Hi,
I am 5 months post ablation and still having regular ectopics but I know this can continue. I shared previously of intermittent blurred vision but now also have terrible tinnitus both seemed linked to the palpitations and all symptoms are worse after eating . Has anyone had anything similar?
Thanks
Hi I’m 4 months post ablation and still get skipped beats especially when in certain posture positions
Pulsatile tinnitus is a very common partner to AF and allied arrhythmias. I suspect it is because we all get so heart aware.
Interesting, my husband has been suffering with tinnitus for the past 18 months but we have never associated it with af. I'll let him know although not alot, if anything, can be done about it. Some days/nights worse than others. Another sign of old age I guess!
My tinnitus has been with me for many years.
It is louder than most background sounds.
I have no idea if it is linked to my heart problems or the medication that I am taking.
At times it is almost intolerable but I suppose I have learned to live with it.
Pete
Thanks for all your replies
Try reducing gluten and sugar one at a time and see if that helps - no side effects and will do you some good even if it does not reduce the tinnitus
It is possible that B vitamins (for at least three months), and magnesium (not oxide or enough to cause diarrhea) for at least six months may help. The latter may help the AF as well.
Always good thing to get tinnitus checked out. I did and after MRI told I had a vestibular neuroma, (small benign brain tumor). I have scans every year to check if it's growing. Pat
Interesting, I started with Tinnitus about a year ago, I never linked it to my Afib, and the Ear doctor never asked what other help problems I had or medication I was on, I saw two, both told me that I have to learn to live with it.... unbeliveable
Tinnitus is apparently a sound produced by the brain.
Flecainide causes a whooshing sound that comes and goes lasting a minute or three.
You bet! My Afib always came in the evening, until I figured out it was the sugar I consumed throughout the day. Here is the data I have accumulated - should help you:
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After 9 years of trying different foods and logging EVERYTHING I ate, I found sugar (and to a lesser degree, salt – i.e. dehydration) was triggering my Afib. Doctors don't want to hear this - there is no money in telling patients to eat less sugar. Each person has a different sugar threshold - and it changes as you get older, so you need to count every gram of sugar you eat every day (including natural sugars in fruits, etc.). My tolerance level was 190 grams of sugar per day 8 years ago, 85 grams a year and a half ago, and 60 grams today, so AFIB episodes are more frequent and last longer (this is why all doctors agree that afib gets worse as you get older). If you keep your intake of sugar below your threshold level your AFIB will not happen again (easier said than done of course). It's not the food - it's the sugar (or salt - see below) IN the food that's causing your problems. Try it and you will see - should only take you 1 or 2 months of trial-and-error to find your threshold level. And for the record - ALL sugars are treated the same (honey, refined, agave, natural sugars in fruits, etc.). I successfully triggered AFIB by eating a bunch of plums and peaches one day just to test it out. In addition, I have noticed that moderate (afternoon) exercise (7-mile bike ride or 5-mile hike in the park) often puts my Afib heart back in to normal rhythm a couple hours later. Don’t know why – perhaps you burn off the excess sugars in your blood/muscles or sweat out excess salt?? I also found that strenuous exercise does no good – perhaps you make yourself dehydrated??
I'm pretty sure that Afib is caused by a gland(s) - like the Pancreas or Thyroid - or an organ that, in our old age, is not working well anymore and excess sugar or dehydration is causing them to send mixed signals to the heart - for example telling the heart to beat fast and slow at the same time - which causes it to skip beats, etc. I can't prove that (and neither can my doctors), but I have a very strong suspicion that that is the root cause of our Afib problems. I am working on this with a Nutritionist and hope to get some definitive proof in a few months.
Also, in addition to sugar, if you are dehydrated - this will trigger AFIB as well. It seems (but I have no proof of this) that a little uptick of salt in your blood is being treated the same as an uptick of sugar - both cause AFIB episodes. (I’m not a doctor – it may be the sugar in your muscles/organs and not in your blood, don’t know). In any case you have to keep hydrated, and not eat too much salt. The root problem is that our bodies are not processing sugar/salt properly and no doctor knows why, but the AFIB seems to be a symptom of this and not the primary problem, but medicine is not advanced enough to know the core reason that causes AFIB at this time. You can have a healthy heart and still have Afib – something inside us is triggering it when we eat too much sugar or get (even a little) dehydrated. Find out the core reason for this and you will be a millionaire and make the cover of Time Magazine! Good luck! - Rick Hyer
PS – there is a study backing up this data you can view at:
Tinnitus
Tinnitus and Caffeine
Tinnitus and hearing deterioration 
Bisoprolol and Tinnitus
