Do not try them without first consulting a qualified homeopath but this is something I am hoping to have a consultation for.

http://www.holistic-online.com/Remedies/Ear/tin_alt_homeopathy.htm (external link, opens new browser window)

I have used homeopathy for other problems which have been helped. I will let you know how I get on, as my tinitus has been playing up badly again recently!

Strangely enough, a pain killer I use called Voltarol helps me with my tinnitus as well as my arthiritus. But the weird thing is, is that it mentions tinnitus as a side effect.

Uhmmmmmmmmmm..........nowt as odd as......mazza.:-D

Well it work for me :P I try not to take them often but I just come back from a busy weekend away so was taking them regularly and the tinnitus was greatly reduced. Even when it was all quiet and was going to sleep.

Now was it the weekend away or the Voltarol that this this

or rather did this !

Make sure you eat when you take them, Mazza....;) Don't want an ulcer too!

I occasionally use Volteral, will try to monitor the T when I next do.

Hi there - first time on the board and a new member of the RNID. I had a pretty bad ear infection in April and pretty awful tinnitus. I've been using vinpocetene (periwinkle) for the last 4 weeks. Maybe it's just my imagination, but the tinnitus does seem a lot better. Instead of 'hell's choir', I seem to have a spoon rolling around a metal bowl (only way I can describe it). Basically, it's a lot better. I read about vinpocetene on a hearing loss forum on the web. Might be of use to somebody. You can get it in health food shops - not too expensive either, unlike gingko biloba. It's supposed to do much the same as gingko - increase the blood flow to the brain.

Increase blood flow to the brain............uhm....I could do with some of that! :D

I hope your tinnitus continues to settle, Mavis.