Here's are abstracts that suggest an explanation.  FWIW, you might want to try
the low carbing without the extreme calorie deprivation.  Lower insulin = lower
inflammation, generally.  Hyperinsulinemia and dyslipidemia both improve on a
low carb diet.

Ear Nose Throat J 1997 Oct;76(10):716-20, 725-6, 728 passim Related Articles,
Books, LinkOut

Published erratum appears in Ear Nose Throat J 1998 Feb;77(2):145

Progressive sensorineural hearing loss, subjective tinnitus and vertigo caused
by elevated blood lipids.

Pulec JL, Pulec MB, Mendoza I

Pulec Ear Clinic and Ear International, Los Angeles, California, USA.

The otologist frequently sees patients with progressive sensorineural hearing
loss, subjective aural tinnitus and vertigo with no apparent cause. Elevated
blood lipids may be a cause of inner ear malfunction on a biochemical basis. To
establish the true incidence of this condition, all new patients (4,251) seen
during an eight-year period were evaluated; of these, 2,332 patients had
complaints of inner ear disease. All had a complete neurotologic examination,
appropriate audiometric and vestibular studies and imaging, and blood tests
including lipid phenotype studies. Hyperlipoproteinemia was found in 120
patients (5.1%). Most patients were found to be overweight and had additional
coexisting conditions such as diabetes mellitus. Treatment with vasodilators
and a 500-calorie, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet yielded improvement of
symptoms in 83% of patients within five months of initiation of treatment.

Comments:
Comment in: Ear Nose Throat J 1998 Feb;77(2):145
Comment in: Ear Nose Throat J 1998 Mar;77(3):224

PMID: 9345815, UI: 98005748

1: Otolaryngol Pol. 2002;56(1):57-62.  Related Articles, Links  

[Hyperinsulinemia in vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss]

[Article in Polish]

Doroszewska G, Kazmierczak H.

Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii Akademii Medycznej w Bydgoszczy.

48 patients (25 woman, mean age 42 +/- 9.9 years and 23 men, mean age 46.6 +/-
8.3 years) suffering from vertigo, tinnitus and hearing loss of unknown origin
were included into this study. The occurrence and coexistence of symptoms was
measured. Insulin levels were measured fasting and at the second hour of OGTT.
Results were compared with the control group of 31 healthy persons (16 women,
mean age 41.3 +/- 5.6 years and 15 men, mean age 47.6 +/- 9.4 years). The
character of vertigo, localization of hearing loss and electronystagmographic
findings showed the pathology of the inner ear. The occurrence of
hyperinsulinemia was significantly more common in the patients group--43.8%,
comparing to the control group--22.6%. Also the insulin levels in the second
hour of OGTT, were statistically significantly higher in patients that in the
control group.

PMID: 12053670 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Susan

Eating causes changes in blood flow and blood pressure..............eating many
small meals during a day may help if that is the case for you.......rather than
large heavy meals 3 x a day..........

Also, some people are allergic to certain foods, i.e., corn, soy, and more, and
this could possibly be a problem.

MJ