drawnacrol
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Didn't expect a lot of replies! Thats only a fraction of what I've learnt about T. I should really make a youtube channel if get the time. I'd dedicate my life to this if I could but I'm already trying to live several!
Are you taking a B-Complex. B12 on its own is often not enough because it needs the others to be properly absorbed and utilised in your body. B12 deficiency is a common cause of T and as you are well aware Vegetarians can have trouble meeting their targets. Are you taking a Tumeric supplement? it depends how you got your T. I've read testimonials where someone with stress induced T cured it with Tumeric, another where a war veteran cured his noise induced T with Tumeric, magnesium and Ginko in a night.
No problem at all! Tight muscles in your neck and jaw can cause T but its also the one most people recover form quickly once they discover the root cause. I presume you can change or modulate your T by moving your jaw and neck around? Have you ever had a neck massage?
Honestly I'd say we are about 10-20 years away from really solid treatments because of lack of funding and hearing aids dominating the market. At the moment there are companies experimenting with neurostimulation devices. The results have greatly varied but a certain percentage have had very promising results. The tech is still in its infancy but this how devices grow.
Hard disagree. If a person got Tinnitus from ototoxic medication like Aspirin. A quick google search will show up how aspirin can cause T by salycates coating the inner ear hair cells causing them to misfire. Aspirin is a big cause of T and stopping it in the majority of cases will allow the ear(s) to recover. If they keep taking Aspirin it can cause permanent hearing loss and T.
No I disagree again and its thinking like this how medical scientists and professionals have utterly failed tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus is a symptom and not a condition. Telling people to just deal with is like telling someone with depression to just deal with. There are so many mechanisms that cause T and many forms can be cured. Doctors lack so much education about T and most ENT's are just as un-educated if not even more so. They just want patients out of their office as quick as possible. With such apathetic medical professionals it leaves people with the only option of looking to the internet for answers.
There is mountains of proof. You need to really spend some time on the internet researching into Salycates, nitric oxide, mineral deficiencies, ear wax compaction, TMJ etc. but hey what would I know? I only went from jet engines and dentist drills to 95%+ silence from researching these "theories"........
You need to stop looking at T being solely caused by damaged hair cells. Again Tinnitus is a symptom and not a condition and noise damage is only one of many ways to cause T. There are so many mechanisms that cause T. Ear wax compaction can cause T and no surprise getting your ears cleaned can eliminate your T. Poor blood flow is a major cause of T and increasing nitric oxide production helps a lot of people which is why bioflavanoids like Ginko Bilbo are enough to cure people's T. Salt is a vasodilator meaning it restricts blood flow. If your T is caused by poor circulation(which is mostly down to nitric oxide production) it will exaggerate T. Anyone with Meniere's or blood flow caused T will attest to how bad salt can be. There are countless testimonials from people who's T was cured by taking blood pressure medication. B12 deficiency is also a big cause of T and supplementation is an easy fix. I could go on and on.
I've never understand the really negative thinking that so many T sufferers have. They get caught in a cycle convincing themselves nothing works and refuse to try or believe T can be cured. I get there are scams but if something that works for someone else doesn't work for you its not a scam, its a closed path and you need to move on to something else.
For me it is affected by:
1) Stress
2) Sleep
3) Diet and hydration
@drawnacrol Interestingly I do use a lot of turmeric, including drinks and plenty of curry, and I take a daily b supplement (we vegetarians need b12).
Are you taking a B-Complex. B12 on its own is often not enough because it needs the others to be properly absorbed and utilised in your body. B12 deficiency is a common cause of T and as you are well aware Vegetarians can have trouble meeting their targets. Are you taking a Tumeric supplement? it depends how you got your T. I've read testimonials where someone with stress induced T cured it with Tumeric, another where a war veteran cured his noise induced T with Tumeric, magnesium and Ginko in a night.
@drawnacrol thanks for the comprehensive explanation. I will try some of these.
I also have found that stress and sleep are major factors, I don't know though if they actually contribute to alter the perceived volume or just being more mentally fit helps on managing the burden.
I think mine is also affected by bruxism and some problems in my neck, at least it is what my ENT told me, apparently my audiometry is normal for my age.
Some treatments are on the verge of being approved by FDA, I hope in less than two years we have a solution.
No problem at all! Tight muscles in your neck and jaw can cause T but its also the one most people recover form quickly once they discover the root cause. I presume you can change or modulate your T by moving your jaw and neck around? Have you ever had a neck massage?
Honestly I'd say we are about 10-20 years away from really solid treatments because of lack of funding and hearing aids dominating the market. At the moment there are companies experimenting with neurostimulation devices. The results have greatly varied but a certain percentage have had very promising results. The tech is still in its infancy but this how devices grow.
Normally I’m all in favor of folks doing research for most things in life, but I almost always advise my patients to stay off the internet.
Hard disagree. If a person got Tinnitus from ototoxic medication like Aspirin. A quick google search will show up how aspirin can cause T by salycates coating the inner ear hair cells causing them to misfire. Aspirin is a big cause of T and stopping it in the majority of cases will allow the ear(s) to recover. If they keep taking Aspirin it can cause permanent hearing loss and T.
there are folks who certainly can use help, but for a majority of patients sometimes it is best to just leave it alone, as odd as that might sound.
No I disagree again and its thinking like this how medical scientists and professionals have utterly failed tinnitus sufferers. Tinnitus is a symptom and not a condition. Telling people to just deal with is like telling someone with depression to just deal with. There are so many mechanisms that cause T and many forms can be cured. Doctors lack so much education about T and most ENT's are just as un-educated if not even more so. They just want patients out of their office as quick as possible. With such apathetic medical professionals it leaves people with the only option of looking to the internet for answers.
There is no burden of proof to any claims that people make, many of which are based on completely fallacious "theories".
There is mountains of proof. You need to really spend some time on the internet researching into Salycates, nitric oxide, mineral deficiencies, ear wax compaction, TMJ etc. but hey what would I know? I only went from jet engines and dentist drills to 95%+ silence from researching these "theories"........
All the supplements under the sun, along with things like salt intake, BP control, etc would have little if any effect on the pathophysiology of what is actually wrong. It is feasible that dehydration may exacerbate tinnitus to a small degree, but the amount of dehydration would need to be life threatening before it actually affects the ionic concentrations and gradients of the endolymph and perilymph that bathe those damaged hair cells.
You need to stop looking at T being solely caused by damaged hair cells. Again Tinnitus is a symptom and not a condition and noise damage is only one of many ways to cause T. There are so many mechanisms that cause T. Ear wax compaction can cause T and no surprise getting your ears cleaned can eliminate your T. Poor blood flow is a major cause of T and increasing nitric oxide production helps a lot of people which is why bioflavanoids like Ginko Bilbo are enough to cure people's T. Salt is a vasodilator meaning it restricts blood flow. If your T is caused by poor circulation(which is mostly down to nitric oxide production) it will exaggerate T. Anyone with Meniere's or blood flow caused T will attest to how bad salt can be. There are countless testimonials from people who's T was cured by taking blood pressure medication. B12 deficiency is also a big cause of T and supplementation is an easy fix. I could go on and on.
I've never understand the really negative thinking that so many T sufferers have. They get caught in a cycle convincing themselves nothing works and refuse to try or believe T can be cured. I get there are scams but if something that works for someone else doesn't work for you its not a scam, its a closed path and you need to move on to something else.