If you are suffering from humming ears, chances are you have what is called tinnitus.
Tinnitus is not uncommon, but it may not be as simple or as easy to cure as the common cold.
It is not an ailment but a symptom of oftentimes a more serious disease - reason enough to have yourself checked by a doctor if the sound you hear persists, or if it is unbearable.
If the danger of having a dangerous disease as the cause of your tinnitus has been ruled out, alternative remedies may be done to cure "humming ears".
There are a lot of remedies for the taking, but often the simplest ones are the most effective.
One such remedy is sound therapy, which is currently considered to be the most effective way of combating tinnitus.
In this method, white noise is used to reduce tinnitus in two ways - by obscuring the humming sound, and by encouraging the rewiring of the body's inhibitory pathways.
If the second effect is achieved, there is even the possibility of not only reducing tinnitus but eliminating it altogether.
A second method you can employ to relieve yourself of your humming ears is by doing therapy that relaxes the body and eliminates the feeling of stress - oftentimes a factor in the occurrence of tinnitus.
Therapy in this sense may either be in the form of physical activity like yoga, or aromatherapy.
A third method that is easy to do and has been proven effective is by injecting your diet with zinc-rich food, such as spinach, since in recent studies it was established that the said element can likewise help in reducing tinnitus.