Possible Connection - Coffee & Tinnitus

Nightfall
Nightfall Posts: 10,086
edited August 2014 in The Clubhouse
Thought I'd pass this along. I know it says "in women" but I think it's because the study was only on women, not that the same connection might not be made in men.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/280775.php
He and his and colleagues found that regardless of age, rates of tinnitus were 15% lower among women who consumed 450-599 mg a day of caffeine, compared with women who drank less than 150 mg a day (about one and a half 8-ounce cups of coffee).
afterburnt wrote: »
They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,011
    edited August 2014
    I drink tons of coffee, and I can say it hasn't helped me one bit. Matter of fact, probably makes it worse.
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  • Indigo
    Indigo Posts: 7
    edited August 2014
    Interesting. I actually stopped drinking caffeine because it was making my ears worse. I wasn't just getting tinnitus, I have a problem with my ears that makes me dizzy sometimes, but thats definitely worse when I have caffeine.
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    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited August 2014
    I had the same problem with lots of beer.
    Indigo wrote: »
    Interesting. I actually stopped drinking caffeine because it was making my ears worse. I wasn't just getting tinnitus, I have a problem with my ears that makes me dizzy sometimes, but thats definitely worse when I have caffeine.
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited August 2014
    I have a ringing in my ear 24/7 from stupid loud music growing up and firearms etc... and all the coffee never helps but I think the beer does :)
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  • muncybob
    muncybob Posts: 3,065
    edited August 2014
    I use to drink regular coffee, now drink decaf...go through about a pot a day(mostly in the a.m.) and I see no difference between the 2. Kinda interesting to note that my tinnitus did not become noticable until I started drinking coffee....hmmm.

    I wish there was something that could be done, it would be nice to actually hear silence again :(
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,989
    edited August 2014
    Coffee and Tinnitus sounds like a great name for a hipster hangout...
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  • scottyboy76
    scottyboy76 Posts: 2,905
    edited August 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Coffee and Tinnitus sounds like a great name for a hipster hangout...

    good one
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  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,430
    edited August 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Coffee and Tinnitus sounds like a great name for a hipster hangout...

    Grow a beard and pick up some black-framed glasses, Mark. We'll go hang out at the hip new hangout.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,606
    edited August 2014
    Given that half of these findings are faked by researchers looking for funding,
    I'd not really take it seriously. The old artificial sweetener bans were based
    on complete nonsense. And a lot of other studies have been debunked as well.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Coffee and Tinnitus sounds like a great name for a hipster hangout...

    Would be better as a satirical cartoon series like Ren and Stimpy.

    Coffee and Tinnitus on Adult Swim. A winner!

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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited August 2014
    beer and the volume control - my cause of tinnitus. :cheesygrin:

    H9: If you don't trust what you are hearing, then maybe you need to be less invested in a hobby which all the pleasure comes from listening to music.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,989
    edited August 2014
    grow a beard... heh...

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    sucks2beme wrote: »
    Given that half of these findings are faked by researchers looking for funding,
    I'd not really take it seriously. The old artificial sweetener bans were based
    on complete nonsense. And a lot of other studies have been debunked as well.
    Studies have demonstrated that 73% of all statistics are made up on the spot...
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited August 2014
    LOL :) I haven't shaved my beard since I got It in & I was 27. took me 27 to grow it and next year I will have had it for 27 years :)

    I trim it but never shave it and I'm about as bald on top.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,989
    edited August 2014
    I've shaved mine off a few times over the years, but I have one about 99.7263% of the time because I hate to shave.

    And now, back to caffeine and tinnitus...
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited August 2014
    There is a company or product that has been advertizing on the local radio about a pill that is suppose to help with Tinnitus and 1 of my co-workers ask why I don't give them a call... cause it sounds like a scam...it would be different if it was something you could buy in the store or from a pharmacy. I ask my doctor once if he could turn off that ringer in my ear? he just laugh and said sorry you out of luck there.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,011
    edited August 2014
    I'll tell ya what works for me though, limited results as it is. Diet....when I eat less sugary substances, less caffeine, the extent of that ringing in the ears seem lessoned. Unfortunately I'm a foodie that loves desserts too along with a pot of coffee in the morning, so I put up with it.

    I've certainly noticed a loss of hearing as I aged, the ringing only compounds that. One other thing I've noticed audio related is that since hearing certain frequencies seem harder as we age, we seem to become more acute on the ones we can hear. Kinda like how they say when you lose one of your senses, the others become more acute, kinda make up for it. Anyone else notice that little phenomena ?
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  • tophatjohnny
    tophatjohnny Posts: 4,182
    edited August 2014
    I drink my fair share and I hear things in songs I never heard before!!! Or maybe that's my new system....lol
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited August 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    grow a beard... heh...

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    Studies have demonstrated that 73% of all statistics are made up on the spot...

    Self portrait, I assume? Pretty distinguished looking fellow there, Mark!

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  • gp4jesus
    gp4jesus Posts: 1,990
    edited August 2014
    My wife suffers from M
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    agfrost Posts: 2,430
    edited August 2014
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    grow a beard... heh...

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,989
    edited August 2014
    When I get a chance, I can dig up our first NH Christmas holiday photo -- all of us in plaid flannel ;-)
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  • voltz
    voltz Posts: 5,384
    edited August 2014
    ^^^^^

    we already are LOL his MAIL BOX is full.
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  • gce
    gce Posts: 2,158
    edited August 2014
    I drink probably 6 cups of coffee every morning, hasn't done a thing for me. I'm not a nice fellow if I don't have my coffee. LOL
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited August 2014
    Indigo wrote: »
    Interesting. I actually stopped drinking caffeine because it was making my ears worse. I wasn't just getting tinnitus, I have a problem with my ears that makes me dizzy sometimes, but thats definitely worse when I have caffeine.

    What you have is Vertigo, if you suffered from motion sickness as a kid you will most likely have vertigo when you get older. I make sure that I always have chewable Meclizine with me since I never know when it will strike. Now a days it will usually happen when I'm having trouble with my sinuses. I'll take the Meclizine for a few days and it clears right up.
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