B12 deficiency - effects on hearing - Pernicious Anaemi...

Yes. Was it you I was telling about my ENT disaster? I was flatly told B12 had no connection to my “hidden” hearing loss & there was no help for it. I would probably just go deaf. 😳😡 Thanks very much for posting these links.

Sleepybunny in reply to SigNi3 years ago

Might have been...I have a rotten memory...think that's due to many years without treatment.

SigNi3 years ago

LOL - You're in very good company.

annmarierodnes3 years ago

Sleepybunny, thank you so much for signposting these research papers. I posted a long while ago about my tinnitis and these studies certainly point to a possible connection with B12 and folate deficiencies. I SI every other day and sadly, so far, have not experienced any improvements regarding tinnitis, despite eating a few walnuts every day, as someone recommended in the tinnitis forum. Fortunately I love nuts so willing to give this a try!

Sleepybunny3 years ago

I don't know how long you have been SI but there is hope.

It took many months even years of SI for my high pitched tinnitus to disappear. However it comes back with a week of an injection which is one of the reasons NHS treatment is not enough for me.

I also have pulsatile tinnitus which is less noticeable these days and when my symptoms were at their worst, I used to get a metallic noise tinnitus....like someone was tapping a pipe.

This form was more difficulk to cope with but it has gone.

I suspect that if I stopped SI all these forms would return and worsen over time.

I think if doctors and audiologists were more aware of the association between B12 deficiency and tinnitus, less people would suffer and maybe more people would get diagnosed with B12 deficiency from PA and other causes.

I told an audiologist that I felt my hearing issues and tinnitus were due to B12 deficiency and she didn't show any interest.

Sleepybunny3 years ago

This study says that B12 treatment was not effective for the patients with tinnitus....I'd like to know how long the study was continued for. As I said it took months even years for me to see an improvement in tinnitus.

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/239...

Article that mentions correlation between low B12 and development of tinnitus in elderly

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/236...

Tinnitus is mentioned on some of these lists of B12 deficiency symptoms

Symptoms of B12 Deficiency

pernicious-anaemia-society....

b12deficiency.info/signs-an...

b12d.org/admin/healthcheck/...

cks.nice.org.uk/topics/anae...