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Tinnitus....any advice?

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McDreamy · 03/03/2007 13:56

Does anyone suffer with tinnitus and know of any rememdies to ease the symptoms as my dad is suffering and doesn't know what to do! Thanks

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Carmenere · 03/03/2007 13:58

I'm so sorry but I get it too and I don't think there is much you can do

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belgo · 03/03/2007 14:01

there is another thread on this today with a couple of suggestions. I'll try and find it.

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belgo · 03/03/2007 14:02

here

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magicmummy · 03/03/2007 14:03

I have suffered with bilateral tinnitus for over 20 years now and have tried lots of different things to try to ease the suffering.
There is no remedy for tinnitus.
However, your dad can try some of the following:
Avoid aspirin or anything with quinine in it as this can aggravate the tinnitus.
(Some AD's can also aggravate).
Has your dad tried a tinnitus masker or a noise machine ?
When are his noises worse and what sort of noise is it ?

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McDreamy · 03/03/2007 14:04

Thanks that site looks great will sit and read it with him later

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magicmummy · 03/03/2007 14:05

Have also tried Ginko Bilboa but it didn't help me.

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McDreamy · 03/03/2007 14:05

It's a high pitched ringing noise and it's worse at night time

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magicmummy · 03/03/2007 14:10

I also found that having continuous background noise helps me.

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magicmummy · 03/03/2007 14:11

It may be worth trying a noise machine.
I use mine at night time. I do have one that I'm selling, some people find that they help, others don't.

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McDreamy · 03/03/2007 17:17

How much are you selling your noise machine for?

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magicmummy · 03/03/2007 20:44

£5 plus postage.
It is quite heavy as it has a glass ball on the top of it. Would need to weight it to get an accurate postage cost.

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Weegle · 03/03/2007 20:46

It can be a side effect of some prescription medicines so it might be worth him checking any he is taking to see if this is a listed side effect.

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Orlando · 03/03/2007 21:00

Botox is supposed to help! I had a brief bout of it last year (tinnitus, not botox)which thankfully hasn't recurred because it was just tortuous, and someone suggested botox. Not sure of the science behind it, frankly...

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pindy · 03/03/2007 21:13

I have clients that suffer from this and I treat them with Thermal Auricular Therapy (ear candling) - has he tried this?

If you would like more details please let me know.

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