Recent content by Vertti

Frankly, at this point we already know that the medical research is not going to save us here. It's basically this sort of trial and error approach where people try all kinds of unconventional things that may eventually yield something that warrants further research to ultimately beat tinnitus.

I've been drinking it for years with no effect on mine.

The Western population for sure is deficient in iodine, as we don't consume iodine rich seaweeds like the Japanese. The Japanese dietary intake of iodine is roughly 80x that of Americans, largely due to the wakame (a type of seaweed) based miso soup they routinely drink every morning in Japan...

Personally I'm concerned about the SSRI type antidepressants that increase the levels of serotonin in the brain. The reason is that some experience an increase in their tinnitus after using them. Gotta read more about what types could possibly be useful for enhancing sleep even short-term...

@NeuroNut sorry for the delay in my reply, I've been trying to avoid reading about tinnitus related things recently to see if it helps. I've been having nothing but bad sleep for many months already. What I do when I've had an exceptionally poor night in terms of sleep is that I punish my body...

I have a noise-induced tinnitus and have tried virtually every natural supplement you can think of. I've been boiling turmeric tea daily from fresh turmeric. On top of that I add powdered turmeric to virtually everything I eat. Unfortunately, it is not helping my condition at all.

@NeuroNut Sorry to hear you're suffering from tinnitus as well! Are your sleeping problems related to falling asleep, or decreased sleep quality, or both? Your post describes my mental mindset really accurately. I too am at the point where I'm basically seeing more merit in taking conventional...

Thanks to everyone for tips and advice! I appreciate everyone's advice on checking all remotely possible other problems first. I will, however, I have no doubt myself this is purely because of tinnitus. I've had absolutely no other medical issues or issues with sleeping before. As I said before...

@John_415 Thanks for bringing this up, I think I will try reishi again as inspired by your success with it. I will try some other medicinal mushrooms as well with both tinctures and decoctions and see if they could improve my sleep quality as they did for you. In the meanwhile I suggest you...

@John_415 thanks for the advice! Cold showers: I've been doing them for a few years daily now. During the winter I may substitute with a dive in a frozen lake. Helps with stress, thinking and other things, however, unfortunately no effect on sleeping with tinnitus. Reishi: I used to do...

@glynis thanks for the reply! I've had beef liver up to 2 times a week, which is exceptionally high in bioavailable iron. If anything, my blood iron levels were probably too high. It's far more common to have excessive amounts of iron rather than too little. Currently as advised here, I'm...

@LibertyToad thanks a lot for your input! I have not tried a fan, however, I vaguely remember that I used to find the sound of an air conditioning machine you'd find in hotels or in warm countries quite soothing while sleeping. So the fan might well give the same effect as it's essentially a fan...

Thanks for your advice! However, unfortunately my doctors don't really know anything about this issue or how to cope with it. What specifically am I looking for in my blood that would help explain this? I maintain an unexceptionally healthy diet, have never had problems with cholesterol or...

Thanks for your advice, I will research where I could undertake such a study. However, I find it unlikely that it is caused by anything else than tinnitus, I'm otherwise a very healthy person with really no other big issues, nor any major changes in life until the level of tinnitus increased. I...

Hi, I've had a noise-induced tinnitus since 2010, so that makes it 8 years now. I've been reading these forums often but never posted anything. My tinnitus has been progressively getting worse no matter how I try to protect my hearing. Until late last year it's been bearable and I have been...