Firstly, addressing the cause and not the symptom leads to lasting solutions, not temporary fixes. It’s like patching a pipe without noticing the underlying crack.
Secondly, “over band-aiding” is a common mistake when people are trying to fix something. It is possible to fix something so many times that the whole thing collapses. Think about trying to patch an old wine skin with new skins; evantually, everything will break and you’ll lose all of it. Instead, just invest in a new wine skin.
Finally, which would you choose; a bunch of little fixes that take 10 minutes every day, or a total solution that takes one hour once, then you’re done forever?
This is deciding between treating the symptom or finding the cause.