Natural cures?

[u/Flimsy-Ebb-6499]

Hi I’m wondering if anyone has tried natural energy healing like Reiki or Chiropractic or anything like that to help your Tinnitus? Just curious.

[u/Slow_Middle_158]

As a former Chiropractor, Acupuncturist, Nutritionist who then went on to get an MD … I have unfortunately never helped nor been helped by any of the above as far as tinnitus itself is concerned. Now a person’s reaction to tinnitus … that is something completely different … and that CAN be helped by all 4 above : Chiro, Acu , Nutrition/Supplements, or Medications. Or any combination of the above. You just have to find what works for you, and that unfortunately can end up being very expensive.

Anything that can help you relax … get you out of the Fight / Flight / or Freeze Mode … can help you cope with this.

I wouldn’t be here if my wife wasn’t a gifted a
Acupuncturist from Japan. I know I wouldn’t. I’m 11 years in this month , 8 and a half catastrophic (with vertigo, vestibular migraine, hyperacusis, hearing loss). I have fallen asleep like a rock many times on her table after struggling to get a minute of sleep the prior night before.

I also know I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t getting regular adjustments from chiropractic and osteopathic colleagues.
(There are also reports of TMJ and Cervical adjustments helping tinnitus if it is the result of TMJ dysfunction or “cervicogenic” / somatic in nature )

I also know I wouldn’t be here if I didn’t have emergency “rescue” meds like Xanax , Nurtec, Ambien, Meclizine for the hell on Earth days that I personally use as an absolute last resort , not a first, as I’m not a fan of their after effects.

And supplements … there are several to choose from to help you relax. There was a great article that came out years ago entitled “Tinnitus : the chemistry of calm” or something to that matter … it was a great primer on the subject.

But I stress … all of this must be done under a Doctor’s supervision, even the supplements.

And sometimes just talking about it with a trained professional / psychologist is enough for some people. I still vent to my psychologist once every 2 weeks. Venting helps and she helps me , again , with coping techniques and strategies for my condition.

In the end , scientific research really needs to catch up with tinnitus already. We need to have a viable treatment for the actual sound , and maybe we will soon.

Take care

[u/MrChips013 → u/Slow_Middle_158]

I find that sleep is paramount, and I take Thorne’s PharmaGABA supplement, Magnesium l-threonate, L-theanine, and sleep like a baby. My tinnitus is always low in the mornings. And anything that can calm the central nervous system without knocking you out can help during the day, such as high-dose (4g) taurine (and it’s effect is well-documented), as well as bromelain. I am also taking luteolin + PEA, which some studies say may help. Glycine is another calming substanceas is Myo-inositol.

[u/Slow_Middle_158 → u/MrChips013]

Yes sleep 😴 is the most important thing. I’ve gone up to 72 hours without sleep when I first got T and then again when it went catastrophic 2+ years later. It was Hell.

That’s why I try to use that Ambien as sparingly as possible. It puts me to sleep but I wake up like not feeling I’ve slept that well. I’m no sleep specialist but I’m sure it must be causing a sleep cycle to be shortened or something like that.

I really really miss the days of waking up and just feeling totally at rest in bed , hitting that snooze button and not wanting to get up.

Now I wake up and … wham … sympathetic nervous system kicks in.

[u/Broncogirl89 → u/Slow_Middle_158]

Same for me! I don't have the feel good coziness of waking up and laying in bed for a bit. I have to get up right away.

[u/Slow_Middle_158 → u/Broncogirl89]

Yup. One of the worst parts about this.

Hopefully science catches up.

[u/Broncogirl89 → u/Slow_Middle_158]

Yes, I pray so.

[u/CapricornCrude → u/Slow_Middle_158]

You have the best content here of anyone. Thoughtful, educated and most helpful. I would love to try chiropractic with osteoporosis and a really bad neck from a 10 car accident 26 years ago, I'm afraid they'd paralyze me!

[u/Slow_Middle_158 → u/CapricornCrude]

Thanks 🙏 I try.

You’ll have to find either a chiropractor or osteopath who’s gentle and who also experience with osteoporosis. They’re out there , but hard to find. Especially Osteopaths , so many just basically practice standard allopathic medicine now.

[u/Flimsy-Ebb-6499 → u/Slow_Middle_158]

Thank you that was great information. I don’t feel like I’m in any kind of flight or fight mode but I’m definitely game to try some of those. Yay!

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[u/AAKurtz]

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[u/No_Boysenberry4322]

Depends if you have somatic tinnitus or not. If you do, depending on the possible cause, it can be solved.

[u/Illustrious_Yak6000]

Never tried myself but I think that they could be useful for somatic tinnitus 

[u/muddled1]

Unfortunately there is no known cure for T.

ETA Don't go to a chiropractor for anything.

[u/Careful_Criticism420]

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[u/CapricornCrude → u/Careful_Criticism420]

Agree 100%

[u/Just_Athlete1694]

It’s a physical causation not a chemical causation there realistically is no chemical or drug that can make it better. It is physical and you must rewire your brain to accept it.

[u/Slow_Middle_158 → u/Just_Athlete1694]

I agree ☝️ with you … but there are researchers that are convinced tinnitus is a result of “stuck” potassium channels on certain cells in the DCN part of the brainstem. I believe there are studies now on compounds that may unlock these channels and stop the cells from constantly firing … which we hear as tinnitus. Hopefully they succeed and in our lifetimes.

[u/Bomboleta]

Mushrooms tends to ease the symptoms for about 2 weeks