Tinnitus

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2-3 months ago after reading a thread on GH regarding the above subject, I started to take Gingko Biloba capsules, as did one or two others.

I was wondering has anyone noticed any improvement at all? I can't say I have and I've taken a 120mg (I think) capsule every day for at least 2 months.
 
Bloody tinnitus

Dev

I first became lumbered with Tinnitus about 5 years ago. It was quite loud.

I had a chance meeting with an eminent hearing specialist at a function one evening and he confirmed that Ginko Biloba does work but it does take 4 to 6 months.

With me it took 4 months but I would say that about 90% of the buzzing has gone. It sometimes comes back for a few hours if I spend time driving on a motorway with lots of motornoise.

Persevere ....you have everything to gain and nothing to lose.

Regards

Mick
 
Vitamin A usually helps, but take care: you might damage your skin if you take VA and get a suntan. Also, you can overdoo the doses, so talk to your doctor first.
 
I've had tinnitus since birth - it sucks...

Are those pills likely to help it?

Also - does anyone know a doctor who'll LISTEN to what I tell them about the fact that my ears don't pop due to blocked up Eustacian tubes - of course doctors hate being told how to do their job grr!
 
I'm also about 2 months into a course of Gingko and on the whole, I notice tinnitus a lot less now. It can still be bad sometimes though - particularly after long car journeys, especially those involving motorways.

Chris
 
Dom

You asked....."Are those pills likely to help it?"

My tinnitus started about 4 years or so ago and was a noise in my head all the time, it would not go away. Some days it was loud and some days less loud but it was always there.

About 3 years ago I was attending dinner at a club that I belong to and it is customary to sit next to strangers who visit from other towns. The chap who sat beside me was/is regarded as one of the most eminent hearing specialist in the uk. He is based in London.

I raised the topic of Ginko Biloba and he confirmed that several formal tests were being conducted throughout the world and the indications are that is works for most people with noticeable results. He also stressed that the tests were still in progress.

Evidently, if taken over a prolonged period (min 4 months) it will cause tiny blood vessels to open in or near the ear drum which results is a lowering of the sound.

On his advice I tried it and the sound is only a fraction of what it was.

I accept that that is not conclusive proof that it worked, it is possible that it could have cleared up without the Ginko, but all I can say is that I took the tablets and 4/5 months later the sound started to reduce fairly fast.

I have never met the chap since, so I cannot quiz him any further.

It seems to work, so why not give it a try.

Regards

Mick
 
TINNITUS

Yes, my tinnitus is still present. I went to the hospital and had my operation on my ear. The tinitus is not as bad as it was, but the hiss is still quite loud. The surgeon said, I am lucky I'm not deaf in the ear. I have some hearing loss, which is because of the tinitus as my hearing above and below the hiss is ok. I have been advised not to take anything for it for 6 months to see if the tinitus goes on its own. As for people who get repeated/ continuous ear infection try Manuca honey. It is used for infections that anti-biotics do not work. Put a tea spoon of the Manuka honey on a peace of bread 3 times a day, you must use the strong honey 15+ (cost £15). It got rid of my ear infection so I could have my operation.

GAZZ
 
Another site about tinnitus that may be of interest to everyone with tinnitus.

http://www.tinnitus.org/home/frame/THC1.htm


As an alternative to consuming pills of Ginko Biloba, is to take it in liquid form. Holland + Barratt sell small bottles of Ginko Biloba extract which can be droppered in to water and drunk.
 
Originally posted by domfjbrown

Also - does anyone know a doctor who'll LISTEN to what I tell them about the fact that my ears don't pop due to blocked up Eustacian tubes - of course doctors hate being told how to do their job grr!
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I read an journal article a while back that looked at causes of the social economic status gradient in health outcomes. You know that you can predict health outcomes by postcode, right? Well this effect is not entirely mediated by personal wealth, and one of the pathways posited was that health provision was much better in wealthy areas. I don't recall whether this is because the load on the health service is proportionally lower, or that better GPs choose nicer places to work, or whatever. Either way, you should try going to the GP in the poshest area you can find.

I am lucky, we have a surgery at uni, and my doctor is absolutely brilliant. He does everything possible to avoid handing out drugs, and is well up on preventative behaviours.
 

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