Tinnitus Vitamins

Anyone bothered by tinnitus may want to consider tinnitus vitamins as part of their overall treatment plan.  Vitamins alone may not the ringing in your ears, but a deficiency in one or more vitamins can make the symptoms worse. And many people do, in fact, have a dramatic improvement when they supplement with vitamins or correct a vitamin deficiency.

As always, it’s best to get your vitamins from a healthy diet. For most people this means lots of fruit and vegetables, moderate amounts of lean protein (more chicken breast, less sausage), and small amounts healthy fats such as olive oil. It’s impossible to replace all the nutrients in vegetables with a capsule. However, taking some vitamin and mineral supplements can be part of a healthy lifestyle and part of a tinnitus treatment plan.

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A reasonable first step is to take a good, overall multivitamin and mineral supplement.

Next, consider adding additional B vitamins. There are several types of B vitamins and a couple of them are very important for nerve function so it’s not surprising that they may have a role in the cause of ringing in the ears.  Two of the more important B vitamins are B6 and B12.

One interesting fact about B6 is that many people suffering from carpal tunnel (a problem related to pressure on the nerves at the wrist) get better after they supplement with B6. That implies that it may be helpful for other nerve problems.

It is possible to take too much B6, so never go above 150mg or so a day.

With regard to B12, a military study showed soldiers who were low in B12 had more difficulty with tinnitus after exposure to loud noises than soldiers with higher levels.  It didn’t always work for treatment, but many people did improve after taking it.

Older people (who, by the way, are more likely to have tinnitus) often have low B12 levels because they have trouble absorbing it from their GI tract. This has real implications for treatment, since if they can’t absorb it, taking a pill by mouth won’t help. You can get around this by getting a test of B12 levels from a physician and getting shots if pills don’t help.

A way to avoid the shot is to take B12 in a sub lingual form, which is a form meant to be placed under the tongue and absorbed directly into the blood stream. You can find this over the counter at a health food store if your pharmacy doesn’t carry it.

Although not specific for tinnitus, a very high percentage of the population is deficient in vit D.  There is a blood test you can get to check, or you can supplement with about 2000 units/day.

Magnesium is a mineral that is very important in nerve function, muscle contraction and the formation of bone. The association with nerve function is the reason to consider taking it if you have tinnitus, but there are a lot of good reasons to take it even if you don’t have ringing in your ears. 500mg/day is a reasonable dose. I also think it’s a good idea to take this with about 1000mg calcium. You can find several products that have this combination.

Other supplements worth trying are zinc and ginko.

All of these are over the counter and generally considered to be safe in reasonable doses, but as always it’s prudent to talk things over with you doctor, especially if you have other medical issues.

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