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Comments on a Product for Relief From Tinnitus


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QUESTION:  Please comment on this ad that I found in my health magazine that I
receive every month.  P.S.  You try it first and then tell your readers the
results.

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ANSWER:  The ad you sent proclaims in large capitals that the product will
afford relief from buzzing, ringing and pain in your ears.  Obviously you are
aware that I am one of the millions who suffer a condition known as tinnitus,
that peculiar chirping sound that never takes a rest, and frequently disturbs
mine.  The ad also states, quite correctly, that tinnitus (which is the
perception of sound by the sufferer without there being any source for the
sound) may result from a middle ear infection, wax in the ear, or due to nerve
deafness.  Consider that it may be caused by many other conditions as well
including foreign bodies in the ear, infectious processes including external
otitis, myringitis (infection of the ear drum), otitis media (infection of the
middle ear), labyrinthitis (infection of the inner ear), petrositis (infection
of the bone) syphilis and meningitis.  To those I could add eustachian tube
obstruction, otosclerosis, middle ear tumors, Meniere's Disease, problems due
to medications, cardiovascular disease and hypertension, anemia, low thyroid
function, noise-induced hearing loss, blast injury and head trauma.
Impressive list, and the pathology or the way they affect hearing is different
in almost every case.  Now this product which contains all natural products
including aloe, will correct the problem for a mere $10.00 for 1 ounce.  And
you want me to test it for you.  I am a dedicated and sometimes brave man, but
there is a limit even to my devotion to my readers.  It certainly stretches my
credibility that any such concoction could achieve even the most limited
results.  There are too many possible causes for tinnitus, and as you know
from reading my column, a good treatment must be directed to correct the
specific cause.  No one product could possibly do it all.  Tell you what, you
save the $10.00, I'll save what is left of my hearing, and I promise you that
this column will carry the news of the real cure for tinnitus, when and if
they ever find one.
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