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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / August 2005Alcohol
Just come back from a party next door. I'm not a regular drinker but had a pint of lager there. My tinnitus is now much worse! Pure shrill tones. Anyone know what alcohol does eg. does it constrict or dilate the blood vessels etc? I wonder what has the opposite effect on the system to alcohol. Maybe such a thing would be good for tinnitus. S Same story with me, where there is drink & music my tinnitus gets louder. Were you standing near the speakers or was the music loud? Increased external noise increase tinnitus? > Same story with me, where there is drink & music my tinnitus gets > louder. Were you standing near the speakers or was the music loud? > Increased external noise increase tinnitus? I thought this point might come up! No the music wasn't really that loud. All I can say is the whole feeling of this tinnitus seems 'druggy' and I'm quite sure that the alcohol is the cause. I've just been googling and it seems alcohol increases blood pressure in some people. Also, to quote http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/may98/894549917.Gb.r.html "Salicylates such as aspirin do not have a very great effect; large doses do tend to dilate the peripheral blood vessels (capillaries). Alcohol dilates peripheral blood vessels, but has been known to actually constrict some blood vessels in the brain, lowering the oxygen content. This can be demonstrated using this glass of whiskey, which I shall now consume. Note that after drinking the whiskey my face has become red. This is due to the dilation of the blood vessels in my face." (read on from this and it gets better :-) So it's not straightforward (is anything ever in tinnitus?). It seems alcohol can both dilate and constrict different blood vessels. But is there any evidence that drugs which reduce blood pressure also reduce tinnitus ? Steve > So it's not straightforward (is anything ever in tinnitus?). It seems > alcohol can both dilate and constrict different blood vessels. But is there > any evidence that drugs which reduce blood pressure also reduce tinnitus ? A glass of wine or cider seems to help dull my T, but then it may be the alcohol making me not care so much?! Ben The cause of tinnitus is a very individual thing. What hurts one may help another. You are the only person that could tell if something helps or not. No doubt everyone is different. Alcohol does lower my Tinnitus - and it's not "caring about it less," it does lower the sound. However, if I sleep immediately following drinking my Tinnitus increases. In other words, taking even a short 30 minute nap following drinking, upon waking from the nap the Tinnitus is screaming. The moral? Don't nap! ;-) Just kidding, if you drink, drink responsibily of course. > The cause of tinnitus is a very individual thing. What hurts one may > help another. You are the only person that could tell if something > helps or not. I have been drinking a fair amount, and notice that after a few glasses of wine...quite a few.. my tinnitus DISSAPEARS. the morning after is a different story. > No doubt everyone is different. Alcohol does lower my Tinnitus - and > it's not "caring about it less," it does lower the sound. However, if [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > help another. You are the only person that could tell if something > > helps or not. I find if i have enough vodka and cokes I can still hear it ...but I dont care so much for an hour or so!! OK...i might have a bit of answer for this phenomenon. Next time when you drink, please check if your blood pressure has increased or decreased after many glasses. You might have had low blood pressure to begin with and an elevated bp causes the t to disappear. About a year and half ago, I had a maddening t. The herb doctor prescribed some herb for me that stopped my t COMPLETELY! But it raised my BP. > About a year and half ago, I had a maddening t. The herb doctor > prescribed some herb for me that stopped my t COMPLETELY! But it > raised my BP. What kind of "Herb"...please advice... Best wishes, Anders Yes, in the past, i found napping to be very very bad but lately is not that bad. I used to nap while seating up and now when I nap I sleep with my body flat. But i think it is better not to nap for whatever reasons. If in your case alcohol kicks up your tinnitus a notch or two then perhaps it'd be best you go without for a while. For many people having a drink, in responsible quantities of course, it makes no difference as far as their T is concerned. In fact, when a glass of whatever is a pleasurable experience for you, one of the qualities of [your] life, then denying yourself could actually raise your stress and/or depression level thereby affecting your t anyhow... - Check my most up to date email address at: www.haruteq.com/contact.htm awesome banjo bridges, tabs, stained glass: www.haruteq.com **may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion** > Just come back from a party next door. I'm not a regular drinker but had a > pint of lager there. My tinnitus is now much worse! Pure shrill tones. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > S I have all but packed in drinking. Possibly 1 glass of wine per month because the increase in my T just isn't worth it. >> Just come back from a party next door. I'm not a regular drinker but had >> a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > I have all but packed in drinking. Possibly 1 glass of wine per month > because the increase in my T just isn't worth it. My T fluctuates whether I drink alcohol or not. I see no relationship between my tinnitus and anything in my diet. > Just come back from a party next door. Loud talk? - yelling? - singing? - people banging glasses or bottles together in a toast or to make a speech? > I'm not a regular drinker but had a > pint of lager there. My tinnitus is now much worse! > Pure shrill tones. Not the lager, I plain do not believe it, but the general party noise. > Anyone know what alcohol does eg. does it constrict > or dilate the blood vessels etc? It dilates them, which is why alcohol IN the cold is very baaad and alcohol IN FROM the cold can be suitable to help "defrosting" fingers and feet. To speed up the process of warming up cold fingers: put them under the cold running tap for as long as the cold water feels warm, the cold tap, mind you. > I wonder what has the opposite effect on the system to > alcohol. Maybe such a thing would be good for tinnitus. Alcohol attenuates the sense of hearing, which is why serious concert sound people do not drink while working and which is also why drunk people are more noisy than they think they are. I drink only very rarely, and I have never noticed moderate amounts of alchol as being tinnutus aggravators, but unexpected noise sure is. > S Kind regards Peter Larsen  Signature******************************************* * My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk * ******************************************* This is no good advice at all, but this is what I found out: Small amount of alcohol (one beer or drink) makes you relax, and in my case T gets much worse, as well the hyperacusis too. Two more beers or drinks makes the T come to "normal" level or even below. I still can't encorage anybody to drink... tuomo OK...i might have a bit of answer for this phenomenon. Next time when you drink, please check if your blood pressure has increased or decreased after many glasses. You might have had low blood pressure to begin with and an elevated bp causes the t to disappear. About a year and half ago, I had a maddening t. The herb doctor prescribed some herb for me that stopped my t COMPLETELY! But it raised my BP. *********************** What kind of "Herb"...please advice... Best wishes, Anders
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