Managing Tinnitus
 

I find that one of my biggest daily battles, besides the fatigue and cognitive disfunction is tinnitus. I have it constantly and unless I keep myself busy with something and have background noise (tv/radio) on it can overtake. I find it worse in the morning and if I wake up sometimes in the middle of the night.

It seems that sometimes when it is bad that I also have a horrible pressure feeling in my ears, not sure if this is related or not.

Does anyone have any ideas on how to manage it? Or make it so that it isn't so bothersome?

Or is this just something else that we have the pleasure of dealing with?

Best way I manage mine is for example at work I leave a radio on very softly. Kinda gives enough background noise to help me not have ringing as bad.

Actually had a discussion with my neuro the other day. Said the ear drops and stuff you might see commercials for are just companies trying to get your money and they do nothing. I can't remember exact wording but my neuro said according to the AMA theres really nothing for fixing tinnitus.

Try rubbing magnesium lotion on your neck muscles (mostly the sides under the ear). I find this helps alot for my ear noises.(which some can be static from tense muscles nearby).

This is the one I use:

http://www.amazon.com/Morton-Epsom-L...n+epsom+lotion

Many of us here on NT use this for all sorts of things with great success.
It is also available locally at some Walgreen's and WalMarts.
Just a small bit on a fingertip is all you need on the affected side once a day.

I find tinnitus bothers me more some days than others. Sometimes now I wake up and forget I have it, but then like you say in the early hours when I wake up I hear it. I also get the ear pressure feeling too, I have to swallow to pop them. I'm thinking of taking turmeric to see if helps with any residual inflammation.

I agree with superelectric. I tried high dose omega 3 fish oil for about 2 days and my T dramatically reduced. It may be a coincidence but I suspect inflammation. Turmeric helps a lot in guess. Turmeric along with wild fish oil concentrate helped a great deal in my case. I still get those bad T days but its overall more manageable. All the neuros and ENTs said it may never go away. But one ENT said it will disappear with time as the nerves inside my eatrs heal and adapt. let's see

Fish oil also helps improve circulation and that may be how it is working for you. Adding in natural mixed tocoferols (Vit E) also assists with blood flow.

Magnesium does 3 things.
1) improves blood flow to the area
2) reduces muscle spasms and tension (it works opposite of calcium which is a contractor)
3) blocks the pain receptor called the NMDA receptor.

It is also a cofactor in essential fatty acid metabolism.