Any Diets for Tinnitus?

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judyjammy
judyjammy Posts: 3
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I have tinnitus (ringing noise in the ear) and was advised not to do any strenuous activities. I wanted to lose weight and have muscle buildup though. Can you recommend any diets for me? And how do you manage to cope up in this situation (I have issues sleeping)? Thanks

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  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
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    I'm an audiologist, so I'm actually licensed and qualified to make suggestions here. How novel ;) You can look me up in Texas lisensure.

    First of all who, or what kind of doctor told you not to do strenuous exercise?

    Second, the most important question here is why do you have tinnitus? If you dont know why, you need to go to a specialist (audiologist and ENT) and find out. No clear recommendations can be made without at last a hint of etiology.

    Thirdly, for immediate relief, get a sound generator and don't try to sleep with it quiet. As a professional and fellow tinnitus sufferer, I know this to be true. Trying to sleep in the quiet only makes it worse.
  • riche87
    riche87 Posts: 7
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    I advice you Fat Loss Factor Diet Plan
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  • llkilgore
    llkilgore Posts: 1,169 Member
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    My mom was tormented by severe tinnitus because of a sensitivity to salicylates. There were foods she was advised to avoid (run a search), but the biggest culprits for her were salicylate containing mouth washes and the pain relief creams she used for arthritis. She'd use Listerine at bedtime and then wake up in the middle of the night thinking the furnace was about to explode. We cleaned out her medicine cabinet and the tinnitus didn't go away completely, but at least she could sleep.
  • conidiring
    conidiring Posts: 230 Member
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    I have tinnitis and have to have noise on all the time or it will drive me insane. So during the day, radio and at night a white noise machine (you could use a fan or something else I guess, but a white noise machine works wonders for me). I also work out strenously 6 days a week (cardio and strength training).
  • Purplefishie
    Purplefishie Posts: 16 Member
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    I suffer from Meniere's disease, and my tinitis is generally worse when I eat foods high in salt.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
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    I have tinnitis and have to have noise on all the time or it will drive me insane. So during the day, radio and at night a white noise machine (you could use a fan or something else I guess, but a white noise machine works wonders for me). I also work out strenously 6 days a week (cardio and strength training).

    And for many people it will be A OK, BUT if OP has a perilymphatic fistula then it is going to be absolutely contraindicated.

    So more information is seriously needed.
  • Mrsmartin61
    Mrsmartin61 Posts: 119
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    Interesting post! I have ringing and buzzing sooo bad -- I can't hear the timer buzzing on the stove/oven when I set it while baking or cooking. It drives my family mad! I try to explain it -- my doctor told me there is no real cure. Hubby thinks its all that loud rock music I listened to in my youth!!

    Anyone tried the Lyric in the ear canal hearing aids? I wonder if they were help the hard of hearing part that I suffer -- or would the ringing and buzzing just be louder too???
  • scicco
    scicco Posts: 58 Member
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    I also have meniere's disease and find low sodium (600 mg) / day and low caffine and alcohol help a lot. I need white noise all the time or I'd go crazy with the ringing in my ears. I generally work out hard and find I have no issues related to that.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
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    Interesting post! I have ringing and buzzing sooo bad -- I can't hear the timer buzzing on the stove/oven when I set it while baking or cooking. It drives my family mad! I try to explain it -- my doctor told me there is no real cure. Hubby thinks its all that loud rock music I listened to in my youth!!

    Anyone tried the Lyric in the ear canal hearing aids? I wonder if they were help the hard of hearing part that I suffer -- or would the ringing and buzzing just be louder too???

    Yes, frequent exposure to loud music can definitely cause both tinnitus and high frequency hearing loss. And the majority, somewhere around 80%, who have both tinnitus and hearing loss find any sort of hearing aids will provide at least some relief. I've only ever met one person whose hearing aids actually made the tinnitus worse, so it is rare to say the least. On lyric specifically, they are neither the best that hearing aid technology has to offer nor the most cost effective. They are simply the smallest. You would really need to see an Audiologist for a diagnostic hearing evaluation and hearing aid consultation to find out what device would be most appropriate for you. But the many people do extremely well with receiver in the canal hearing aids, which are incredibly small behind the ear hearing aids with a thin wire running down into the ear, and the speaker or receiver is in the canal. People do well with them because it allows the natural sound that you can hear well to go in naturally, and only boosts in the areas you have difficulty. So sound quality is more natural and they are more comfortable because of the small flexible tip and openness.
  • NBSfit
    NBSfit Posts: 44 Member
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    I'm an audiologist, so I'm actually licensed and qualified to make suggestions here. How novel ;) You can look me up in Texas lisensure.

    First of all who, or what kind of doctor told you not to do strenuous exercise?

    Second, the most important question here is why do you have tinnitus? If you dont know why, you need to go to a specialist (audiologist and ENT) and find out. No clear recommendations can be made without at last a hint of etiology.

    Thirdly, for immediate relief, get a sound generator and don't try to sleep with it quiet. As a professional and fellow tinnitus sufferer, I know this to be true. Trying to sleep in the quiet only makes it worse.

    You know what's awesome? Having an expert in the field comment on your post.
  • mklassy123
    mklassy123 Posts: 153
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    I too am an audiologist and I agree with everything erinsueburns writes. There can be many causes of tinnitus, many of them benign. Sometimes it's as simple as medication that you are taking. Other times it can be something more serious. Very often tinnitus goes hand in hand with some hearing loss. Get checked out by an ENT AND and audiologist.

    I am NOT a huge fan of the Lyric hearing aid. So much NOT a fan that I don't even offer it anymore. I don't know about Texas, but here in New York the Lyric is a fortune. It might not seem so at first, but when you realize the 5 year cost of it, it is three times that of the most expensive hearing aids.

    I often use hearing aids to help people with their tinnitus.
  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
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    I'm an audiologist, so I'm actually licensed and qualified to make suggestions here. How novel ;) You can look me up in Texas lisensure.

    First of all who, or what kind of doctor told you not to do strenuous exercise?

    Second, the most important question here is why do you have tinnitus? If you dont know why, you need to go to a specialist (audiologist and ENT) and find out. No clear recommendations can be made without at last a hint of etiology.

    Thirdly, for immediate relief, get a sound generator and don't try to sleep with it quiet. As a professional and fellow tinnitus sufferer, I know this to be true. Trying to sleep in the quiet only makes it worse.

    You know what's awesome? Having an expert in the field comment on your post.

    https://vo.dshs.state.tx.us/datamart/detailsTXRAS.do?anchor=1914780.0.0

    And I'm tickled pink to be able to do so, lol.

    OP, I've left the link to my license, so maybe you will take my word and get it looked at. (and yes I suppose you could suppose maybe I am not that same Dr. Erin S. Burns, but you can back track me to where I work etc. I promise I am real.)
  • amariecruz89
    amariecruz89 Posts: 83 Member
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    So good to know I'm not the only one! I'm 23 and have had constant ringing in my ears for the past 1.8 years. I don't know what caused it. I tend to get headaches more often too. The past few days it has been worse, I am wondering if it is something I am eating or drinking...or even when I wear fake jewelry.

    I actually went to an ENT last year and they had no idea what it was. They told me to come back if it got severe but that I would most likely have to just learn to live with it. They also said there was no pressure in my ears, but I definitely feel pressure. It's so annoying :(
  • cindiefrap
    cindiefrap Posts: 7
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    Lemon rind - i put it in my rice or just in my water - however it helps with tinnitus - i also have MD (meniere's) and was diagnosed Feb. 2013 - lost 50 since then by cutting out salt and taking a diuretic - i also follow John Of Ohio regimen and that starts with LEMON BIOFLAVINOIDS (found on amazon) for the tinnitus and it truly helps me. Also this website: www.lowsodiumcooking.com has been a life line for me and my favs - like Chinese for starters ... but LOW :smile: SODIUM - wishing you the very best. and a dizzy free day
  • sdkyne
    sdkyne Posts: 77 Member
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    Hey Cindie,

    Thanks for the info. I have tinnitus and I suspect Menier's. Could you please be more specific with how your dietary changes have improved your tinnitus? And how long did it take being on the low sodium diet, no CATS (read your response in another thread), lemon rind/regimen kicked in and you noticed improvement?

    Thanks,
    Sharon
  • Dovekat
    Dovekat Posts: 263 Member
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    I'm lucky really I only get ringing in my ears sometimes it tends to comes on like a wave that tunes out all other sounds into a high or low pitched whine in just one ear (either at random), throws me right off balance, and then passes in 5 to 15 seconds. As for diet and exercise I do notice it tends to happen more frequently if I am standing up and sitting/laying down a lot in quick succession but with low BP that makes me dizzy any way so I avoid it.
    I've never noticed any type of food make it worse. I also have to shield my ears from pressure though (like when on the tube (metro) or going under water) also blowing my nose is a no no so maybe something else is going on. White noise helps at night but that's because I seem to hear everything more clearly when I am half asleep, like my brain turned up the volume or something :laugh: . Best of luck to you and very interesting topic :smile:
  • dport7
    dport7 Posts: 123 Member
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    What a bout blue tooth hearing aids, I've been reading about them. Is that technoligy here yet and will it help
    with tinnitus? I notice when I have soft music playing, the tinnitus Is not as bad and I use a blue tooth headset for my phone

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