Update January 6, 2024. According to the American Tinnitus Association, 21.4 million people in America suffer from ringing in the ears (tinnitus ). Unfortunately, I am one of those people. My battle with this disorder came on slowly in my left ear, but as it got worse, it's caused significant hearing loss. Here, for the first time, I will reveal the journey I've undertaken to try to find a natural cure for my tinnitus. Here also, I'll tell you about the supplements and other alternative treatments I've tried. I'm doing this to help others who are searching for answers. I'm also looking for answers myself, so if you, too, are dealing with this tinnitus, do tell me what has worked – and not worked – for you. I'm all ears…
How Did I Get Tinnitus?
I honestly have no idea. The ringing in my ears started around 2013 with a slight noise in my left ear. I didn't pay much attention to it at first. After a few months, because it was not going away, I decided to look into what was causing it. So I scheduled a hearing test. At that time, the doctors could not figure out what was causing my left ear ringing. Since I was not losing my hearing (back then), the doctors basically said: “deal with it.”
While this was not the news I wanted to hear, I'd already been dealing with it for several months, so I resigned myself to the fact that this was what life had in store with me.
At least my hearing was normal, I told myself…
After several months of going about my business, one night I had a god-awful pain/pressure in my left ear. It was maddening and actually hurt. Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I became dizzy – really dizzy. The bed was doing flip-flops and spinning. I could hardly get out of bed. In fact, I could not function. I spent the next day or so in bed, unable to work or do anything.
And then, as quick as it came, the dizziness left.
While the dizziness was gone, I still had tinnitus – and still do to this day.
Since that time, I've only had one other bout with severe dizziness. As bad as the ear ringing can be at times, at least I can function. The dizziness, on the other hand, is incapacitating.
A few things worth mentioning are that I did suffer a concussion in 2010, but that was three years before my symptoms started. I've asked doctors about this. Some say it's not related – because they occurred 3 years apart- but others say they might be related. I did have a head and neck MRI and it showed no physical damage.
I also seem to have temporomandibular joint disorder (usually called TMJ). TMJ is linked to tinnitus too. I believe my father had it also. I'm not aware of any tinnitus in my father and I've had TMJ for as long as I can remember. My tinnitus started in 2013.
Could all this be the perfect storm as they say? Who knows.
One other odd thing I've noticed is that the ringing in my left ear seems to get temporarily louder after I drink a smoothie for breakfast. This is especially so after I sit down at my desk (but it doesn't seem to occur if I'm standing). The smoothie I make has a lot of fruits and veggies in it. Fruits and veggies have a lot of potassium. One doctor thought this might be related to changes in the sodium/potassium pumps in the cells of my ears. Again, I can't be sure of this. I'm bringing this up in case it helps someone else.
As the months turned into years, I noticed a slight ringing in my right ear. This right ear tinnitus is not as bad as what I experience in my left ear, and there are times I don't even notice it.
Now that I've shared my story, let me now share with you the things I've done to try to cure tinnitus.
Tinnitus Tests and Medications
After several months of dealing with the ringing, my doctor prescribed a round of prednisone to see if this was related to inflammation. I must admit, I loved prednisone. I felt great, as if I were 20 years old again! Unfortunately, prednisone is not a drug you can stay on long, so after a week or so, I tapered off the medication.
Unfortunately, prednisone had no effect on tinnitus.
By this time, people started saying to me “maybe it's a tumor.” I doubted it was, but just to be safe, I oped to get an MRI of my head and neck. I had to pay for this out of pocket because insurance would not cover it (thanks for nothing, Aetna!).
Fortunately, the MRI was normal.
My Hearing Gets Worse
I could live with the ringing in my left ear, but unfortunately, I eventually started going deaf in that ear. It was a slow and subtle decline, but I knew something was happening when I began having trouble understanding people who spoke too fast or too low. To compensate I would orientate my head such that my good, right ear, was to the person speaking.
This eventually prompted me to seek the help of an ENT doctor. This physician diagnosed me with Meniere's disease and confirmed what I already knew: the hearing in my left ear was less than in my right ear.
He prescribed a water pill called Triamterene-HCTZ and advised me to eat a low-sodium diet and cut back on caffeine. I normally don't eat a lot of salt, and thanks to the book How Not To Die I was already eating a lot more fruits and veggies.
Reducing caffeine was harder to do, but I can now report that most days I don't have any.
But, because I didn't want to keep taking Triamterene-HCTZ forever, and because I was not satisfied with waiting and seeing if this would get worse, I decided to take matters into my own hands and see if there were some natural cures or treatments for tinnitus / Meniere's disease.
Here is a list of what I experimented with. If you think I should try anything else, leave your ideas in the comments below.
Supplements For Tinnitus
Many supplements are touted to improve ringing in the ears. Here is a brief review of what I experimented with, followed by a summary of the other alternative treatments I tried.
Many of the tinnitus supplements I purchased came from my local Vitamin Shoppe. When I could, I purchased their name-brand supplements because I've never seen anything bad about Vitamin Shoppe brands.
When Vitamin Shoppe did not have a name brand for what I was looking for, I purchased from other companies (Natures Bounty, Natures Made, etc.) that I felt had a good reputation and offered the supplement in an amount that could most easily help me reach the dosage I was looking for.
LipoFlavonoid
The first supplement I tried was Lipoflavonoid. This is arguably the best-known tinnitus supplement, thanks to its TV ads. Lipoflavonoid
contains a bioflavonoid (plant nutrient) from lemons called eriodictyol glycoside.
Research, conducted in the 1960s noted that bioflavonoids from lemons might help tinnitus. I took Lipoflavonoid for over 2 months but unfortunately did not find any significant relief.
See the LipoFlavonoid review for more info on the supplement and my experiment with it.
Better yet, watch the video and see the proof
Lemon Bioflavonoid
The extract in lipo flavonoid is also available as a stand-alone supplement. While I did not have much luck with Lipoflavonoid, I thought I'd go right to the source and just use the active ingredient.
I tried a lemon bioflavonoid supplement that contained:
- 1000 mg lemon bioflavonoid (50% active)
- 100 mg Hesperidin complex
- 100 mg Rutin complex
I took 1-2 tables for a month but did not notice any symptom relief.
N-Acetyl Cysteine
N-acetyl Cysteine (NAC) is a popular supplement because it can raise glutathione levels. Glutathione is a very strong antioxidant enzyme. Some researchers have noted that older men with ear ringing have more oxidative stress (free radical damage) than those without tinnitus. In theory, this might lead to blood vessel damage, resulting in ear ringing.
One report tells the story of a 47-year-old woman whose tinnitus had “largely disappeared” after taking 2 grams of NAC per day. She had tinnitus for 6 years prior to this for unknown reasons.
The report does not say how long the woman took NAC supplements, but based on this, I tried 2 grams of NAC for 1 month. I can't say, though, that I felt any different afterward. NAC is a fine antioxidant supplement, but for tinnitus, it just didn't work for me.
Here are NAC supplements on Amazon if you want to try them.
Can Acai Berry Improve Tinnitus
Some feel ringing in the ears is caused by free radical damage (oxidative stress), which kills the hair cells in the ears. Acai berries contain antioxidants, which, in theory, should neutralize free radicals and thus improve tinnitus hearing loss symptoms. So far one study appears to show people taking acai berry supplements show improvements in their symptoms. Here is a video I created to help you understand this research
Watch on my YouTube channel if you prefer.
Ginkgo Biloba
For a short period of time – against my better judgment -I started taking Ginkgo biloba to see if it helped. This was based on some evidence that ginkgo might help tinnitus symptoms. Most of the research was on an extract called EGB 761. While other research noted ginkgo did not work, I decided to try it anyway. For a couple of weeks, I used 60-120 mg of ginkgo per day.
I say against my better judgment because it has some evidence suggesting a risk of ginkgo causing brain bleeding.
Maybe I was overly paranoid, but I started getting headaches when I used ginkgo. I never get headaches and so this worried me. I stopped taking ginkgo after a couple of weeks and never took it again. I also saw no change in tinnitus while taking ginkgo either.
Pycnogenol
At the same time I was taking ginkgo, I also started taking pycnogenol based on one study showing it helped. The study I'm referring to used 150 mg of pycnogenol per day and noted improvement after 3-6 months. I chose to use 100 mg per day because I'm cheap and pycnogenol can be expensive.
I stopped taking pycnogenol after a month because I saw no improvement in tinnitus symptoms. The study said it might take 3-6 months to see changes, but I honestly found it hard to believe I would not notice anything after taking it for 30 days – especially when I was combining it with other healthy changes.
I know some will bash me on this. That is your prerogative.
Grape Seed Extract
Grape seed extract – like pycnogenol – is supposed to help blood vessels stay healthy and improve blood flow. If tinnitus is related to reduced blood flow to the ears (as some think it is) then it makes sense that things like grape seed extract might help. At least one study noted grape seed extract improved nitric oxide production. Nitric oxide relaxes blood vessels, allowing for better blood flow.
I tried grape seed extract (100 mg/ day) for a month but saw no change in tinnitus noise symptoms. I picked 100 mg per day because I could not find any direct human research that revealed an actual amount that might work. Basically, I took a guess here.
Korean Red Ginseng
Ginseng is complicated because there is more than one type. One study noted that 1500-3000 mg per day of Korean red ginseng experienced improvements in their “quality of life.” This was determined by questionnaires the people completed before and after this 4-week study.
Even though Korean red ginseng did not improve tinnitus symptoms, the people in the study felt their quality of life was better. My overall quality of life is pretty good, but I reluctantly thought I'd give it a try and see what happened.
I used about 1500 mg of Korean red ginseng for a month. I noticed no difference in my tinnitus symptoms.
Taurine
Taurine is an amino acid. There is a rat study that showed taurine helped tinnitus (I have no idea how they figured that out). While this was only a rat study, I did some math and determined they used between 67 mg/kg and 294 mg/kg. For a human of my weight, this was roughly equal to 1000 mg and 4000 mg per day.
So, I split the difference and took about 2000 mg of taurine per day for a month. Unfortunately, I saw no change in ear-ringing symptoms. Because it was only a rat study, I knew it was a long shot, but I felt it was worth a try.
Avoid CBD Products For Tinnitus
Some research suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) may increase the severity of tinnitus. After I reported on the original research – out of an abundance of caution – I heard from several people who reported worsening of tinnitus symptoms after using CBD products and smoking marijuana. Here are two videos that highlight the evidence.
Original Research
New Cannabis Tinnitus Research
Other Tinnitus Therapies
I not only experimented with supplements. I also actively sought out other therapies that might help tinnitus. Here is a brief review of the other alternative therapies I tried.
Acupuncture
There have been studies showing acupuncture helps tinnitus. That said, when taken as a whole, the general conclusion is that it may or may not help. This may be due to problems with how some of the studies were conducted.
Either way, I found an acupuncturist who listed on her website that she could provide tinnitus relief. I did six – 45-minute treatments. I was pretty aggressive with the acupuncture, doing 2 treatments a week, for 3 weeks total.
While the acupuncture was very relaxing, it did not reduce the ringing in my ears. While it's true it may take longer than this to work, the acupuncturist told me I should start to see improvements after 2-3 treatments. I noticed no change in my tinnitus symptoms during or after my treatments.
Chiropractic
At least, one study has noted chiropractic treatments can help people with Meniere's disease. One study that is frequently cited online is of a 40-year-old woman who had tinnitus for 2 years. Within 2 weeks of receiving chiropractic treatments, she was basically cured.
Based on that case report, I sought out a chiropractor to see if it might help me. Unfortunately, I don't think it worked. I did three chiropractic adjustments over three weeks. During the first treatment, I did not feel any different (no better and no worse). About 30 minutes after the second treatment, however, I started to feel dizzy, and this persisted in various degrees for about a week.
On the final visit, I was not adjusted – based on what happened the week beforehand – and just received some gentle massage and ultrasound. That did not help either. I did not continue with that particular chiropractic because I felt 3 weeks was enough, but more than that, I was skittish that further treatments might make the vertigo return.
I followed this up with another chiropractor who, I was told, specializes in the spine and neck area. She performed cranial sacral therapy (see the next section), but I did not notice a difference. I did not continue to see this therapist because her schedule only allowed me to get an appointment about every month or so. I thought that was too long to wait between treatments so I did not continue.
Cranial Sacral Therapy
Craniosacral therapy refers to a type of gentle massage of the head and neck. It's very different than traditional chiropractic treatments. There are no adjustments with cranial sacral therapy. The internet is full of websites that claim this therapy can help. So, I sought out two different massage therapists who specialize in this. The first therapist I only saw once because of the distance and because I could not get appointments close enough to each other to see if it was effective.
The next massage therapist I saw gave me the opportunity to have 3 treatments, each separated by 1 week. In the end, while I liked craniosacral therapy (it was very relaxing), I did not feel it worked. I felt no difference during or between treatments.
Tai Chi Chih
Tai chi chih is a form of tai chi. I have a friend who teaches this who told me stories of people whose tinnitus improved after doing this type of exercise. So, I took a class that lasted 8 weeks with one 50 -60-minute class each week. I attended most classes, but I freely admit that I did not practice the exercises when I was not in class. This was my fault.
Whether Tai Chi Chih helps tinnitus/ Meniere's disease or not, I cannot say. I can only say I did not feel any different during classes or afterward.
So, Where Am I Now…?
I wish I had good news. So, I wrote this review in 2017. Since then, things have slowly deteriorated. I estimate I've lost about 90% of the hearing in my left ear. It was a slow decline, but it was a decline nonetheless. The tinnitus varies. Some days it's very loud and others I almost don't even notice it. Most days, I'm very aware of it. I
My quest to find a tinnitus cure continues…
I'm sorry to say I don't have many answers for you. I wish I could point you to something that helped me. If you're looking for a supplement, I'd start with LipoFlavonoid first. It has some evidence, and people have told me it may work. Because tinnitus comes in many shapes and sizes, don't take what I say as gospel. What didn't work for me may work for you. If nothing else, I hope I gave you some ideas to help you on your own journey to find a cure.
Interesting Larry, have not heard of stem cell activators. You will have to keep us abreast as time goes on. However, I did go to a very prominent stem cell facility here in town to see if this was a viable option for tinnitus. Of course, not to my surprise, it is not. Mainly because where would you inject the cells, they are just not that far ahead with this.
But I do believe that one day it will be a good option. They have a ton of success with knees, backs, hands and hips. They also use umbilical cord stem cells because, as an answer to your question, they are strong, new, healthy cells compared to our older, sicker stem cells in our bodies. They have produced the best results from umbilical cord cells. Famous people like Shaq and other athletes have used them with great success.
And just so you know, because it does sound kind of disturbing, the cord cells are all donated by the babies parents and undergo rigorous testing to look for any abnormalities that would not make them good candidates. Pretty interesting stuff going on with stem cells.
Debbie, I agree one-day stem cells may hold promise for many conditions. I’m glad the stem cell facility was honest in their assessment of the science of stem cells and tinnitus. Because of their promise, there is a lot of hype. In this NYT article, a woman lost her sight after stem cells were injected into her eye https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/15/health/eyes-stem-cells-injections.html
Wow Joe, that is a scary article. I don’t think I could ever have someone put a needle in my eye as an experiment. The clinic I went to spoke specifically about using your own stems cells and not having to be FDA approved along with the fact that the outcomes are never as good as expected because let’s face it, if your old so aren’t your stem cells too? Which is why they use the umbilical cord cells. It makes sense to me.
They actually said Shaquille ONeal had two stem cell ops with his own stem cells with not much success. After going to this clinic and using the umbilical cord cells he is doing great now. As you and I know research, research, research before ever doing anything new.
Debbie, yeah I know it freaked me out too when I read it. I agree I’d never let anyone stick a needle in my eye either! I think sometimes people get caught up in the hype and publicity around something. It does make sense that as we age, our stem cells age too.
That’s so interesting the clinic told you about Shaquille ONeal. Technically I don’t think medical professionals are supposed to disclose that kind of private information about their patients. Its called the HIIPA law. I’m not a legal expert but I wonder if they violated it by disclosing info on Shaq? Maybe he gave them permission do disclose it?
With newer and better medical breakthroughs being discovered it appears that right now stem cell therapy is one of the newest to create healing in the human body.
Knowing that nerve/tissue damage can take considerable time to heal especially when damaged by environmental toxins in our food and water not to mention heavy metals injected directly into our blood stream by vaccines. Before any real healing can take place we must stop poisoning ourselves and thoroughly detox our bodies.
I always wondered why stem cells needed to be taken out of our body and then re-injected. Isn’t there a way to wake them up in the body? It looks like there is. A company has developed an oral liquid that is specific to various organs and functions in the human body. This is not stem cells, but a stem cell activator. I’ve been trying various types for the past few months and although it is recommended to use them for a couple of months I have only tried each type for 1 month. (Actually only 3 to 4 weeks at most per type)
I really can’t say that positive results are solely due to the stem cell activators as I supplement with a lot of nutritional supplements and do various detoxes. But I have noticed “an improvement” in the areas that I have used the activators for, after 2 to 3 weeks of use. My tinnitus is still there, however, a few weeks is hardly long enough to judge. I will say that if there is any change it seems a little softer.
Also, due to the variety of activators you can’t be really sure which one will be the answer. Ex. is it the brain and eye activator, or the central nervous system activator. I purchase the activators from bodyredesigning.com . You can also search through the mfg. website for other locations to purchase the activators.
Larry, I’ve heard of stem cell activators. For what it’s worth, I have not seen any proof they increase stem cell proliferation in humans. I would agree an activator of stem cells would be less risky than injecting stem cells directly. I’ve heard bad outcomes from injecting stem cells. I’d need to see proof stem cell activators work especially since the ones I’ve seen were pretty expensive.
So Rick, I am very interested in this laser therapy but you are way beyond my laser comprehension. So can you dummy it down a bit and explain to me how wearing something on your wrist is helping your ears.
Also, when you are talking about the different levels of exposure what would be a normal health exposure for your ears and what is excessive. I’m just so curious about this whole laser thing. Thanks for taking the time!
Hi Debbie,
As I previously mentioned the laser watch has an external earpiece that has a laser diode inside it. The laser output is class 1 , which is eye safe and will NOT cause any harm to your inner ear. For laser safety standards, classification see this link here ” https://lasersafetyfacts.com/laserclasses.html ” and here ” https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/references/laser-safety-guide ”
Hope this helps.
Rick
OMgosh Joe I got so excited about an up to date website where the people actually responded, on top of talking to people that could relate to what I was going through, I never even looked through the whole website. I just thought this was a forum and had no idea about your background etc. You are a wealth of information and responsive and caring, amazing in this day and age. I’m even more excited I found this site. Thank you!
As far as the NUCCA Chiropractor that was the first thing I said to him was I can not let you crack my neck and he agreed and said that NUCCA is not that type of chiropractor service and he never cracks necks. So that started us on the right foot. He is very open to anything I try or don’t want to try, but best of all he is so positive that he can help me and so when I’m having bad weeks he keeps me going with his positivity.
He does keep telling me nerve damage takes a long time to heal, I just wish I could feel a little more in terms of a little less noise and then I would feel a little more optimistic. But I will continue with the 3 month plan, have my neck re-examined and then see what the next phase entails…more money I’m sure. However, I do feel it is important to get my neck straightened out because that alone can and was creating problems for me, so at this point, it is a win-win situation.
Hey Debbie, I completely understand. In this day and age so many don’t respond when people leave comments. I’ve noticed that happening on sites I’ve left questions too. I have several hundreds of reviews on a bunch of topics between this and my supplementclarity.com site. I’m glad you found me too 🙂
Im really glad to hear your chiropractor is positive about his ability to help. I was just reading about the lack of bed-side manner in doctors and how patients would wish more doctors were better with social skills. Im happy you found one who is. Nerves do take time to grow back. I guess you can’t get insurance to cover some of those chiropractor visits?
Hello, so glad I found this link because I have suffered with tinnitus since a teenager and am now 63 years old. Obviously it started out light and got worse and worse with age. Recently I decided to take CBD oil for anxiety relief and in my second week of taking it my ringing got even louder to the point I was wondering how am I going to live like this.
So I knew I could no longer “just live with it” like so many doctors had told me over the years. So I started going to a NUCCA chiropractor who said my neck discs were all compressed and he thinks compressing my nerves causing nerve damage. Nerve damage is something that takes months to years to heal, unlike muscle damage.
I’m in my second month of 3 times a week going to him and so far my neck is responding but my tinnitus is not. Although he and I both are not surprised since it’s only been a month a half. However, I have noticed many different changes in my head and the noise goes from bad to worse to bad again. Never bad to better except for a very few days along the way where I felt a tiny bit of relief.
This week however the noise has gotten relentless and so loud which has brought me back to the computer trying to find something or someone who has tried something I have not. It is very depressing to live with this kind of noise in your head all the time. When I was having a few better days I was so appreciative but it never lasts and that makes it even worse.
I’ve tried so many different supplements but in my research today read that too much Vit. D can cause ringing so I’m going to lay off of that and maybe up my B12 which I read is important. I pray every night for relief and to go backwards this past week has been so upsetting.
I will continue to read your posts as it is nice to hear people with the same issues and maybe someone will come upon something that can help us all.
Oh, should mention two things.
One, no one ever tells you CBD can make tinnitus worse just like so many medications but after mine got worse I went online to look it up and there were several reports on how it can do this.
Second, I’m also using a CD for sound therapy for tinnitus but again so far for me seemed to help the first couple times but not lately. Sorry so long but when you’ve had it as long as I have I guess you have lots to say. 🙂
HI Debbie, say as much as you like. I read everything people post here 🙂 So sorry to hear you’ve been dealing with tinnitus so long. I really do commiserate with what you are going through. While Ive said in the past I thought my tinnitus was getting better, the last month for me, its actually gotten worse. Even my hearing loss in my left ear had decreased. In the past I could judge I was getting better by being able to hear cars coming behind me as I rode my bicycle. Not anymore. Also the ringing has gotten worse – louder and it seems like a wishing/whirling sound now. That’s different from the high-pitched sound I usually hear. Im not sure what caused the change?
I have a friend who said his tinnitus was helped by an anti-anxiety medicine a doctor prescribed. Maybe that is why you considered CBD for your tinnitus? After investigating supplements for over 20 years, I can tell you nothing has generated as much buzz/hype as CBD has. There is BIG money to be made in CBD. Despite the hype, there’s a LOT we don’t know about what it does and doesnt do. The only thing CBD appears to help is epilepsy. Eventually that will change as more research comes out.
I really want to thank you for alerting me to CBD. I looked up CBD for tinnitus and you are right. Some websites are saying it helps but I also found this rat study which noted CBD might make tinntius worse https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4364172/ While this is a rat study, I based on this, would NOT use CBD for tinnitus until it’s proven not to make it worse – and better yet, proven to help reduce it from occurring.
I will be posting this on my Instagram and facebook pages to alert others too.
I do hope the chiropractor helps you. I wish It did for me. If it works do let me know. I would try it again if I thought it might help.
If I can be of any help to you or you just want someone to listen, feel free to share. Im always here 🙂
Hi Joe, thank you for your response. So nice to talk with someone who is going through the same thing I am. I feel my anxiety has gotten worse lately and that was my thought behind the CBD but also I was hopeful maybe it would help with tinnitus too. They talk about it like it’s a miracle drug and can help anything. My fault for not looking it up before I started taking it. Found several articles after the fact.
I am glad you will be sharing the info on your sites as there is never any mention of that being a side effect, but then at this point, there is no law to list side effects. Sorry, yours is getting worse, it is so discouraging when you start having improvements and then go back to square one, which is exactly where I have been this last week.
I know the chiropractor is helping my neck and shoulder issues, as for the tinnitus that will take a lot more time before I can see real changes. But it’s worth trying. I also am going to go to a biological dentist to see about having my mercury fillings out as I always thought that might have something to do with the tinnitus. As mercury is toxic to the brain.
Looking up on the internet you get two different stories on that, but I always tend to lean towards the natural way of thought over conventional. Did you ever try Arches Natural Products, I just found this website this morning and that shows some promise. I would love to know if anyone ever used them. He has a very good article on tinnitus and mercury fillings.
I hope that putting out as much information as we find can at least help someone since tinnitus can come from so many different sources.
Thanks again Joe.
Hi Debbie,
I totally understand. Tinnitus can be debilitating. Do you use a white noise machine in bed? I use the ceiling fan in the bedroom which seems to do a nice job. It sounds odd but I also sometimes use the tinnitus sound itself as “white noise” just focusing on that before I fall asleep. oddly, it does seem to work for me sometimes.
I do hope the chiropractor helps. I did not give that too much time because the chrio I saw said if it’s going to work, I should see benefits soon. The fact I didn’t – and I felt worse after one adjustment – made me not continue with it. I do hope you have better luck.
Do investigate getting your fillings removed before you invest the money on this. It can be expensive and I’m not sure if having mercury fillings removed will improve tinnitus symptoms.
There is some evidence mercury fillings may play a role in hearing loss at higher frequencies, here’s a study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19085401
Hearing loss can be complicated. It’s all not due to tinnitus. It’s possible the action of mercury fillings on hearing loss is not related to tinnitus. I’m not sure either way. I’ve have not considered this until you brought it up.
Here is a nice review of the history of mercury fillings and research on its health effects. Tinnitus is not addressed. Overall though the authors don’t see much to worry about as far as health otehr effects are concerned. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3388771/ Im sure a dentist can give you better insights on this.
I’ve never heard of Arches Natural Products. Do they have a tinnitus supplement? I will have to add them to my list of products to review (I really do have a list LOL)
Did you know the American Tinnitus Association has a podcast? Its on iTunes (apple podcasts) and Im sure other places too.
Hi Joe, amazingly through all the noise I have to listen to it has not affected my sleeping too much. I read before bed and read until either I fall asleep or my head is bobbing so I know I’m soooo tired and then I fall right to sleep. Within 1 to 2 minutes so I have no time for my brain to start thinking about anything.
I have been reading a lot of articles on mercury and fillings so I will be interested in seeing what the dentist says. Seeing as how he is a biological dentist I’m sure he will suggest taking them out just for the amounts of mercury being released into my body. I’ll keep you informed.
Also, as far as the chiropractor, I’m going to a NUCCA chiropractic which is called the gentler chiropractor. He does not do the snap, crackle and pop stuff of a regular chiropractor. His touches are so mild and concise you walk out wondering could that possibly do anything. But in the first month I did have so many changes going on in my head, this month has not been so great. But he says this is all normal with the changes going up and down and again for tinnitus it is not a quick fix like muscle issues. Nerve issues take a long time and we are figuring I have had this issue for probably twenty years with the compressed neck discs.
The other thing I mentioned with the arches supplements yes he has many for tinnitus. Things I have already been using but not in such high doses and probably not as good supplements. I do believe in buying high-end supplements as the typical brands use too little or not the right compounds and lots of horrible fillers in their supplements. You have to be very careful who you trust with supplements. So I will probably give these a try.
Debbie, that’s very interesting what you said about NUCCA chiropractors. I’ve never heard of NUCCA before. So there is no neck cracking? That’s the thing that freaked me out the most. I did not like that feeling and I’ve heard a few bad things from it over the years. I’m really interested in learning what happens as you work with the NUCCA chiropractor.
True what you said about some supplement companies. I’m not sure if you saw it but I have an entire website devoted to reviewing supplements. http://supplementclarity.com/
Hi Debbie,
I wear the device on my wrist but it has an external laser emitter as well. The laser watch has several lasers emitting red light from the bottom of the watch. I use the external laser emitter that’s built into what looks like an earphone, which I can comfortably insert in my ear. The laser watch has several modes of operation to control the laser output as follows:
1. The laser output can be emitted from the bottom of the laser watch or the external earpiece emitter, separately, or both together at the same time if you wish. The type of laser output can be set for pulsed operation or CW (constant wave, always ON). When you turn the laser watch ON, it defaults to 30 minutes of operation but increases the operation time in 10 minutes intervals, 40, 50 or 60 minutes total.
I hope this clarifies things so you have a better understanding of its operation.
I also use a percussive electronic massager to lessen shoulder and relieve neck muscle tension which may also cause problems with Tinnitus.
In regards to dental mercury fillings. I had all mine removed but still suffer from Tinnitus. I find that a percussive massager offers relief and also recently bought a laser therapy device that also helps. ” https://www.ebay.ca/itm/650nm-Wrist-Laser-Therapy-Apparatus-High-Fat-Blood-Watch-High-Blood-Pressure-NEW/352436586110?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649 “
Rick, Thanks for that feedback. I’m sorry to hear removing the mercury fillings did not help. Thank gizmo is pretty interesting. They say it can also lower cholesterol, fat in the blood, blood sugar etc. Pretty big claims. Have you ever checked to see if it did any of that stuff?
I agree that the extra claims stated are likely overblown but a lot of research has been taking place since the advent of lasers so some of it may allude to health benefits backed by R & D. The laser watch emits laser output via the watch base and also via an external emitter. The external emitter can fit comfortably in your ears or nose. The output is class one, less than 5 milliwatts so relatively safe.
I designed and built several laser projectors for entertainment purposes but also made a few laser scanners for medical therapy. I was considering building my own laser watch but soon discovered the laser watch on Ebay which saved me from reinventing the wheel.
The two medical laser scanners I designed and built operate at 635 nanometers and 905 nM. I use the laser scanners to eliminate toenail fungus, skin lesions, speed up healing, reduce swelling and pain from arthritis, etc… The longer the wavelength the deeper the laser light penetrates.
My health is fairly good and I do not suffer from any cholesterol, high blood sugar, blood pressure problems whatsoever, mostly due to mindful diet and proper exercise, so NO I have not tried to see if the laser watch could help on those issues.
Thanks for your response Rick. My chiropractor has been using laser on me but so far nothing much has happened. I have several reasons for my tinnitus that I know of and the chiropractor is working on getting my neck straightened out and releasing some of the nerves, which are probably damaged.
Nerve damage can take up to a year to heal if they are going to at all. Just curious about this device you are talking about, you wear it on your wrist and it is actually helping your tinnitus? The laser I use goes up against my neck and/or ears basically trying to relieve inflammation. Like I said so far it hasn’t helped.
I’ve had ppl tell me anti anxiety meds and muscle relaxants lowered or got rid of their T. Problem was side effects for some. This shows that T resides in neck, shoulders and trigger points in the body where past trauma lives.
Trigger point therapy can help lower T as it releases toxins and trapped emotion which causes the body yo tense up.
Ive never tried either of those. Muscle relaxants are scary because the heart is a muscle too (dont want that to relax too much!)
I have too tell everyone that I did find relief
My tinnitus started after my heart attack January 31 of this year I actually thought it was due to the medication that I was taken my doctors assured me that it was not.
So I started taking Lipo flavonoid , it wasn’t helping.
So I started taking Tinnitus 911
Together with Lipo flavonoids
Within a month I started feeling Better
I also stop drinking any coffee with caffeine all I drink now is water, I also go to sleep by 8 o’clock which gives me a great nights sleep .
Since I started this program it’s been two months. three out of the four days I am tinnitus free and it feel great
I can deal with 1 bad day out of 4.
Hopefully as time goes on I hope to actually beat it but only time will tell.
Hi Dean, that’s very interesting and Im glad to hear the combination of lipoflavinold and Tinnitus 911 helped. Im not sure if anyone has tried that combo before. Im sure avoiding caffeine has also helped as it’s also linked to tinnitus. I agree 1 bad day out of 4 is doable.
Six things for you to try.
1. you could have mercury exposure from a bunch of MERCURY amalagram fillings, that degrade over time, you could try DMSA chelation to remove the mercury to see if that improves things.
2. You could have calcification of parts of the ear or hardened arteries going to the ears, almost impossible to see on imaging, you could try EDTA chelation, either by iv from a Dr or EDTA suppositories (oradix is what I use).
3. You could have scar tissue in the neck or around the back of the ear causing problems, try Gua Sha/Graston technique on your neck, back of skull, around the back of your ears, demonstrations on youtube
4. You could have been exposed to a toxic chemical at some point, you could try light fasting several times over several days to see if that helps. Filtered Water/Tea fasting, but a backup apple if you feel lightheaded, for 1 to 5 days, works for me.
