Supplementation with Açaí (Euterpe Oleracea Martius) for the Treatment of Chronic Tinnitus

[Glenn1999]

Can anyone explain the results of this study? Thanks.

Results: There was a reduction in the discomfort of tinnitus for the açaí group verified through THI (p = 0.006). Significant were found in the score of common symptoms for anxiety disorders in the placebo group (p = 0.016), however, the same was not observed for oxidative metabolism biomarkers, although there was a decrease in post-treatment values for all groups.

Supplementation with açaí (Euterpe Oleracea Martius) for the treatment of chronic tinnitus: effects on perception, anxiety levels and oxidative metabolism biomarkers​

 

[DocTors_94]

Not sure if the results are significant.

I mean, even the placebo group got almost significant THI reduction, around 8 points. Whereas, the intervention group got 10 points of THI reduction.

I am not sure if this is significant, the reduction is almost placebo like...

 

[ajc]

One more 100% worthless supplement study in a long list of worthless supplement studies. If a damn açaí berry worked to alleviate tinnitus, we'd ALL KNOW ABOUT IT!

@DocTors_94 is right, it's good as placebo.

 

[R0B]

I saw this study and was curious about it too. I'm not familiar with THI or what constitutes a low score.I'm assuming that's what the last comments were indicating, that the reduction recorded was tiny and that the placebo group also received almost the same reduction amount?

 

[DebInAustralia]

I see Acai berries contain anthocyanins, which cross the blood-brain barrier, and have an inhibitory effect on neuroinflammation via NLRP3 inflammasome modulation.

I wouldn't ride this off just yet.

 

[ZFire]

I see Acai berries contain anthocyanins, which cross the blood-brain barrier, and have an inhibitory effect on neuroinflammation via NLRP3 inflammasome modulation.

I wouldn't ride this off just yet.

Interesting.

So my current job which I was recently hired for offers free lunch and it just so happens that Açaí bowls are served in the dining room everyday(as far as I know). I suppose it wouldn't hurt to give this a try. I'll be eating it for two weeks and evaluate its effects on tinnitus if there is any. Another powerful antioxidant to test out... will report back.

 

[KoolKat]

One more 100% worthless supplement study in a long list of worthless supplement studies. If a damn açaí berry worked to alleviate tinnitus, we'd ALL KNOW ABOUT IT!

@DocTors_94 is right, it's good as placebo.

But could you imagine if simply eating a berry, fruit or even bark was the answer LOL.

I'd put every so called tinnitus scientist in a headlock and wouldn't let go

 

[ZFire]

So yeah... About that açaí bowl I've been eating for 2 weeks straight.

It tastes delicious... That's about it.

 

[tiniturk]

As of today, I will take an Acai supplement twice a day (together with NAC and Magnesium bisglycinate). If I have any improvement, I will come back to this thread.

Context: I have bilateral noise-induced moderate tinnitus. Left is louder than right.

 

[Nick47]

No supplement on their own will make a significant difference.

 

[tiniturk]

No supplement on their own will make a significant difference.

That's most probably true, I just wanted to try

 

[Joeseph Stope]

Can anyone explain the results of this study? Thanks.

Results: There was a reduction in the discomfort of tinnitus for the açaí group verified through THI (p = 0.006). Significant were found in the score of common symptoms for anxiety disorders in the placebo group (p = 0.016), however, the same was not observed for oxidative metabolism biomarkers, although there was a decrease in post-treatment values for all groups.

Supplementation with açaí (Euterpe Oleracea Martius) for the treatment of chronic tinnitus: effects on perception, anxiety levels and oxidative metabolism biomarkers​

Interesting. I've often noticed that there are some things that make your tinnitus spike (aspirin, basil, rosemary, noise, infection etc.), but very few that help it to calm down (maybe vitamin B complex, Magnesium...)

So this direction of finding something to alleviate tinnitus is something in the right direction and maybe it's the closest our generation will get to a cure. Roll on Susan Shore's device, and ummm, what else? XEN1101 and the Bionics Institute breakthrough of objectively measuring tinnitus.