In 1980, Felix Gad Sulman was researching the biological effects of positive ions (a.k.a. electric air pollution) on humans. During his research he discovered that positive ions, when inhaled, travel through the blood stream via the alveoli in the lungs and cause a number of health issues.
On the way to the lungs the positive ions enter the nasal passages and this, according to Sulman, triggers the pineal gland to produce excess serotonin. Among the health issues that he lists as part of this serotonin syndrome is tinnitus.
He likely discovered a correlation between acute (short-term) tinnitus and serotonin syndrome because chronic tinnitus would have been too difficult for him to condense into the scope of such a study. Noise induced cochlear cilia cell amputation wouldn't be able to be cured by serotonin control medications or as he suggests using non-ozone producing negative ionizers. He mentions that negative ions can only be good for the body but positive ions are not good for the body. Perhaps there is some cause for further research regarding this phenomenon.
Sulman further mentions a solution, that if non-ozone producing negative ionizer machines are used that the original positive ion intake can be reversed. If he is right, then it would make logical sense that negative ion machines reduce the length of time that it takes for ion induced acute tinnitus to cure itself. I want to stress the word acute (not chronic tinnitus). There is a difference. Acute always cures itself.
The central question for researchers is: Can non-ozone producing negative ion machines reduce the time that it takes for acute tinnitus to cure itself after positive ion inhalation?
This research finding by Sulman fascinated me. Amazon.com sells his book and the negative ionizers. I ordered a negative ionizer yesterday. When it arrives, I'll test it out and let you all know the result.
I have chronic severe tinnitus not acute tinnitus so I have my doubts. Just because a non-ozone producing negative ionizer might not work for me doesn't mean that it wouldn't work for someone else. My cilia cells are damaged beyond repair at this point, they are non-regenerative. I'm ever hopeful.
More information:
http://www.amazon.com/Ionization-Electric-Atmospherics-Phenomena-Publication/dp/0398039291/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383812479&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=The+effect+of+air+ionization+by+sulmn
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/science/july-dec13/tinnitus_11-06.html
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment