Food and tinnitus

[edbcar]

I have read on a couple of posts that eating/ excluding certian foods can have an effect on the loudness and regularity of certian peoples tinnitus. Can anyone advise on their personal findings or what they have been told by health professionals, also any links to info might be a help. I was just wondering if a post could br made from info people provide to help newbees with their diet choices
 Brooks

[Syl]

Brooks,

My audiologist advised me that eliminating alcohol and caffeine consumption would reduce the tinnitus. I cut out the alcohol almost a 1 yr ago and am working on reducing my caffeine consumption. So far, no change.

Syl

[Jim Scott]

Brooks:

Tinnitus is a very common issue with AN patients but it can be caused by a wide variety of things, including aspirin, caffeine and even high blood pressure.  Millions suffer with tinnitus and there are myriad treatments - but no 'cure'.  I don't imbibe much alcohol and don't smoke but I do drink a lot of coffee - and I don't drink decaf, either.  My tinnitus is constant but quite low-level and on the few occasions I've been deprived of coffee, I never saw a difference.  However, we're all unique.

Here is a link to one of many medical websites that address tinnitus: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003043.htm.  I hope it is helpful to you.

Jim

[texsooner]

I'm definitely no doctor or expert, but I have serious doubts about moderate intake of caffeine and/or alcohol comsumption having anything to do with experiencing tinnitus or making it worse. I'm 48 and since my mid 20's, I've had coffee every day and moderate amounts of alchohol. I believe it was about 3 years ago, that I started to have tinnitus as I suppose that's when my AN started making itself known to me(even though I had no idea what an AN was then, and didn't until I went to an ENT  in June of this year). Anyway, this is just my opinion of course.....as Jim says everyone is different.

My tinnitus is annoying at times(usually just when I think about it), but I would have a hard decision to make if it was proven there was a direct correlation between my tinnitus and my morning coffee/evening glass of red wine!!

Patrick

[Sue]

I notice a difference when I have too much caffeine.  It gets a bit louder.  Noisy places makes it louder.  Stress and anxiety seem to make it louder.  It is not a constant stream of the same noise, for me.  It can vary, depending on my activities and caffeine intake.  I'm sure it must have something to do with blood pressure.  It's an annoyance that I wish would go away completely, but I am sure I am saddled with this hisssss for the rest of my life.  Maybe on my tombstone, if I have one, it can say, "Peace and Quiet, At Last!"

Sue in Vancouver USA