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...handy to switch on if needed. b) Certain foods and drinks can cause temporary tinnitus spikes for some people. For instance, coffee and alcohol are common triggers. In my case, it's salicylates—found in herbs like basil, thyme, rosemary, and even aspirin. Imagine the tragedy of not being...

@FGG It looks like he stopped drinking alcohol about two months prior to the onset of his tinnitus, however @Jack23 please correct me if I'm wrong with that timeline. Would tinnitus that was masked by potentiated GABA from alcohol show up after roughly two months time? I'd assume it would be...

Alpacas getting tinnitus, pretending to like people and buying alcohol now. We truly are in the end times.

I heard alcohol makes it worse. Does alcohol make it worse so that it never goes back to how it was, or does it only increase it during your consuming of alcohol? Or does alcohol not do anything for you? I was drinking alcohol the night before mine started, and I haven't drank since, although...

...had it for over 2 years, and do enjoy a drink now and then. What I have have found is that mixed drinks are out since the high levels of alcohol end up caddying a spike. Even beers over 5 percent do the same thing. However, I am usually fine with lower alcohol light beers, or Guinness...

Never had an issue with flying or driving but my tinnitus is not alcohol induced.

...hearing all you like. However, age, infection and stress all cause damage to us in general. There's also lifestyle factors like smoking, alcohol, processed foods and environmental factors. Then there are genetics, a new area of research in general. It seems damage to the inner ear is a...

Celebrating 15 years with wifey... loud music and alcohol. Tomorrow could be interesting... gotta live tho. Y'all be careful out there. YOLO

@windwalker, thanks. No booze for me, but smoking and vaping due to loud reactive tinnitus. Was your tinnitus loud?

Alcohol almost without exception raises my tinnitus, but it's sometimes worth it to relax and make me care a little less.

@buttercake, can you drink alcohol even though you take Kestine?

Fascinating! Thanks for turning me on to this subject! I have a feeling this line of research will prove fruitful to me--- alcohol and tinnitus ARE related in a very interesting way. I had no idea! From what I've read, alcoholics DO have higher rates of T--- but only in the elderly, as far...

...stopped using them the second I realized this possibility. I have now sworn to never use earbuds or headphones ever again. I also drunk more alcohol that day (10th of September) that I had ever before. It was still not that much because I had been almost a teetotaller before that. I didn't...

Hi, I have bilateral 24/7 tinnitus. The hearing test I took one month after my acoustic trauma—spending two hours at a bar with loud music, the worst mistake of my 27-year-old life so far—looks very similar to your second one. Everything falls within what an ENT would consider the “normal...

I once read a story about a guy who could only reduce his tinnitus by drinking whiskey daily. He figured it was better living as an alcoholic than suffering with tinnitus. I'm guessing for a very few lucky folks, alcohol hits the right receptors to silence tinnitus.

Benzos and alcohol actually do have some things in common in regards to how they work on the brain. People with anxiety disorders can be at risk for problem drinking -- although too much alcohol, ironically, also can cause panic. Anyway, re. tinnitus and alcohol: I also find one or two glasses...

Alcohol occasionally reduces all my sounds to a hiss. Not sure if this is because I'm relaxed and my mind is somewhere else or if it's the impacted circulation. A few times I had spikes completely disappear after alcohol. Only once did I have a 'reaction' after a drink - my right ear had...

I'm sorry to hear that. :( You're already using all the supplements I would suggest. I've quit alcohol too just to see if it does anything (high inflammatory and neurotoxin) but it's too soon to know if it'll do anything.

I had to go on the dry no alcohol @Shera after heart surgery but as I've said, I drank my share and yours also. Alcohol never bothered the tinnitus, but chocolate sure fires it up.

...they are unusually quiet (say, 75 dB average). There is at least anecdotal and animal-model evidence to suggest that noise combined with alcohol is worse than noise or alcohol by themselves (severe alcohol abuse can cause tinnitus on its own, alcohol is significantly neurotoxic and obviously...

Yeah, some things are probably more likely to cause long lasting issues too. Certain things I won't stop for a temporary increase though. Like Ketamine for instance. Or drinking alcohol. Neither I do too frequently but I can deal with temporary increases. It's worth it for me.

Normally, I don't drink alcohol. The one time when I tried drinking a small amount during the past 8 months, my T switched ears (!!!). I was terrified. Needless to say, I never tried drinking alcohol again.

The only things I've noticed have an effect for me are alcohol :( and MSG. Both make it worse. For some people alcohol makes it quieter. By chance someone told me that alcohol is the 'antidote' to glutamate. I dont know how true this is.

Drinking alcohol lessens my tinnitus. Very rarely will my tinnitus will lessen on its own, very rarely. However, a few cocktails seem to lessen it considerably... for a short period anyway. I'm not advocating 'converting' to alcoholism, but when all else fails, you go with what works...

