Has anyone got rid of tinnitus (ringing in ears)?

I have been on treatment for the past 2 and a half months with abx.
Symptoms seem to come and go, but one is persistent: Tinnitus

I was wondering if anyone has had success of getting rid of their tinnitus symptoms? Tinnitus is probably a symptom that I find most debilitating. I work from home so I've been able to push through fatigue, etc, but tinnitus is just something that I find very distracting as my job requires full concentration, and living with it for the last 3 years, I just don't know.. It's constant hissing in my ears

If someone has had experience with tinnitus symptoms and how you have managed them, or better yet got rid of it please share! I feel a bit hopeless about it at the moment and this would really help

Hi akreative

My tinnitus is so loud and gets so bad that I used to cry myself to sleep... Until I started sleeping with the tv, computer playing music or a video. Now - I have to have noise "on" constantly or I lose my mind. It's exhausting and not good for adrenals. This started a full year into treatment for me.

My neurologist said there is not a good fix. He gave me a cocktail to try ( I have not tried this yet because I can't take niacin):

Niacin 100 msg/day
L-lysine 500mg/day
Lipoflavonoid one tablet twice per day
(Cocktail may take up to 6 months to reach full benefit)

hope you can find some relief.

-p

Btw - mine is a series of ringing pitches - like they are coming from different directions but all loud...exhausting.

Thanks P - I will definitely look into the cocktail you have recommended!
Girlie - I'm glad to hear that yours is improving, and hope that it completely goes away sooner than later for you!

I'm glad to know that it's something that is effected by treatment, as I have read that some people who have tinnitus never get rid of it. But perhaps those people are not aware that they may have Lyme's and other bacteria so they are not able to get treatment.

Bacopa Monnieri may help with the tinnitus. It has helped me a great deal with brain fog and anxiety. It is an adaptogenic herb and I know a few people that it helped specifically with tinnitus. If you were looking at it I found a decent price at a webite that sells the bacognize patented formula. I'm not pushing any particular vendor but its goot to get a formula with at least 40-50% bacosides. I hope this helps someone.

I read in another conversation the suggestion to try red root as it helps circulatory and lymphs. It did nothing for my tinnitus but I think it's a good suggestion to try. Also, grapeseed extract (NOT grapeFRUIT seed extract) is good for circulation, so that might be something to try.

-p

Yes the buzzing went away. For me this went away when I treated my leaky gut and Candida several years before ABX.

On occasion the "ear heart beat" will come back, that was another hearing related issue I also had.

carriew said...
Pete Za:
You said:
when I got lyme I got tinnitus and "full" feeling ears. My ears felt like I had just change elevation and they would not pop.

Treatment got mine settled down and I swear it was the Japanese Knotweed. But right after that I started Red Root, so sometimes I wonder if it was the lymph nodes that were swollen and causing inflammation too close to my ear?????

Bumping so PeteZa can see your post but I just wanted to suggest that I agree 100% that inflammation and swollen nodes play a strong role in tinnitus. In fact, my lyme-friendly neurologist stated that inflammation is the main source of most neuro pain and discomfort, including the tinnitus.

I haven't had much success in reducing mine (although I strongly encourage you to try JK and red root - they have helped reduce node swelling and other inflammation for me) and all of a sudden, mine diminished somewhat last week... not sure why other than I've had ore caffeine lately (caffeine constricts blood vessels so WRT blood flow in the head, this might also help reduce the tinnitus pressure).

Also - with fullness and stabbing pain in the ears - double check to be sure you don't also have a yeast/fungal overgrowth - as these can be symptoms of overgrowth. So many symptoms overlap between lyme & co and y/f overgrowth - it's tough to tell which is which, sometimes.

-p

My duc said some are treating with high dose melatonin like 20g..it has 12 to 1 antioxidant effect ...rifing for bart has helped some