Re: [Harp-L] tinnitus

["steve@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <swebb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have had tinnitus for years. It's not fun. Sometimes it is very bad. 
Other times, not so bad. The key is just learning  how to ignore it. I 
have found it's worse with high blood pressure. Interesting thing, 
though. When I am around loud music, it's better for a day or so, then 
it gets worse again. I normally use ear protection when I am around loud 
music, however. From what I understand, it can be hereditary to some 
extent, but is often caused by noise. I was around some loud noise in 
the miltary and musically in my 40s and 50s.  Good luck to anyone who is 
dealing with it, because it can be extremely hard to handle.
Steve Webb in Minn.




On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Michael King wrote:

> haven't been following this, but shall throw-in anyway. Tinnitus is 
> nerve
> damage that is not known to be reparable. Drops, pills, ear-candling, 
> diet,
> etc. won't fix it or moderate it. Anything that jacks your blood 
> pressure
> will intensify the noise in the ears, but doesn't seem to be a 
> permanent
> escalation - it subsides with normalization of the BP. What I haven't
> learned is if diabetes contributes in anyway to that kind of nerve 
> damage,
> but I don't think so.
>
> T'would be nice to hear that stem-cell researches have put replacing 
> those
> nerve cells on their todo list even it is WAY down on the list!
>
>  -Michael
>
> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:33 PM, <captron100@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >  I promised a harp playing friend that I'd ask if there is anything 
> > that
> > can help him with his tinnitus (ringing, chirping in his ears). 
> > Either it
> > was on this list or on another music list a while back that someone 
> > once
> > told of some kind of substance or dietary supplement that said to 
> > have
> > helped.  What's the latest on this scourge?  tia.
> > ron