Here is a corresponding thread with a poll: Poll: What Effect Does Alcohol Have on Your Tinnitus?

What I also find interesting is the connection between Benzos and alcohol , I find that beer takes the edge of my T and getting drunk ...Silence ! Only time I have experienced silence is when I'm plastered , not too good. Apparently alcohol and benzos are related in that you can actually prolong...

Alcohol always calms my tinnitus down. In the past if I drank a lot I could not even hear my tinnitus.

@Sam Bridge This is what I've read, that it is advisable to avoid alcohol, however I just visited the British Tinnitus Association's website and came across this; "It is often recommended that people with tinnitus should abstain from alcohol, with red wine frequently coming in for special...

Alcohol.

Alcohol makes everything worse in the long run. But a glass of wine is reasonable ;-)

...-- especially excessive daily drinking -- disrupts the brain's neurotransmitters, the brain chemicals that transmit messages. For example, alcohol initially enhances the effect of GABA, the neurotransmitter which produces feelings of relaxation and calm. But chronic alcohol consumption...

It was tincture, you can get it in Glycerin if you don't want the alcohol.

I heard that alcohol and benzos have "something" in common although a benzo would not completely stop my T like alcohol does.

How much do I need, a few beers or strong stuff? Hyperacusis and tinnitus getting worse every day, no matter what I do, it's the tolerance level in the brain.

Just have to jump in here cause the stats are against you on this. Alcohol is a very destructive poison killing more people than weed would ever do. The damages from alcohol are irreversible, more so than with heroin even. Ask any medical doctor. I know people thats been smoking weed and joints...

Have you considered stopping drinking alcohol?

Been investigating more about the effect of alcohol on neurotranmission because a therpaist told me that 'alcohol is the antidote to glutamate'. Seems she's right as its a Glutamate antagonist. I'm looking into it as alcohol seems to make my T worse so this could mean that my particular...

...guidelines. These are just overall guidelines and have nothing to do with a permanent increase of T. I really wouldn't look away from alcohol if you like it. We already tend to abstain from a lot of things thanks to T, especially the first months. So don't add anything that has no impact.

Tinnitus since Oct. 2014. Thought it may be alcohol related. Quit alcohol for 8 months-didn't help. Measured in 4000mz range in right ear.

I definitely agree it would need to be done along with education and public health measures. I read this statistic about alcohol consumption during prohibition: "We find that alcohol consumption fell sharply at the beginning of Prohibition, to approximately 30 percent of its pre-Prohibition...

Drinking copious amounts of alcohol completely cures my dysacusis and noxacusis at least. But it's not sustainable.

Maybe it has something to do with the amount of alcohol. Had four beers (0,2 litres), not that much. Since I got T I'm not drinking much alcohol and pay more attention to the amount of alcohol I'm drinking. It individually depends how a body deals with alcohol and its degradation. Maybe you have...

Alcohol lowers blood sugar. I would research that. Start monitoring your blood sugar and insulin levels and see if there is a metabolic imbalance and if it correlates with the tinnitus spikes.

...die from a movement disorder. On the other hand, Clonazepam is safer in that regard, though it will not kill you unless you combine it with alcohol or other substances. I always keep plenty of Clonazepam on hand. That said, it can sometimes be difficult to find a doctor willing to prescribe...

Please don't use alcohol drops in your ears! Instead try the apple vinegar first then see if it helps, I agree with the above... Alcohol is extremely harsh on such a sensitive organ!

@Bar, you still out there? I think I have the same thing and alcohol helps mine too. I guess if I have to drink a beer almost day for the rest of my life, so be it.

I almost never consume any alcohol. In fact I haven't had any in two years. I agree. I understand these things take time.

Hi, how loud was your tinnitus prior to quit alcohol?

I remember seeing your previous post that it also helped with your hyperacusis. When you stopped taking Trobalt, did the hyperacusis return to its previous level or stayed at the reduced level? I wonder what Kv potassium channel is related to hyperacusis/noxacusis. I’m hoping it’s related to...

Alcohol can relax you and make you feel happy but if have depression then alcohol will not help and bring you down again ... Lots of love glynis

Interesting you should mention alcohol, especially that it could ruin the ears. Here's something I posted a while ago whilst wanting to find a connection between the two, makes for sobering reading! https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/alcohol.933/#post-7203 If you get silence from drinking...

absolutely everyone gets goosebumps from music. this is clickbait. do you wake up thirsty after drinking alcohol? research shows your brain is special in the way it processes alcohol!

PEA does nothing for me. When I drink alcohol, it definitely makes my tinnitus worse during and the day after too. I drink coffee every day, but I don't think it has any effect really. It's hard to know when there are so many variables. I hope you're doing better now! Personally, I want...

they're called benzodiazepines and they're even more dangerous than alcohol. @Mario martz alcohol doesn't affect my t but hangovers sure do, and not in a good way.