Chronic tinnitus?
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I have had tinnitus for as long as I remember. Any time I am in a quiet environment, my ears have this chronic ringing/static noise, and it is difficult for me to sleep without a fan. I thought this was normal for most people until I came across the Peat sphere, and I've heard people say that it is a sign of chronically elevated adrenaline or endotoxin. Is there anyone who has any tips to help narrow down what is causing this?
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@Orindere I had developed such bad/sudden Tinnitus that it was impacting my hearing.
The specialist I waited to see for months just said "Live with it, here's a pamphlet that gives you links to websites that make sound".
Anyhow, I took a spit based cortisol test and my levels were dangerously flipped. Basically no cortisol during the day and adrenaline crisis levels at night.
It took about 4 months of working on stress reduction via vagus nerve toning, cyproheptadine, aspirin, magnesium, sun bathing/grounding, going to bed by 9pm, morning sun in my eyes etc.
But it's gone!
There are a lot of other things that can cause the issue, including an EBV infection but it also feeds on cortisol/adrenaline so... Lower stress hormones and you could kill two birds with one stone.
It can also be from various nutrient deficiency or even heavy metal toxicity.
It's a lot like a headache/migraines, there are endless things that could be the root cause.
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Peat’s been quoted saying he thought it had to do with gut irritation. I just “discovered” I had tinnitus too, (not sure how long I’ve had it, but I remember not having it).
Recently I’ve been using 50mg of lidocaine on an irregular basis to see if I can get my inflammation down. I’ve used cypro in small doses a few times a week for about a year, and next am going to trial Lapodin.
I’ve had gum disease since I was a teenage, (in my 40s now) so I assume I have a lot of work to do. I’d love if anyone could chime in with things that have helped.
Oh, one weird thing, when I swim underwater, it’s gone. Just discovered that last summer. Not sure if that indicates anything?
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@MostlyCurious - It may have been the magnesium.
https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/magnesium-as-possible-treatment-for-tinnitus.16035/ -
I can advise that tinnitus could potentially be aggravated by postural or structural dysfunction of the cervical spine and jaw.
For instance -- I can reliably induce tinnitus (on the right side) if I move my head all the way to the left, or all the way to the right. This side also has some slight jaw dysfunction: clicking while chewing and "locking" open rather than opening smoothly. These things are all likely working together to produce the nerve impingement that is interpreted by the brain as tinnitus.
I would avoid aggressive therapies like chiropractors, but paying attention to posture could likely help in the long term.
MSK neurology has some interesting articles on this topic.
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@otto It's possible, could also have been from correcting my cortisol rhythm.
Likey a chicken or egg situation.
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@aeblyve This is interesting as mine certainly started just before I sustained a horrible concussion. I wonder if the neck/whiplash treatment practice I was following helped my Tinnitus.
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I think that serotonin and chronic tinnitus are highly correlated, a lot of people develop tinnitus after starting SSRIs.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5040800/ -
@aeblyve
this, i can make my tinnitus louder just by pushing the back third of my tongue on the roof of my mouth and i have horrible neck posture currently that i am trying to fix. -
Thanks for the thoughts. I think I'll see if there's a gut issue involved since I do think I might have some problems in that regard
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@Orindere In my experience, gut issues have directly caused my chronic tinnitus. This is because an intestinal infection increases circulating levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which are implicated in tinnitus. And I've noticed that when my digestion function speeds up, my tinnitus quiets down.
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I have had tinnitus since I was a child and taking thyroid has helped to relieve it. Sometimes it's entirely gone and sometimes I still hear it at night.
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Myself and my father both developed severe Tinnitus after our Pfizer vax. In my case i ended up with hearing neural hearing loss as well. a heavy dose of steroids relived it but this was about a week too late, the tinnitus has lingered and the hearing loss is now permanent.
Ive tried most things to get rid of the tinitus. its definatly stress, heat, blood pressure sensitive. mechanical pressure has an effect. sauna for instance with make it much worse as does intense exercise.
There are old reports that T4 direct to the ear drum helps. I tried this with Georgi's T3 and it did nothing. the problem is that if there is structural damage to the hair cells that line the cochlea, there doesn't seem to be evidence for them regenerating. Attempts to retrain the brain to filter out the hum have been more successful.
I suspect endotoxin has a strong effect on this but not directly, only by increasing systemic inflammation. It just happens that most people have a daily cycle of endotoxin exposure through shitty foods so its that that constantly triggers a response.
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