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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / January 2004Question for the group - especially the MDs
I'm trying to rule out dietary causes of tinnitus, although I believe that they're unlikely. It just seems to make sense to try the easy stuff first, while I'm waiting for follow-up visits with ENT and audiology. I'm currently focusing on caffeine and salicylates. If by some chance, either of these were the culprit, how long would it take for me to notice the difference by cutting them out from my diet? Are we talking about days, weeks or months? Thanks for any answers you can provide! Charlie > I'm trying to rule out dietary causes of tinnitus, although I believe that > they're unlikely. It just seems to make sense to try the easy stuff first, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Charlie It would be impossible for me to do this Charlie because my T, or at least my perception of T, varies considerably despite my consistent diet. I can barely hear it now and am on my third large cup of coffee. Tomorrow, if I pause to listen for it after three cups, it might be like a hoard of mid-winter crickets or perhaps a steam engine venting right behind me. >I'm currently focusing on caffeine and salicylates. > >If by some chance, either of these were the culprit, how long would it take >for me to notice the difference by cutting them out from my diet? I'm not a doctor, but my T, while not caused by salicylates, is greatly escalated by them. The onset of the louder T is very shortly after I eat a lot of S, and quiets down in a matter of hours. I rarely experience it in response to coffee. Susan "charlie" <no@spam.thanks.com> wrote in part: >I'm trying to rule out dietary causes of tinnitus, although I believe that >they're unlikely. It just seems to make sense to try the easy stuff first, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Charlie Both are fast-acting. You are talking about minutes and hours.  SignatureJim Chinnis / Warrenton, Virginia, USA Want to discuss Meniere's? See http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MenieresDG >"charlie" <no@spam.thanks.com> wrote in part: > [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > >Both are fast-acting. You are talking about minutes and hours. ................ I agree with Jim. But for your own peace of mind, I would give it five days. smn Thanks for the reply Dr. Nagler. I gave it 10 days - no change. I guess I can go back to my apples, berries and nuts. Probably back on the 81 mg ASA too. Charlie > >"charlie" <no@spam.thanks.com> wrote in part: > > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > smn >Thanks for the reply Dr. Nagler. > >I gave it 10 days - no change. I guess I can go back to my apples, berries >and nuts. Probably back on the 81 mg ASA too. > >Charlie ................. Charlie, I had hoped that you would find some relief, but I suspected you would not. Here are some general guidelines that may help: www.tinn.com/guidelines.htm smn You would be better off trying to get rid of additives - colorings, flavorings, antibiotics etc. Tinnitus is a pain in the neck Elly's Tinnitus Resources http://www.eebee.net/ http://www.tinnitusrelief.net/ For email: elly at eebee.cjb.net >I'm trying to rule out dietary causes of tinnitus, although I believe that >they're unlikely. It just seems to make sense to try the easy stuff first, [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >Charlie add "sodium nitrite" the big one in meats > You would be better off trying to get rid of additives - > colorings, flavorings, antibiotics etc. [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > > >Charlie As Elly advised, avoidning MSG is definitely indicated to try to stop tinnitus. Murray Grossan, M.D. http://www.ent-consult.com |
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