5. I looked into Meniere’s disease for my Dad, who also has ear ringing and some people think it might be caused by a viral infection, you can try to get famvir, an antiviral from a doctor to see if that helps. I know several real life friends who have gotten nerve damage from vaccines, could also be a way you got the ear damage, some of the viruses arent dead and there are heavy metal preservatives in the vaccines as well, damage takes awhile to show up.
6 There is a study of high dose biotin (~300mg) encouraging re myelination after neuropathy. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211034815000061
Charles, thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. I have never tried chelation therapy. Some have wondered if my tinnitus was related to head trauma I experienced about 2 years prior to all this showing up. At the end of the day, its possible but speculation. I’ve never thought of a viral infection. Thanks for the tip!
Hello,
Just found your website today and I’ve loved reading the supplement reviews! Already saved me some money. Regarding this post (tinnitus), I was wondering what you thought about the clinical trial discussed in this “lab report” (link below, at end) by Michigan Medicine? It’s regarding a mechanical device that supposedly trains the brain to ignore the phantom sounds of tinnitus. I could try reading the article myself, but I haven’t taken any biology/chemistry in ~10 years (I’m an astrophysics grad student). So, I’m quite curious what you think of it.
An aside: while I do hope they succeed in developing a treatment, I’m rather sad how the world of medicine develops rather costly solutions. It would be nice if there was a medicine equivalent of open source code / the free software foundation. To that end, if you do take a look at the study, how difficult do you think it would be to develop such a device oneself?
I don’t have tinnitus myself, but my dad does (just got it a few months ago), so I’d be unsurprised if I develop it later in life too. But also, it would be ideal if he (and other people such as yourself) didn’t have to wait several years for their phase II to end and then still have to pay presumably an exorbitant sum for the treatment.
Best,
Ryan
https://labblog.uofmhealth.org/lab-report/first-test-specially-timed-signals-ease-tinnitus-symptoms
Hi Ryan, thanks for sharing that link! Ive heard of this research. Some have told me they have had good results with their own percussion device which they have made. I also noticed several years ago my tinnitus temporary got better after I was in an MRI machine (which are very loud). I would not be surprised if this sound-based technology showed positive results.
I know the tinnitus foundation has a podcast but I don’t think they have addressed this technology yet. I’m looking forward to learning how the research on this progresses – and crossing my fingers too :).
I’m glad you found me and that I’ve been able to help you save money on supplements 🙂
Hi Joe,
Both my wife and I suffer from occasional tinnitus. We do notice that it kicks in after we have a meal and it doesn’t matter what we have to eat, fruit/veggie smoothie, soup, stir fry, sandwich, coffee, wine. Even though we have reduced our protein to about 10%, reduced carbs, increased fruits and veggies, there is no difference in outcome.
The technique of covering both ears with the palms of your hands and snapping your index and second finger onto the back of the head seems to work but only temporarily.
I will continue to experiment and try my TENS unit and also a low current (under 4 milliamps) D.C. pulse stimulation device I made. I’ll let you know If that helps.
I really thought the Tinnitus 911 product was a scam, specially this long product video fighttinnitusnow.com
Thanks for a great forum , the healing therapy journey continues.
Rick
Hi Rick, do keep us posted if you turn up anything that works. My case is very similar to you and your wife – the tinnitus trigger doesn’t matter what I eat either. Its crazy.
I tried using my TENS unit coupled with a DC current source and varied the electrode placement but it didn’t reduce the tinnitus symptoms so back to the ear covering and finger snapping technique that does work for both my wife and I.
I might try making a device that can do the tapping for me and experiment with that If i have time. Will advise If I develop such a device and hopefully positive results.
Take care
Rick
Rick thanks for the update. I’ll be interested to know what happens if you make that device 🙂
Hi Joe,
Rather than reinvent the wheel I found a percussive type of massager that goes over the shoulders and drapes around the neck so you can position it wherever it’s required. It has 5 program modes and 8 levels of adjustable intensity. I adjust it to my comfort level and cover my ears when I use it and it seems to provide relief from Tinnitus that sets in after a meal. I found it at Amazon ” https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0714691Y6?ref_=pe_3034960_233158960_shiptrack_e_404_dt_1 “
Rick, thanks for that! I did a quick search on the US Amazon and didn’t see it offered. I also didn’t see it listed on the Naipo website. Either way, I’m so glad its giving you some relief! Next time I’m at Bed Bath and Beyond I’ll look to see if they have it. They often sell massage devices.
Joe,
Update: Hedge trimmer fix
There is a video on Youtube that suggests that by using a musical program to duplicate your tinnitus sound one can train the brain to ignore a particular sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lA4kSkZCp6w
I think that jet engine technology uses the same effect by nulling out the loud jet engine sound by using a jet sound to neutralize the engine sound.
Does this really work? Keep reading.
Yesterday I decided to trim my hedges. I connected my electric hedge trimmer and began trimming a bush. After approx 2 minutes I turned the hedge trimmer off and got a big surprise. My tinnitus was now twice as loud.
Beginning to panic I thought that I better quit before I go completely nuts. The hedge trimmer makes a sound like my tinnitus on steroids. (loud) I decided to finish the bush before quitting.
After another 2 minutes I again turned the trimmer off and……what? Now all I heard was the birds and natural nature sounds. NO tinnitus.
I decided to trim two more bushes and each time I turned off the trimmer my tinnitus was hard to notice. I could faintly hear a high pitch which gradually over the next few hours returned to my usual tinnitus, but not as strong.
Have any bushes that need trimming?
Bluesky, that is so interesting! When I first developed tinnitus I got an MRI to rule out anything serious. MRIs are loud and I also noticed I had hardly any ringing after the MRI. Coincidence? I’ve since also noticed I sometimes have less tinnitus after listening to headphones while working out (I never play the music/postcards too loud).
Maybe you and that guy in the video are on to something?
Hello Joe,
Over the past few years I have developed tinnitus and a few months ago it became more annoying. I did some online research and saw that the Univ of Michigan was doing research into tinnitus using electro current stimulation with electrodes on the back of the neck/skull.
After reading that I whipped out my TENS unit and put two electrodes on my neck at the base of the skull. I had no idea what settings to use and I was hesitant to be too aggressive so I played around with a few different settings on and off for about 20 min.
I didn’t notice any change in tinnitus at the time but a few hours later I realized that my tinnitus had faded significantly. I now only use it when it becomes annoying. I have since found a couple of research articles relative to using TENS treatment on PubMed.
My little TENS unit however can’t duplicate the settings used in the research, but apparently it isn’t hard to stumble upon something that works.
