Tinnitus and alcohol

[marigold60]

I keep a health diary and looking back over the last month I've noticed days when my tinnitus has practically disappeared from being very loud. This occurs in the evening after I've had a couple of alcoholic drinks and sometimes continues the day after too. Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this?

[Fridays_Child_62]

While alcohol is generally not advised for tinnitus, I have long known that it reduces my tinnitus. This tends to be just for a couple of hours or so, but then I don't drink alcohol in large quantities. I saw survey results that said this is the case for 16% of tinnitus sufferers, so only a small proportion. I wouldn't drink alcohol as a regular tinnitus dampener but have an occasional couple of gin and oranges as a treat when my tinnitus is bad.

[Happyrosie]

wow marigold you’ll make me into an alcoholic!!

Actually wine doesn’t affect my T unless I go overboard - which really doesn’t happen nowadays, I can’t remember the last hangover! But T is bad with hangovers!.

[Hookie01]

If ive been out drinking, my tinnitus disappears the day after. Not sure if its thr alcohol, the happiness or being relaxed or the dancing.

[TinnitusUKPat Partner]

Does alcohol itself change anybody's tinnitus, or are they more relaxed once they've had a glass of wine or a pint of beer?

[Fridays_Child_62 in reply to TinnitusUKPat]

That is a good question. I first noticed diminished tinnitus after alcohol on my way home from work nights out (of very modest drinking) in the days when my T wasn't troublesome and I didn't take much notice of it anyway. So, I'm tempted to say alcohol really did reduce my T. However, more recently when I've had a drink during a T spike, I have noted that it is perhaps only slightly reduced but not grabbing my attention as much, probably because I am more relaxed and less concerned. So, it might be a bit of both. Again, I think alcohol is a dangerous road as a temporary fix for T, so it is not something I would indulge in regularly.

[RobWG]

Hi.

Exactly the same for me. I have constant LOUD high pitched whine in both ears T wise and aslo spells of odd pressure in ears and around head.

Both sets of symtoms are less noticeable if I've had a few drinks (beers) This is during the evening I'm having the drinks and also through the next day.

Dangerous as I like beer probably too much anyway so I take care with it.

R

[doglover1973]

Pass me a glass marigold60 🍹