Controlling Tinnitus: What works for you?

Do you have hearing aids? If so, you can actually do some therapy through those to try to figure focus off the tinnitus I feel for you. It’s such a fluctuating situation and it can be really frustrating. If I can think about any other ideas, I’ll reach out to see an audiologist?

You're welcome. If you learn more, please share your experiences.

I do. I decided to get them with my hair and started to go just to be prepared. Because my hearing and kept fluctuating so much, I decided to to be proactive and get a pair. I had to wait a bit for them to come in and then you meet with the audiologist they fit you they work with you on them to get Settings to ask you how comfortable you are with. They do take a bit to adjust. They do make things a little bit louder and sometimes uncomfortable but if you share all of that with your audiologist, they will help you get them to be better for you. You can get programs you can use your iPhone what’s really cool is I actually use them through Bluetooth so you can listen to the radio you can listen to the Tinnitus therapy. You can answer your phone. You can listen to music And get your messages from your phone. It’s actually very cool and since my hearing loss is minimal right now, there’s a lot further to go with the hearing aids, so I personally would recommend it if they feel you could benefit from them. I know the tinnitus can be really frustrating , but I will tell you that mine has gotten better. It also does have flareups I’m not gonna lie but those flareups are generally when I’ve been in a very loud place. I’m getting angry or really stressed or frustrated or I had a lot of sodium or a lot of alcohol, which I’m not a big drinker to drinks once in a while but those things seem to trigger it so I’m trying to just kind of do what they suggest. Good luck with everything. Keep me posted on how things progress. If I get any other information I will definitely pass it onto you.

I did speak this as of typing it, so I noticed there’s a little bit of grammar errors. Sorry about that I need to learn to reread these before I post them.

I have not tried this amino acid since I already take too many drugs, meds and supplements to keep me alive. I am already toxic as it is!! I know what works for me so use the treatments that I find to help me but the path was long and bumpy. The same goes for all of you. You journey will have many speed bumps since there is no cure for it (tinnitus)and everyone's noise is as a result of some type of injury to the brain. So do your trials to see what works for you because we are not all of the same material or cloth as they say. Science is still determining what is taking place in the brain to cause this phenomena. Eloise

Hi any updates on people trying Taurine supplements for tinnitus.I am thinking of trying it.I have tried glutathione iv but seems to spike my T.On the other hand vitamin IV C normally gives me a quiet day the next day. Any experience with this please.

@leep

I started 1000 mg Taurine 50 days ago….one in morning and one at night. After a couple of weeks I noticed the tinnitus that is in my left ear had decreased noticeably. I do get flare ups depending on where I have been but there are mostly much better days. I don’t have it in my right (good) ear.
I have a profound hearing loss and tinnitus has been around for me for about 20 years or so. It never used to bother me that much but recently (no apparent cause) it became intrusive. I wear a hearing aid in my right ear and either an aid or Bicros receiver in my left (worst) ear.

I am encouraged enough to have purchased another bottle and will no doubt continue to use Taurine as part of my daily supplements. My take is that it will be several weeks to notice a difference initially and that it will have to be taken consistently in order for it to work for me.

I think it is worth a try…I just decided that 2000 mags daily was good for me and it is not doing any damage otherwise. Just to add that I don’t take any medications and have no organic health problems other than osteoporosis (no meds) and, of course, hearing loss. I am a big believer in good food as medicine.

FL Mary

/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3894431

read that taurine may effect lidneys.

@awilst
I also read scientific articles and take from them what I can. It’s excessive amounts of anything you ingest that can cause damage to kidneys and any other organ in your body. In this case, the worse things for kidneys are also excessive amount of painkillers like ibuprofen, excessive salt, not drinking enough water, eating too many foods high in sugar and processed foods, excessive alcohol etc. This is why I consider food as my medicine but do take certain supplements for osteoporosis, for my eyes, and in this case, for my ears.

I would consider one’s lifestyle and diet in conjunction with taking any amount of supplements . Unfortunately a lot of people willingly swallow a plethora of vitamins for a magic fix or cure. I don’t do that. One can and should only make educated decisions as best as they are able. As to how much of a certain supplement to take….there are usually no definitive answers and we all know these supplements are not FDA regulated. If Dr Goggle says toxicity levels between 500mg and 3000 mg daily seem to be safe but the other Dr Goggle says 5000 mg daily is tolerated…..what do you do? Make an guess of somewhere in the middle? Your Doctor doesn’t know and reading a scientific abstract doesn’t always give definitive answers either. Although I do like to read and try to understand them.

Anyway, thanks for the article which I may have read but don’t really remember. I know we all look out for each other on this forum.

FL Mary

Glad to read your remark, very similar to how I am re following research & diet. Bummed that diet is so much to blame. Sugar & salt are bad news. Oh to be younger & healthier & eat pizza again & not get a stomach from dessert but I still take my chances with desserts.
I've been told and believe gluten is a trigger for autoimmune such as Graves' but to eat gluten free is so expensive and difficult. Sometimes I try hard to obey all the dietary restrictions but at some point I just have to eat because I'm hungry! Best to be aware early in life & not going on 70 trying to reset.