I recently started taking melatonin time release (10mg) at night to help with middle of the night waking up. I've been on it for about 3 weeks.
It has helped quite a bit. I take it with 2 grams (2,000 mg) Vitamin C and water just as I'm about to drift off.
An unexpected benefit I've noticed lately is that my tinnitus (which I have had for about a year) has been less noticeable. But I still got fullness and pressure.
Then it occurred to me, is there a link between inflammation and tinnitus? A benefit of melatonin is that is has an anti-inflammatory effect (perhaps when taking it in higher dosages)
My diet is close to Clean Keto (Lite: I don't eat high levels of fat - but keep carbs very low - under 50 grams a day) with emphasis on Olive Oil and Omega 3 sources, which also help with inflammation. But there was a missing link, something in my diet was still contributing to inflammation and tinnitus.
After researching artificial sweeteners (I know they are bad) - I decided to replace my daily 2 packets of Saccharine (the pink stuff) with Stevia based with Erythritol (Walmart sells this - read all labels, a lot of Stevia comes with bad ingredients that raise blood sugar)
After 3 days of removing Saccharine from my diet (I don't eat packaged foods) and using Stevia instead, my tinnitus is beginning to quiet down. I still have it very slightly. I have to shut off TV, fans, etc. and sit in a totally quiet room to be able to hear it now.
In such a short period of time to get a noticeable relief leads me to write this cautionary article. I'm not sure if this is a fluke, or if it's a temporary relief. All I know is that there is movement in the symptoms and I only changed 2 things. Melatonin with Vitamin C at night and removing all artificial sweeteners from my Keto-ish diet.
I hope this helps some of you or allows you to look at tinnitus is a different way - perhaps it's really systemic inflammation that needs to be addressed.
By the way I do take the following Vitamins daily in the morning with breakfast:
1. Vitamin C
2. Calcium
3. Magnesium
4. Zinc
5. Omega 3
6. Vitamin D 3
7. Ginger
8. Vitamin A
It has helped quite a bit. I take it with 2 grams (2,000 mg) Vitamin C and water just as I'm about to drift off.
An unexpected benefit I've noticed lately is that my tinnitus (which I have had for about a year) has been less noticeable. But I still got fullness and pressure.
Then it occurred to me, is there a link between inflammation and tinnitus? A benefit of melatonin is that is has an anti-inflammatory effect (perhaps when taking it in higher dosages)
My diet is close to Clean Keto (Lite: I don't eat high levels of fat - but keep carbs very low - under 50 grams a day) with emphasis on Olive Oil and Omega 3 sources, which also help with inflammation. But there was a missing link, something in my diet was still contributing to inflammation and tinnitus.
After researching artificial sweeteners (I know they are bad) - I decided to replace my daily 2 packets of Saccharine (the pink stuff) with Stevia based with Erythritol (Walmart sells this - read all labels, a lot of Stevia comes with bad ingredients that raise blood sugar)
After 3 days of removing Saccharine from my diet (I don't eat packaged foods) and using Stevia instead, my tinnitus is beginning to quiet down. I still have it very slightly. I have to shut off TV, fans, etc. and sit in a totally quiet room to be able to hear it now.
In such a short period of time to get a noticeable relief leads me to write this cautionary article. I'm not sure if this is a fluke, or if it's a temporary relief. All I know is that there is movement in the symptoms and I only changed 2 things. Melatonin with Vitamin C at night and removing all artificial sweeteners from my Keto-ish diet.
I hope this helps some of you or allows you to look at tinnitus is a different way - perhaps it's really systemic inflammation that needs to be addressed.
By the way I do take the following Vitamins daily in the morning with breakfast:
1. Vitamin C
2. Calcium
3. Magnesium
4. Zinc
5. Omega 3
6. Vitamin D 3
7. Ginger
8. Vitamin A
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