Ginkgo Biloba

[1MW]

Nothing to increase.
Ginkgo is not good for T.

 

[Thongjy]

Nothing to increase.
Ginkgo is not good for T.

What exactly do you mean?

 

[Kaelon]

Gingko Biloba won't hurt you unless if you are susceptible to internal bleeding, as Gingko inhibits monoamine oxidase and has as a side effect a risk of bleeding. That said, Gingko also probably won't help you -- studies have been done that show that Gingko does nothing to benefit people, and its effect is largely a placebo. Gingko has with it a number of risks - because it conveys a strong series of allergenics and so the risks of an adverse reaction increase significantly if you happen to have an allergic reaction to it.

Finally, because of Gingko generally increases blood flow and has impacts on circulation, that might be what is causing you to notice your Tinnitus a bit more - it could be causing additional blood flow to the region. You may wish to try vinpocetine, which in the United States is an herbal / dietary supplement but does not convey any of the many side effects that Gingko carries.

 

[g.makulik]

I've started to take this medication (120mg Ginko Extracts daily) about 3-4 weeks ago, and I'm still unsure about it's positive effect.
I seriously should keep a log about my daily tinnitus experience, to get some real evidence of an improvement over time.

Last week I was pretty satisfied, and had the feeling the therapy lowered my pains, and the tinnitus sounds (it's high frequency ~10-11 kHz for my case) were less loud in general, and disappeared for certain days in whole (they did, and do before and now), more often than without the medication.
But this week (day), I feel completely thrown back to my initial state, and two days ago,- after feeling
pretty relaxed -, it was a really worse attack (by means of loudness of the void signal felt).
Does anyone have experience, or more advice about using that stuff? May it help in the long term?

It's pretty expensive, and I already bought a 2nd package of 30 tablets, to try further another month. So I'd like to know if it's worth it, and what I can do additionally to improve (I've also started to drink more water over the day).

Best regards,
Günther

 

[g.makulik]

vinpocetine

Sounds pretty interesting! I also understand why Ginko might not be the right supplement. Originally I thought "Tebonin" somehow referred to tea-tree-oil, well I was seriously mislead.

If anyone has more tips for improving from bad tinnitus experience like mine (1), just by medication (and probably drinking more water over the day), I'd appreciate these.

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1. My tinnitus is like

• ~10-11kHz sinus tone, increasing/decreasing loudness.
• Mostly it stays at the stance it is, when I wake up.
• It rarely changes overall day. 2-3 days a week I'm (almost) symptom free.

 

[MattK]

It's interesting how often we hear people asking about ginkgo when it comes to tinnitus.

Just out of curiosity, asking everyone here, how many have heard someone taking ginkgo and it actually helping tinnitus?

Compared to how little of help it seems to be, it's amazing (and sad) how high on the list of "possible treatments" it is.

I couldn't agree more. I haven't heard of one person who has been helped by it for any ailment actually. It seems overwhelmingly obvious that it doesn't work. But then again, I continue to see posts of people taking NAC and that doesn't seem to help either.

 

[Nucleo]

I couldn't agree more. I haven't heard of one person who has been helped by it for any ailment actually. It seems overwhelmingly obvious that it doesn't work. But then again, I continue to see posts of people taking NAC and that doesn't seem to help either.

Before it was Zinc, then Ginko and now magnesium/NAC seems to be the rage.

The unpopular truth is that none of this has shown any results in a formal trial setting done by independant researchers. The only thing it will relieve you off is your money.

 

[MattK]

Before it was Zinc, then Ginko and now magnesium/NAC seems to be the rage.

The unpopular truth is that none of this has shown any results in a formal trial setting done by independant researchers. The only thing it will relieve you off is your money.

Yep. And the thing is, usually there is a grain of truth to these types of things. But it seems like there is none for ginkgo or NAC or magnesium.

I am a believer in supplements, but not for tinnitus.

 

[Bryan101]

Still not sure what caused my T. But Ginko has done nothing for me. My T is screaming loud today.

 

[Richard zurowski]

I've tried ginko for four months all I can say it's done nothing for my tinnitus.

 

[Danny Boy]

I've tried ginko for four months all I can say it's done nothing for my tinnitus.

Ginko wouldn't work as it isn't logical for it to work. Well, unless you have blood flow issues.

 

[bernard padlan]

I stop taking ginkgo when I learned that there is a bad reaction on Diabetic person like me.

