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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / April 2007Does fish oil cause tinnitus?
I have been taking 2 grams of fish oil (360 mg EPA + 240 mg DHA) twice daily for the last two or three months, and over that time I have experienced tinnitus that comes on about 4-5 hours after a dose and abates gradually by the time of the next dose. This tinnitus is associated with some burning and tingling sensations in the anterior thighs, legs and feet. Because I wondered about trace neurotoxins in the fish oil, I switched to a different brand, this time "salmon oil" in the same dose. Same story. I haven't seen any references that point to fish oil as a cause of tinnitus, but it certainly is for me. The common thread I see in various references is that antiinflammatory medications (COX inhibitors) often cause tinnitus in high dose and that fish oil inhibits COX enzyme. Has anybody else noticed this effect? > I have been taking 2 grams of fish oil (360 mg EPA + 240 mg DHA) twice daily > for the last two or three months, and over that time I have experienced [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Has anybody else noticed this effect? I haven't heard about "T" and omega-3; I myself take it and as the same dosage as yourself for the past few years (without any side effects). But, you know, tinnitus is such a strange and quirky condition that I wouldn't say that in your case there may indeed be an association. Who knows, you could be written up in some medical journal with this omega-3 and tinnitus causation!! Have you tried Flax seed oil instead of fish oil?? frank > Have you tried Flax seed oil instead of fish oil?? They're not interchangeable, and there are good reasons for men to avoid flax seed in any concentration. Susan > x-no-archive: yes > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Susan I recommend flax seed oil and fish oil quite a bit for dry eye problems. Although they are not the same (flax seed oil is converted to the omega-3 components) the benefits are similar. If you notice, I wasn't recommending flax seed oil to the op only that if he had the same reaction with his tinnitus. I have not come across any conclusive studies linking flax seed to prostate cancer (I have actually heard of studies touting flax seed anti-cancer properties) so I take things like that with a grain of salt. It certainly isn't enough for me not to recommend flax seed oil to males with dry eye problems. frank drfrank21@gmail.com wrote in part: >> I have been taking 2 grams of fish oil (360 mg EPA + 240 mg DHA) twice daily >> for the last two or three months, and over that time I have experienced [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >frank Interesting. I don't understand all the biochemistry, but it looks to me like ALA (flax seed) shouldn't affect COX except to the degree it converts to EPA. And the conversion rate is very low--I recall around 7%. And as Susan has pointed out, ALA has been linked to prostate cancer, whereas fish oil has an inverse relationship with prostate cancer. I take fish oil, but take it in the form of ethyl esters, which should be free of contaminants. I take about 1g/d of EPA+DHA. No problems with tinnitus or anything else from it.  SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG Jim Chinnis <jchinnis@SPAMalum.mit.edu> wrote in part: >drfrank21@gmail.com wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 36 lines] >free of contaminants. I take about 1g/d of EPA+DHA. No problems with >tinnitus or anything else from it. Correction: I take 2g/d of EPA + DHA. SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG > I have been taking 2 grams of fish oil (360 mg EPA + 240 mg DHA) twice daily > for the last two or three months, and over that time I have experienced [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Has anybody else noticed this effect? No, I haven't, nor have I heard of it. But if you do notice it, and it's clearly happening a certain amount of time after taking it, then going away, reproducibly, it sounds like it's possibly connected. Susan snipped... > I haven't seen any references that point to fish oil as a cause of tinnitus, > but it certainly is for me. If it is *certainly* for you, you should stop it right away! It is as simple as that. You don't need to wait for the results from any placebo study on the relationship between fish oil and tinnitus before taking action. If your t goes down or disappears noticeably after the cessation of fish oil, then don't take fish oil. There may be some chemicals used in the fish oil that does that trick..or it is the fish oil itself. FP Thanks, all, for your responses. For me, the fish oil definitely causes the tinnitus and paresthesias, but it isn't very bothersome, nor is it progressive over time. I suspect that I'm just a different from everybody else. I have never had problems with the ears in the past. All the references on fish oil and tinnitus suggest it as remedy rather than a cause. I suspect the symptoms would go away on 1/4 to 1/2 of the dose, but I like how the fish oil perks me up and makes all my aches and pains go away. I added some borage oil 500 mg capsule twice daily to see if balancing the essential fatty acids better helped. It made no difference. I'm also taking a regular vitamin pill that includes low dose of vitamin E. As an experiment, I was going to see if I could find some pure DHA (i.e. none of the EPA in fish oil) and try that to see if the tinnitus is more related to the EPA than the DHA. On 6/11/06 10:06 AM, in article K4Yig.1163$dn2.571@trndny09, "Ronald Leemhuis" <rpl121@verizon.net> wrote: > Thanks, all, for your responses. For me, the fish oil definitely causes the > tinnitus and paresthesias, but it isn't very bothersome, nor is it [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > none of the EPA in fish oil) and try that to see if the tinnitus is more > related to the EPA than the DHA. I think you are speaking of an allergic reaction you are having to the oil. You can be allergic to darn near anything. If it is an allergic reaction its not a good idea to continue taking something you are allergic to. This may also be another nutrient unbalance being caused by the fish oil intake. This occurs occasionally by the metabolic pathway that processes the fish oil nutrients using up some other nutrient (a co-factor). This can leave you deficient in that cofactor nutrient. I would cease intaking the fish oils as an experiment to determine absolute relationship. Later, resume the fish oil supplementation and see if the tinnitus returns. By this cyclic process you can determine, with good certainty, if your association is valid. Many writers report that fish oil is an unbalanced supplement in vitamin A/D levels. This association is important to know as you may develop other health problems from repeatedly torturing your body with a substance it doesn't want. > On 6/11/06 10:06 AM, in article K4Yig.1163$dn2.571@trndny09, "Ronald > Leemhuis" <rpl121@verizon.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > reaction its > not a good idea to continue taking something you are allergic to. Ron, I take fish oil capsules every day..two. Have not noticed what you are noticing. Been reading thousands of messages over the years and apparently....no one knows what causes tinnitus...nor can it be cured. If fish oil was the main problem, I suspect everyone in Japan would have tinnitus. Perhaps you are alergic to something in fish oil. jack >I have been taking 2 grams of fish oil (360 mg EPA + 240 mg DHA) twice daily >for the last two or three months, and over that time I have experienced [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Has anybody else noticed this effect? > Ron, > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Perhaps you are alergic to something in fish oil. Some forms of tinnitus are not curable, but some are. Tinnitus frequently accompanies adrenal, thyroid and other hormonal dysfunction, frex. Infectious diseases affecting the CNS cause tinnitus, and this can be treated and cause the tinnitus to remit. We know some causes, hormonal, infectious, noise, pressure changes. We don't know the causes and cures for *all* tinnitus, but we do know some. Susan On 3/31/07 4:28 PM, in article 57894gF2cg2cnU1@mid.individual.net, "Susan" <nevermind@nomail.com> wrote: > Some forms of tinnitus are not curable, but some are. Tinnitus > frequently accompanies adrenal, thyroid and other hormonal dysfunction, > frex. Infectious diseases affecting the CNS cause tinnitus, and this > can be treated and cause the tinnitus to remit. Curable tinnitus add hlypertension drug reactions, choclear hydrops, otosclerosis,etc. On 3/31/07 4:21 PM, in article 03rt03tbih0bvq5jqq9cjnv1hel2uo6m2m@4ax.com, > The common thread I see in various references >> is that antiinflammatory medications Its not large doses of ani-inflammatory meds that are known to cause tinnitus, its salicylates. |
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