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4th short term Ginkgo trial - Confirmation...

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...that Ginkgo works for me, in the moderate way that it has been. On the day before respite required, 3 tablets are taken. The following day, T is there in the morning. But it will subside around 2 hours after waking and for this latest test gave me 5 hours when I could forget I have T. T returns late afternoon, and if anything is more profound that it normally would be. With this test, T remained more profound for the following day after respite, but the day after that (which is today as I type), it's back to 'normal' level.

As I have stated before, we are somewhat over indulged with modern medicine. Used to taking 3 a day of whatever for evermore to keep whatever it is at bay. Ginkgo remains what it is at present - unrefined unprocessed tree in tablet form. I'm grateful it does what it does in its modest state.

I won't be posting anymore trials with Ginkgo unless something changes. I'm not suggesting it is the thing for all. From what I've read on this site, my T is mild. I didn't get it until age 63 and (if Wiki is correct) most likely as a result of a long period of emotional distress which is now in the past. 63 is an age T might come on anyway, and there is a family history - my father and a brother had / have it, but for both it was decades.

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So pleased you got some positive results. I am pretty certain it helped my T . I took one a day for years. Cant prove anything , but my T definitely faded away to almost nothing. Maybe it would have done it anyway, cant prove it ? my friend who got T, 6 months after mine ,She didnt take anything. Hers has stayed the same but she can ignore it most of the time.

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Ray200 in reply toKellythecat-74

There's definitely something about Ginkgo, Kelly. Hopefully student audiology scientists will pick up on it. They have to write a thesis on something, and I can't think of any better topic than the potential of the compounds it contains.

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Kellythecat-74 in reply toRay200

Obviously 20 years ago I read something about gingko and tinnitus. Just be aware that Gingko is a natural blood thinner . That's why I cant take it now , already on med ones .

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DownUnderInAus

I have both tinnitus and pulsatile tinnitus, i wonder if Ginkgo would help me...?

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Ray200 in reply toDownUnderInAus

Worth a try. 30 tablets are inexpensive. But pulsatile tinnitus suggests a physical cause and I've had modest success with non physical at such a low level really that I'm pushing it to call it success. Just a few hours free among days of hearing tinnitus.

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its early days .

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