 

[Danny Boy]

I stop taking ginkgo when I learned that there is a bad reaction on Diabetic person like me.

Sorry to hear that! Best avoided then.

 

[Asian]

I have started taking gingko for the second time since the onset 1.5 years ago. Will keep posting the results

 

[ChrisJ]

I think Ginkgo is only going to help you if your tinnitus is related to circulation. I have tried it in tablet form in low doses <120mg per day for a month and it did nothing.

However I am now starting 500mg per day in liquid form from a good brand. I will also take it before doing a run and see how that works out for a month and report back.

 

[AlecP]

In my own experience, with noise induced tinnitus, Gingko Biloba had absolutely no effect whatsoever after taking it every day for 6 months. Not saying that it can't help at all ever, but I would personally save your money.

 

[PaulaB]

Ginkgo did not work for me. I feel that it got worse.

 

[nisc]

What is EGb 761?

 

[Matterhorn]

There is a study from UCLA that it improves T after an intake of 240mg per day at least for 3 month.70 % of patients had it gone or improved.
It worked in my case.

 

[DebInAustralia]

Matterhorn

What was the cause of your onset?

It worked??? Meaning?

 

[Poyraz]

There is a study from UCLA that it improves T after an intake of 240mg per day at least for 3 month.70 % of patients had it gone or improved.
It worked in my case.

Hey Matterhorn

Can I ask what was your Tinnitus cause? And how long do you have your T?

 

[c0ldsun]

I took Ginko for about a a month now, and my T has been pushed more to the back. For sure when you want to hear it you hear it, but now my supplies ended and T is far more present. I have bought some new pills, lets see if it will get better again.

 

[Coyotesheaven]

What about Gingko for hearing loss? Anyone had positive results with that?

 

[Michael Leigh]

@Coyotesheaven I have been talking Ginkgo Biloba for a number of years. According to my Hearing Therapist and Consultant my hearing is above average. They are surprised because I have quite severe tinnitus although not everyone with tinnitus has hearing loss. I take Ginkgo Biloba in tincture (liquid) form as I was advised it's absorbed into the body better than tablets. The brand I take is Avogel. Available in 100mls and 50ml bottles. Dosage: 15drops 3x a day.
Michael

 

[Penate]

NOTHING works for this horrendous condition NOTHING...

 

[racerfish]

There is a study from UCLA that it improves T after an intake of 240mg per day at least for 3 month.70 % of patients had it gone or improved.
It worked in my case.

Do you have a link to the actual study? It's not that I don't believe you. I just want to read the actual study for myself.

 

[undecided]

@racerfish I would believe this link is more useful... It's actually a decent summary of most Ginkgo studies, a couple of which were done properly and yielded positive results. But if you ask me, it's a f@ckin' mess.

The actual UCLA study, I would believe is this but I'm not really certain... Search for "Ginkgo" on page(?) S27 of the .pdf
I don't even know what to make of it, the paper basically contradicts itself saying that it may be beneficial or it may not be beneficial. Useless? I do not know.

At the end of the day, I would agree with the statement that @Penate made right above your post.
Except Retigabine and Flupirtine nothing works. But these two molecules are basically middle to long-term liver axe murderers.

 

[SilverSpiral]

I have ginko biloba capsules of 120mg 50:1 extract,
equivalent to 6000mg leaf
standardized to 24% flavone glycosides and 6% terpene lactones

can anybody please tell me how many capsules i could take to treat tinnitus (i know it isnt confirmed to work well but i want to try)

the bottle says take 1-2 capsules daily, but of course its not talking about for tinnitus specifically, and even then, is it better to take 2 at once or space them out through the day?

 

[MrBonk]

Still taking 120mg a day personally, don't know if it actually works for the T yet. On my 6th good day in a row so far again. Unknown if related. I ordered more and will keep taking, though I wonder if I should stop for a little while after my currently opened bottle runs out to see if my T gets worse.
Discovered my base T today will increase in pitch/volume if I clench my teeth hard or open jaw wide or push hard on my forehead. Strange didn't happen before, though my TMJD-like symptoms seem to be sticking around. Eating lunch today was uncomfortable.

Maybe then I should try 240mg a day instead.

 

[Fungus]

I was taking Ginkgo (for eyes) when I developed my tinnitus. I have continued to take it.

No influence whatever on my tinnitus.

Fungus.