Does anybody know of anything to do for ringing in your ears?
I have had ringing in my ears ever since I can remember. I actually thought that everybody's ears rang up until about a year ago. I also have whooshing, thumping, and clicking sometimes. And it sounds like there is a vacum in my head, pulling air in through my ears. Sometimes all the sudden that "vacum" is cut off and it feels like my ears are plugged (they really aren't) and the ringing get excruciatingly loud!!
Is there anything to do for this? I can live with, I have all my life, but it is obnoxious!
Also, can it cause hearing loss?
Any advise?
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Be sure to contact your ND tomorrow.
Have you started ANY new med or OTC product - or supplement?
Any recent exposure to noise?
MAGNESIUM and Fish oil are the best helpers. REST.
More detail here: ----------------------
ALL EARS. Specifically for LYME patients - lots of details about ears and what can help:
� of the way down page one, there are lots of LIVER LINKS:
See also the world-top herbalist Christopher Hobbs's forum (click on the Online Herbal Prescriber): www.christopherhobbs.com
In most cases, what I have read about this is:
A) Noise in the ears can be attributed to adrenal weakness. Herbs and nutrients to support the adrenals could possibly be indicated.(I am not a doctor so I am careful never to say definitively. Instead, I agree with Keebler that to contact an ND is key. Find a naturopath here: www.naturopathic.org )
B) It may not cause hearing loss, but in my best understanding and based on what I Have read, may in fact be a symptom of hearing loss in progress. Surely there are ways to treat it, check out the sites above.
C) Gingko is key. It enhances the uptake of oxygen by red blood cells, which transport oxygen and nutrients to the brain, and the ear, and to every cell in the body basically. Thereby it nourishes the brain and the inner ear*. Use the extract, it is the most potent form. I recommend the product by Paradise Herbs, it is alchohol and glycerin-free and therefore easy on your system. Also very high quality herbs. You can buy it at discount from www.iherb.com (or is it iherbs.com? NOt sure, check it out). Gotu kola as a brain tonic along with gingko might be helpful too.
I am a herbalist with some formal training.
*These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and do not diagnose, prevent or cure any disease.
Posted by Camp Other (Member # 29797) on :
Keebler and chiquita have good advice.
I've had to struggle with this side effect, too, and I found it was the worst on macrolide antibiotics (for Lyme patients these are most often Zithromax and Biaxin).
In addition to what folks have said above, I know that nicotine and caffeine can make tinnitus worse, in addition to stress and insomnia. If you cut back on nicotine or caffeine - better yet taper and stop them - it can help.
I also learned about this research - listening to music that does not contain the frequency at which your ears ring can often reduce the ringing a great deal:
It doesn't seem to be a side effect of anything. I have had ringing ALL my life. I am just ending a 3 week med holiday and it almost seems like the ringing has been worse some days than when I am on treatment.
I have never taken Biaxin and very little of Zithromax.
And I comsume no nicotine whatsoever. And very very little caffine.
When I ask my dr about things like this she is always just like, "Oh yeah, that is the Lyme" and that is pretty much where it ends.
I will have to look into the former suggestions. Thank you so much for the info and links!!
Posted by sickntired19 (Member # 21949) on :
It doesn't seem to be a side effect of anything. I have had ringing ALL my life. I am just ending a 3 week med holiday and it almost seems like the ringing has been worse some days than when I am on treatment.
I have never taken Biaxin and very little of Zithromax.
And I comsume no nicotine whatsoever. And very very little caffine.
When I ask my dr about things like this she is always just like, "Oh yeah, that is the Lyme" and that is pretty much where it ends.
I will have to look into the former suggestions. Thank you so much for the info and links!!
Posted by one4islands (Member # 28187) on :
I, too, am like you.
I've had ringing in my ears for years and just thought everyone had it.
I did have the swooshing, like hearing my pulse in my ear awhile back.
That would happen at nighttime when I'd get up from sleep to go to the bathroom.
The swoosh lasted for a minute or two and went away.
Other times, I could hear the swoosh lying in my bed w/ my head on the pillow.
I was then having quite a bit of balance problems.
The ENT diagnosed me with Eustachian tube dysfunction.
Now, I just hear the ringing which has gotten worse when everything is quiet in the house.
Posted by NMN (Member # 11007) on :
I have the same thing. It started about 3 days into my first round of doxy for suspected lyme. Came as part of a herx and the ringing and buzzing of my CNS has never stopped apart for one day between changes in meds about a year an a half ago.
Its was like being in the eye of a hurracane that has lasted 3 years. Total peace and symptom free. I had just come off a round of levaquin and mino and I did a course of riamet on its own.
I spent that morning walking along the beach and just felt so normal again...It was like being in heaven. That lasted until about 4 pm and the symptoms started to come back and I have not been there since. This disease is cruel beyong belief.
My LLMD says he believes its the bart or lyme inside the nerves.
Posted by RubyJ (Member # 28711) on :
I've had ringing in my ears for over 20 years. Nothing I do helps. Wish I could give you suggestions.
Posted by sickntired19 (Member # 21949) on :
@one4ilands Is it a treatable condition? If so what did they do and did you see improvement?