Last year I had a rather serious viral infection that caused severe palpitations and arrhythmia. An examination by a heart doctor revealed no significant issues with my heart (I’m 71 yoa) but suggested ablation as a possible treatment. Ahhh, I don’t think so. I’m looking for natural cures, not monkey wrench technique.
There is a popular doctor (veterinarian) that periodically answers questions on online talk shows. He states that nearly all such heart related issues are caused by narrowing of the first four vertebrae in the neck (putting pressure on the nerves). I do have neck issues.
When I used the TENS unit on the back of my neck, expecting to reduce my tinnitus I got a big surprise when all palpitations and arrhythmia immediately stopped and didn’t once return for approximately 36 hours.
Fifteen cents per kilowatt of electricity can go a long way here.
To your health, Bluesky
Hi Bluesky, that is very interesting what you said about the TENS unit helping your tinnitus. I’ve never heard of this before. That might be worth a try. Also very interesting about how the TENS helped your heart palpitations arrhythmia. We do have a nerve in our neck called the vagus nerve. The vagus nerve can effect heartbeat. In reading your words, I wondered if maybe the TENS unit helped your palpitations by interacting with the vagus nerve? Either way, I’m glad it helped 🙂
I hope you find relief. I have had a super high pitch that I hear 24/7 for as long as I can remember, easily my teens and I turn 48 this year. I will however say that you didn’t take ANY of those supplements long enough to know if they will make a difference.
Natural remedies take time and taking something for 2 to 3 months is simply not long enough. Your body is damaged (mine too) and it takes time to heal if it is going to heal. It may take a year or longer of taking some or all of the different supplements to see any effects. One thing that is for sure, they are not going to harm your health.
The problem with most Americans/western folks is they want a quick cure and if it isn’t working within a few weeks they move on to the next thing. Your body just doesn’t work like that. Now that I have a better income I’ll definitely look into these various supplements and see if anything will help.
Hi Charles, so sorry to hear you have been dealing with tinnitus since your teenage years! I appreciate your feedback too. Its possible I did not use the supplements long enough. In my defense, some of the research indicated it would not take a long time before improvements were noticed. I felt gave some of the supplements (LipoFlavonoid) long enough to see a difference.
One supplement- ginkgo – I did not give long enough and that’s because I thought it was giving me headaches. I’ve suspected ginkgo as causing strokes in some people and that’s another reason I really did not want to take it. With the acupuncture I gave it longer than the acupuncturist said it would take.
Please do keep me posted on what you try that works -or doesn’t – for you. I’m always on the look out for new therapies/supplements which might help/ cure my tinnitus.
Hi Joe. I’m going into my 2nd year with Meniere’s/Tinitis in my right ear. I’ve also been through the Prednisone, water pill thing with my ENT with no relief. I’m currently receiving chiropractic and acupuncture treatments and taking a Chinese herbal supplement called Liu Jun Zi Tang that my acupuncturist recommended.
I’ve gotten some relief over the last 8 months or so with this routine but I’m looking for more consistent results. Some days my hearing ranges between 20%-60% with ringing from zero to very loud and pressure from none to moderate. I appreciate you trying all of these supplements and for sharing your results.
I’m going to hope that I can be one of the 70% that get relief from Lemon Bioflavonoid and/or NAC. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thank you for a great article, Thomas
Hi Thomas, thanks for sharing and for the heads up on Liu Jun Zi Tang. Ive never heard of it. I will definitely try to find out more about it. I do hope it and lemon bioflavonoid / NAC help you and look forward to learning of your progress.
I have Tinnitus that is wildly loud. I have been through all of the things you listed also with no help at all. Now, I am seeing a spinal surgeon for problems in my neck and he told me that cervical arthritis can also cause the ringing. I started using a cervical traction device (Saunders) for my neck and it may be helping with the Tinnitus.
Gary, that is very interesting. Thanks for sharing bringing this up. I’m not sure if I have any arthritis in my neck (my neck doesn’t hurt at all). I’m slowly starting to think my tinnitus is related to a dysfunction with the sodium/potassium pumps in my ear cells. I’ve noticed my tinnitus gets louder when I eat something that has a lot of salt or drink a smoothy that has fruits/veggies. It’s almost like clockwork that within minutes of doing this my tinnitus gets louder and stays that way for several hours.
Keep me posted on how the cervical traction is helping you.
To Gary and Joe,
Gary, I have rheumatoid arthritis which has affected my cervical spine. I have stenosis of C6-C7. But I’ve had this for over a decade, and I have only noticed tinnitus for a few weeks. I have a cervical traction device I got back in 2007 and haven’t used since. I’ll give it a try. How long do you use the traction?
Thank you.
Roseann
Hey there Joe, I too have now been living with Tinnitus for two years. My research has yielded no solution. However there is one technique that I’m exploring that hopefully will shed some additional solutions. This one technique involves covering both ears placing your index fingers on top of each other and snapping the back of your head 50 times (sounds like a lot of snapping). I’m not sure if it will work for everybody however I do experience temporary relief from the ringing. However it is temporary.
This technique however prompted me to look a little further concerning this condition since talking with the Doctor of there many fields of specialties and coming up with “What if it’s not my ears.” What if it’s housed in the Brain where all of the signals are stimulated and transmitted from.
Since this is a symptom of tone and sound then I’m figuring it has to come from the beginning source being the brain where by it transmits it’s return sounds Being that it’s just my theory I will continue with this research to see where it leads me.
There has to be a natural reset of these tones and sounds that’s impeding listening abilities. Thanks for your sharing and your research thus far! Also thanks to all the other replies that’s going thru the same issue.
Hi Tyrone, thanks for sharing. Glad I’m not alone with this issue. Ive never heard of the technique you described. If it offers temporary relief I guess that is good. If you come up with anything further on it do let me know.
Hi Tyrone
Can you be a bit more specific on the “snapping” technique you use? I don’t understand exactly how to do it.
Many thanks to you and all who have commented.
Blessings
Julie
Hi Julie, and everybody. Not sure if you all knew but the American Tinnitus Assocation (ATA.org) has a podcast. You can listen to them here
http://feeds.feedburner.com/tinnitus-podcast
or subscribe and listen to the podcast (its free) via iTunes or any other podcast app.
BTW, if you hear of any other supplements for Tinnitus do let me know. I want to devote some of my resources to reviewing tinnitus supplements to help others like us who are looking for answers.
Joe,
Thank you for sharing this timely post. I do not have tinnitus or Ménières but I do have positional vertigo, which had been asymptomatic for years until 2 weeks ago. My mother-in-law has Ménières, which still flares up from time to time. She may be taking medication though.
