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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / September 2003Tobacco, Alcohol and dark chocolate
After avoiding tobacco, alcohol, coffee and chocolate for many months, I've finally started partaking of these substances once again in limited quantities. Suprisingly I've found that they give me some tinnitus relief and actually help me to cope with tinnitus. The only thing I avoid religiously is loud noise. Go figure! Brad >After avoiding tobacco, alcohol, coffee and chocolate for many months, >I've finally started partaking of these substances once again in >limited quantities. Suprisingly I've found that they give me some >tinnitus relief and actually help me to cope with tinnitus. The only >thing I avoid religiously is loud noise. Go figure! Brad ................. Great post. There are very few substances that tinnitus sufferers really MUST avoid - at least in my opinion. Products like coffee and chocolate aggravate tinnitus in only a small minority of cases. Same with spices, dairy products, and a whole host of other things that tinnitus sufferers are sometimes told to avoid like the plague. It seems to me that we should surely avoid those products that are known to cause irreversible auditory damage, but beyond that it's a decision tree. See http://www.tinn.com/cando.html for more thoughts. smn Chocolate has antioxidant properties. These can help in certain ear conditions. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com http://www.hydromedonline.com/presentingthehydropulse/ Don't get it. If antioxidants are so good for tinnitus, why isn't vitamin E etc etc etc good for tinnitus? If antioxidants do do some good surely that be only in the very ealry stages of tinnitus when damage is being caused to the auditory system e.g. in a loud disco. In fact, do I recall someone (you?) mention this before in this column? Taking antioxidants when tinnitus is established would seem like shutting the door when the horse...... John > Chocolate has antioxidant properties. These can help in certain ear conditions. > > Murray Grossan, M.D. > http://www.ent-consult.com > http://www.hydromedonline.com/presentingthehydropulse/ It probably won't make a difference but by all means, try giving up on them for a few days just in case it does make a difference. If so, bonus. If not, there's no need to beat up on yourself by willfully affecting the quality of your life. People consume these items because they like them and denying yourself these pleasures in life can be awefully stressful. Tobacco is never a good thing and I'm certainly not recommending anyone to smoke, but I wonder, until you get somewhat of a handle on your tinnitus, this might not be the right time to quit... Bart. - tinnitus, custom compensated bridges, tabs, stained glass: www.haruteq.com **may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion** >It probably won't make a difference but by all means, try giving up on >them for a few days just in case it does make a difference. If so, [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > >**may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion** From the sound of his post, it seems he already gave these things up for several months. I think we agree that if you can avoid going back to tobacco at all, do it. Terri http://pub219.ezboard.com/btinnitusactivismandsupport terri231@knowspam.mam wrote in part: >I think we agree that if you can avoid going back >to tobacco at all, do it. No question. Stick with dark chocolate and a good red wine. (My choices, anyway.)  SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG >From the sound of his post, it seems he already gave these things up >for several months. I think we agree that if you can avoid going back >to tobacco at all, do it. Absolutely. And as for the chocolates, take it easy on them too eh... tinnitus, custom compensated bridges, tabs, stained glass: www.haruteq.com **may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion** >>From the sound of his post, it seems he already gave these things up >>for several months. I think we agree that if you can avoid going back >>to tobacco at all, do it. > Absolutely. And as for the chocolates, take it easy on them >too eh... I don't know about that because I don't like chocolate since I learned that most people that are allergic to it are not allergic to the chocolate but to the inevitable cockroach hairs that are in it from where it is stored. Terri >tinnitus, custom compensated bridges, >tabs, stained glass: www.haruteq.com > >**may your moments of need be met by moments of compassion** http://pub219.ezboard.com/btinnitusactivismandsupport terri231@knowspam.mam> wrote in message I don't know about that because I don't like chocolate since I learned that most people are allergic to the inevitable cockroach hairs that are in it from where it is stored. Terri Mmmmmm. de-lish :o) terri231@knowspam.mam wrote in part: >I don't know about that because I don't like chocolate since I learned >that most people that are allergic to it are not allergic to the >chocolate but to the inevitable cockroach hairs that are in it from >where it is stored. Can I have yours? SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG bradwilson64@yahoo.com (Brad Wilson) wrote in part: >After avoiding tobacco, alcohol, coffee and chocolate for many months, >I've finally started partaking of these substances once again in >limited quantities. Suprisingly I've found that they give me some >tinnitus relief and actually help me to cope with tinnitus. The only >thing I avoid religiously is loud noise. Go figure! Brad Those things might affect tinnitus in a few people, but certainly not most. SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG I read somewhere that fine Scotch can cause cancer and increase "T". I was so upset I gave up reading ;;-)) Robin > After avoiding tobacco, alcohol, coffee and chocolate for many months, > I've finally started partaking of these substances once again in > limited quantities. Suprisingly I've found that they give me some > tinnitus relief and actually help me to cope with tinnitus. The only > thing I avoid religiously is loud noise. Go figure! Brad |
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