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Thanks for your response. > Tinnitus does sound like quite the curse though. It’s been about a decade now of constant ringing. Cicadas in my ears. For the mos

Thanks for your response. > Tinnitus does sound like quite the curse though. It’s been about a decade now of constant ringing. Cicadas in my ears. For the most part I’m at peace with it. It’s like emotional quicksand, the more you fight it the worse you feel. I just don’t want it to get worse. I don’t think silence makes it worse, but I’d does isolate the ringing so that it’s all I can hear. For that reason I prefer we’ll sealed iems to ancs. I’ll look at that ginger cocktail you mentioned, thank you :). Coffee is a bit of a silver bullet for me. A strong coffee usually makes a huge difference. (Which used to make me think it was a caffeine addiction, but quitting caffeine didn’t stop the headaches).

ianai 3y ago
Interesting about caffeine helping. It works as a vasoconstrictor - constricting the blood vessels. It can be helpful with migraines, too, but too much can also trigger a migraine. Lots of things are like that with migraines. From that, I'd also imagine with tinnitus similar things would help that help with migraines - like proper sleep, a sleep routine, well hydration, low stress, and avoiding triggers. Triggers for migraines can be things like types of food, smells (fake lavender does me in fast/hard and many other smells), bright lights, etc.
- ycombinete 3y ago
  Yes, it's a tightrope for sure! If I drink too much caffiene in a day, or have it too late it will also trigger one. My other big one is cocoa. Too much chocolate anything will guaranteed give me a migraine. Also not exercising. If I'm sedentary for too many days in a row I will get a bad headache.