Do you continue to have symptoms after the smoothie? Just wondering if it could be tied to the chocolate because around the time my vertigo resumed, I was eating more chocolate than usual. I also thought it might be connected to allergies; occasionally I have slight pressure in my ears. Interestingly enough I started retaking an herbal allergy supplement called D-Hist, which also has NAC, at a lower dose, and I feel like it has helped a little. http://www.orthomolecularproducts.com/natural-d-hist/
When this first started several years ago, I had the Epley Maneuver. It’s not pleasant, but it did help at the time. Not sure if it would be helpful to you.
I can’t believe Aetna denied your MRI. Did it require recertification? I have an order from my doctor for one but I am going to check with Horizon BC first.
Hi Judy, the smoothie issue is odd. I do think the tinnitus gets worse as I drink the smoothie, sitting at my desk. That could mean a positional problem but I also wonder if its just that it takes time to work. If its a problem with the sodium/potassium pumps, then it could be that it takes a few minutes to kick in- which happens to be the time it takes from the time I make the smoothie to when I get to my desk.
What I need to do is drink the smoothie standing up and see if it has the same effect.
I really dont have any pressure anymore. If I do, its a 0-1 on a 0-10 scale. I hope its not tied to chocolate. I love chocolate 🙂 I doubt if its a food alergy but I do think it could be related to salt. The tinnitus does seem to get worse sometimes after I eat at chick filet. Im not big on fast food but once in a while I eat there and Ive noticed it seems to be a trigger.
I looked at the D-Hist supplement. From the name, my guess is its supposed to reduce histamine. how much does it cost? They dont seem to list prices until I log in (which I didnt want to do – didn’t want them potentially selling my info)
I dont think anyone has done the Epley Maneuver on me. Fortunately vertigo is something I dont deal with too often.
Yes I had to pay for the MRI. Its not the first time they have denied service. They are pulling out of my state so I wont be dealing with them much longer. I have no idea who my next insurance provider will be.
Dear Joe:
Regarding your 3 chiropractic treatments, did the DC take an x-ray and review the MRI?
I wonder what his technique was. I now use IMPULSE, which is instrument adjusting.
Google Harvey Lillard and you will find out how BJ Palmer took care of his hearing loss.
Prednisone is POISON. You will be a chemical diabetic and get osteoporosis and broken bones and you know all the horrible side effects.
I never have a person start out once a week for three weeks…..it’s like doing nothing. Maybe he was afraid of causing a stroke. That’s what George’s test is for. Let me know how you do.
Richard Borkowski, DC
Hi Richard, good questions and no neither did x rays or looked at my MRI (honestly I forgot to bring the MRI so that was partially my fault). Yes prednison is not something one wants to be on long. its got too many side effects like those you so well summarized. Ill look forward Harvey Lilard and BJ Palmer. I have not heard of them. Thanks for sharing that also.
Great article. I have been suffering from it for years myself. I’ve seen audiologist and other specialist, but no treatment has helped. I’m living with it. It keeps me up late, and I suffer the effects all through the day. I have not experienced hearing loss per say, but certain tones and voices I can’t readily hear.
Thanks again for the listing of meds and supplements. I know not to waste money and time on them, and wait for a cure or relief.
George, thanks for sharing. Sorry you have been dealing with tinnitus too. Fortunately it doesn’t really stop me from sleeping. I do use the ceiling fan in my bedroom for “white noise” and that seems to help. I would recommend that or a white noise machine if you have not already tried that.
I do think it might be related to your concussion. Mine started two years following one (which caused two subdural hematomas).
Hi Jennifer, its possible. I dont think I’ll ever know for sure.
Hi Joe, After all the articles and research that you have done for others, I’m truly sorry that we can’t share an answer for you. I too have tinnitus and just live with it but not as severe as yours. I still have hearing in both ears. My wife and daughter have lost hearing in at least one ear and use devices to boost their hearing. I do hope that a solution is found. Thank you for all your research.
Thanks Jay, I deal with it. Like most I think I have good and not so good days. Right now I do think the good days outweigh the bad. It seems like the hearing loss has stabilized and I hope that continues. As I continue my search, Ill keep updating this post to so others know if anything is working.
Hey Joe. About 2 years ago I came across an internet infomercial. Maybe its me, but all infomercials sound shady. Anyway it was 2 musicians, one was an orchestra composer I believe. They claim that tinnitus is caused by cells in your ears being interrupted or confused when trying to communicate sounds to your brain and the result is the ringing, kind of like static on the radio.
Their cure they claim to have found was a type of sound therapy. Listening to certain sounds at certain frequencies would condition a “reset”(my word, not theirs) over a few weeks. If I recall correctly, they claimed the therapy takes about a month at most.
They had that sales tactic at the end to give a sense of urgency, saying they were in a lawsuit or something claiming this company or that was trying to prevent them from sharing this information and that they’d only be able to sell it for a “limited time”.
Your dedication, tenacity, and diligence is an inspiration Joe! While this certainly sounds like a long shot, I hope it helps! Im sure someone out there must have bought it and wrote a review.
Hi Chris, I have not seen that infomercial but I will certainly look into it. Based on what you said, the infomercial does sound shady. Ill look into it and see if I turn up anything. Thanks for the heads up.
Joe, I found this reply rather interesting. Here’s a link to the American Tinnitus Association
https://www.ata.org/managing-your-tinnitus/treatment-options/sound-therapies
The sound therapy sounds like a viable solution and so does the hearing aids. Please let us know if you try either of these. I, too, suffer from years of tinnitus.
Hi Cathy, Sorry to hear you have tinnitus too!
Since my hearing loss seems to have stabilized – and I can still hear – my ENT didn’t think hearing aids were something I needed. Its also something I dont think I’d want at this point. I can still hear after all. I do think my hearing has gotten better to a degree. Since writing this review I do hear something in my right ear now which is disconcerting. I can still hear better out of my right ear so that is good. I dont think my right ear hearing has been compromised yet (praying it stays that way!)
As for the sound therapy, I admit to using the ceiling fan in my bedroom for noise cancellation. It seems to help. Ive never tried a white noise device but if I ever found one that was a Star Trek white noise machine (Enterprise engine sound) I’d buy it in a second 🙂
Have you tried putting a fan in your bedroom to see if that helps? Ive found it helps me. I do think my tinnitus is at least partially related to defects in the sodium/potassium pumps in my ear. I notice my tinnitus gets worse within minutes of eating salt – or when I drink fruit/veggie smoothies.
Give the fan a try and let me know if it works. There are a lot of supplements out there. Before you buy any run it past me. there are several tinnitus supplement scams out there Ive run into.