23 Aug
2012
23 Aug
'12
12:52 p.m.
On 23 Aug 2012 at 9:30, Mark Tapley wrote:
Avoidance of caffeine, nicotine, or salt can reduce
symptoms,
Anecdotally, it works for me (and I'm cutting out caffeine most days)
and for a friend of mine (who cut out complaining about his "horrible
Tinnitus" once I told him the cure (but only after verifying it via a
3-day coffee detox period)).
Mark, I restrict myself to one cuppa in the morning. I've never
smoked and prepare just about all of our food myself (very sparing on
salt). It does seem to be aggravated by my hypertension meds, but my
doctor and I are tinkering a bit to find something that works.
What I find that helps more than anything (and keeps my BP low) is
getting enough sleep. This is the hardest for me as I'm a natural
nightowl and have pretty much run my entire life on adrenaline.
The underlying cause is probably too much noise--between industrial
noise, data centers, chainsaws and brass bands, my ears are
complaining that I've abused them. And they're right about that.
A moral for you young'uns. Take care of your hearing..
--Chuck