Loss & Tinnitus (Risk Factors for): A review of an important new study on the effects that diet and lifestyle have on hearing loss and tinnitus.  
     
Hormonal Changes in Women & Tinnitus : There's a correlation between female hormonal cycles and fluctuations in the perception of tinnitus.  
     
Hyperacusis & Tinnitus : It just hurts to hear... and there's all that ringing. But avoiding sound is not the answer.  
     
Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans: Tinnitus & Hearing Loss : Tinnitus and hearing loss have become the top disability claim made by returning veterans.  
     
Lyme Disease, Hyperacusis & Tinnitus : It is often misdiagnosed, and 48% of those left untreated will often develop hearing loss, tinnitus and/or hyperacusis.  
     
Meniere's Disease and Tinnitus : Do you have a sense of vertigo coupled with tinnitus? You may have Meniere's disease.  
     
Prescription Drugs That Can  Cause Tinnitus : Taken from the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) is a llist of medications known to causes tinnitus in some individuals.  
     
Pulsatile Tinnitus : Does your tinnitus sound like it is keeping beat with your heart? You have pulsatile tinnitus.  
     
Ototoxicity: Medications that Cause Tinnitus: Did you know that certain prescription and over-the-counter medications can cause tinnitus? Find out which ones.  
     
Thyroid Dysfunction and Tinnitus: There exists a direct correlation between the thryroid gland, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, and tinnitus.  
     
Tinnitus: The Basics: Tinnitus expert Barry Keate provides an overview of the condition, its causes and treatments.  
     
Tinnitus and TMJ Dysfunction:Temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, is the joint in front of the ear which allows us to speak, chew, swallow, kiss, smile, and exhibit normal facial expressions. Close to half the patients who have TMJ dysfunction (TMD) have tinnitus as one of their symptoms.  
 
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Tinnitus Forums
     
2001 Annual Convention of the American Academy of Otolaryngology : Head and Neck Surgery Foundation met in Denver and was attended by more than 6000 ENT's. Arches Natural Products was an exhibitor at the convention and met with hundreds of physicians.
 
     
Complementary & Integrative Medical Options for Tinnitus : A Speech: The complete text of a speech delivered a public forum series by national tinnitus authority, Michael Seidman, MD.  
     
International Tinnitus Forum 2004 (22nd): Arches President Barry Keate attended this major enclave of tinnitus researchers and specialists in New York City. Read the latest on what's new in tinnitus treatments.
 
     
International Tinnitus Forum 2005 (23rd): Tinnitus researchers and scientists met in Los Angeles to discuss new and transitional therapies in tinnitus in 2005. Arches President Barry Keate was there.
 
     
International Tinnitus Forum 2006 (24th): Tinnitus researchers and scientists met in Toronto, Canada to discuss new and transitional therapies in tinnitus in 2006. Arches President Barry Keate was there.
 
     
International Tinnitus Forum 2007 (25th): Tinnitus researchers and scientists met in Washington DC a to discuss new and transitional therapies in tinnitus in 2007. Arches' Barry Keate was there.
 
     
International Tinnitus Forum 2008 (26th): Tinnitus physicians and scientists met in Chicago, IL to discuss Transcranial Manetic Stimulation for tinnitus. Barry Keate was there.
 
     
International Tinnitus Forum 2009(27th): Tinnitus physicians and scientists met in San Diego, CA to discuss the latest treatments for tinnitus. Arches' President Barry Keate was there.
 
     
Sensorinueral Hearing Loss, topic at DC Confab:At an exclusive conference of ENTs discuss SNHL hearing loss, Ear Nose and Throat doc's 'rally round' the Tinnitus Formulas flag.  
     
"Walk for a Cure" and Tinnitus Seminar Slated in S. California: Two important tinnitus events take place May 16, 2009 in Southern California and if you can't make the Walk you can participate online!  
 
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people
     
Barry Keate, President of Arches Tinnitus Formulas, has had tinnitus for over 30 years. Read his story of recovery from tinnitus. Barry's desire to help other people with tinnitus is the genesis of the Arches Tinnitus Formulas  
     
Michael Seidman, MD, FACS is an Otolaryngologist (Ear, Nose and Throat doctor) and Neurotologic Surgeon and considered one of the top tinnitus experts in the US.  
     
A Personal Story of Tinnitus: Hector Lopez sent us with his story of despair, hope and ultimately recovery over tinnitus. We found it both compelling and uplifting.  
     
Tinnitus Support Groups: Getting together with others who have tinnitus may be just what the doctor ordered. One woman's inspiring story.  
 
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