I've had low humming tinnitus for over a year/ Prior to that serious hearing loss of low frequency type in both ears. I was told it could be allergies.
It seems I tried everything even a month of Ashwagandha that after a few weeks made it worse even though many say that it stops tinnitus. One article pointed out that Ashwagandha comes from the same family as the nightshade group and many people cannot tolerate foods from that group. Heavy lectins are present.
For awhile when the pulsating tinnitus was around bedtime, I used Lorazepam which helped immensely. But on two occasions when the Lorazepam didn't help I had to use prednisone. I decided drugs were not the way to go and though the allergy route might be the solution. So I cut out all soy products, peeled and de-seeded my tomatoes, omitted wheat and a few other foods that are forbidden on the Eat for Your Blood Type.
In North America all soy is genetically modified and in this process lectins are used. Lectins gum up the body (see Dr. Guntry's Diet Revolution). All this careful eating again helped somewhat but the pulsating low frequency beating continued, especially at night when I was tired. I even hung myself vertically on the slant board thinking perhaps there was a kink in my 8th cranial nerve.
Finally, a few days ago, I came across an article on the Internet stating that the thyroid and hypothalamus were connected via dopamine and that a lack of dopamine could cause tinnitus.
I took one 1000 mg pill of Thyrosine and 10 minutes later the beating was gone. What a relief. This was in the morning. By 6:00 p.m. I could feel it starting up so took one more 1000 mg with B-6 and a bit of Vit C. This lasted until about 4:00 a.m. in the morning at which time it started up again. I didn't want to hype myself up at that time of day, so took one Lorazepam. Next day I didn't take the tyrosine until 4:00 p.m. and since then haven't had to take any at all. It has been 5 days.
My appetite is not ravenous, I feel motivated, not depressed and the peace and quiet in my head are a miracle.
The Internet and all those people who share their knowledge are a blessing. Thank you all. And, prayers that you may all find your particular remedy, perhaps this one. Tyrosine.
It seems I tried everything even a month of Ashwagandha that after a few weeks made it worse even though many say that it stops tinnitus. One article pointed out that Ashwagandha comes from the same family as the nightshade group and many people cannot tolerate foods from that group. Heavy lectins are present.
For awhile when the pulsating tinnitus was around bedtime, I used Lorazepam which helped immensely. But on two occasions when the Lorazepam didn't help I had to use prednisone. I decided drugs were not the way to go and though the allergy route might be the solution. So I cut out all soy products, peeled and de-seeded my tomatoes, omitted wheat and a few other foods that are forbidden on the Eat for Your Blood Type.
In North America all soy is genetically modified and in this process lectins are used. Lectins gum up the body (see Dr. Guntry's Diet Revolution). All this careful eating again helped somewhat but the pulsating low frequency beating continued, especially at night when I was tired. I even hung myself vertically on the slant board thinking perhaps there was a kink in my 8th cranial nerve.
Finally, a few days ago, I came across an article on the Internet stating that the thyroid and hypothalamus were connected via dopamine and that a lack of dopamine could cause tinnitus.
I took one 1000 mg pill of Thyrosine and 10 minutes later the beating was gone. What a relief. This was in the morning. By 6:00 p.m. I could feel it starting up so took one more 1000 mg with B-6 and a bit of Vit C. This lasted until about 4:00 a.m. in the morning at which time it started up again. I didn't want to hype myself up at that time of day, so took one Lorazepam. Next day I didn't take the tyrosine until 4:00 p.m. and since then haven't had to take any at all. It has been 5 days.
My appetite is not ravenous, I feel motivated, not depressed and the peace and quiet in my head are a miracle.
The Internet and all those people who share their knowledge are a blessing. Thank you all. And, prayers that you may all find your particular remedy, perhaps this one. Tyrosine.
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