If you suffer from tinnitus, or a constant 'ringing' in your ears, this bizarre trick you perform with your hands may provide you with some relief.

As psychotherapist Stephen Geller Katz, founder of the Tinnitus Cognitive Center, explains in this video from the YouTube series Blissful Thinking, tinnitus is the perception of sound when no external sound is actually present. For the 50 million Americans who suffer from it, this sound can take many different forms, including ringing, buzzing, hissing, and even clicking. It can be caused by many things, including ear obstructions, head or neck injuries, sinus pressure, brain injuries, drugs, and even medical conditions. But the most common cause is hearing loss.

I have hearing loss myself, so this tip caught my eye. I am mainly deaf in my left ear from an accident in my teens and it rings quite often. I was curious to try it myself, but also very skeptical. Here’s how it works:

Place your palms on your ears, allowing your fingers to wrap around the back of your head.