I'm thinking maybe I have some sort of nerve damage which could be the underlying cause of my tinnitus.
@JohnAdams, just to mention,
hearing loss and tinnitus are common in tick-borne diseases. And... neurological damage is common in tick-borne diseases as well. I don't believe the neurological damage associated with tick-borne diseases has been scientifically connected to the tinnitus, but I think it's a
very valid hypothesis. Given this, I think your suspicion that your tinnitus is connected to some sort of nerve damage has merit.
I've read that a number of researchers specializing in tick-borne diseases believe there are many more out there than we're currently aware of. Some estimate there may be as many as 300 we're currently unaware of. Any one of them can cause many health problems, including neurological and immunological.
Some people have had success with using
LDN (Low Dose Naltextrone) to modulate their immune systems. I suspect a dysfunctional (agitated) immne system, with its chronic cascading release of cykotines can likely be a cause of tinnitus, and/or easily affect its intensity. So I think there's the potential for LDN to help with some cases of tinnitus. -- Below is just a sample article on the connection between tick-borne diseases and tinnitus.
BTW, I think modern science is only in the infancy stage of understanding infections that are common in the body. They've got a few major ones down, but I suspect there are hundreds they don't know about. I think any number of them could potentially cause tinnitus, resulting from chronic immunological agitation, including auto-immune conditions--which I've suspected could be the cause of some cases of tinnitus. -- Also, I've heard psoriasis (which I have extensive experience with) is an auto-immune condition, though I'm not positive that's the case. --
Best!
STUDY FINDS HEARING LOSS AND TINNITUS COMMON IN PATIENTS WITH TICK-BORNE DISEASES
A new study finds that the majority of patients with tick-borne diseases admitted to an outpatient otolaryngological clinic in Poland suffered from hearing loss and tinnitus. In the article, "Otolaryngological symptoms in patients treated for tick-borne diseases," Sowula and colleagues from Jagiellonian University in Krakow review the records of 216 patients, ages 18-55, who were evaluated in their clinic for tick-borne diseases between 2014 and 2016. [1]
by Daniel J. Cameron, MD, MPH
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