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For some type of subjective tinnitus vitamin combination of 500 mg C & 400+ IU D3 + 500 mg calcium may help

I already noticed mention of one proprietary vitamin combination in the article but it seem to have lot of components which makes it hard to determine what is the helping component, so here's what I found to work for one particular very mild level of tinnitus sound.

I've tried this combination (and only some parts of it rather than everything) on and off over past 6 months and I would say it takes approx 1-2 weeks of the mentioned dosage to start helping if it will help. It takes approx 2-4 days from stopping dosage for the particular type of sound to come back. The sound is like two alternating medium pitch sines in a single ear. The particular tinnitus started when I was sleep deprived and had a stressful and loud event happen but I can't rule vitamin deficiency entirely out of the picture as a facilitator of the possible damage, so for Tinnitus Prevention I would add: Avoid sleep interruptions, ensure proper nutrition. Also I can't recommend use of ear plugs at night every night. I tried this since it also helps with this same particular tinnitus but it also caused ear irritation.

Another poster below had the "brainwave theory". Interesting but I think it's always important to mention that there can be multiple causes of tinnitus. After all if there was a single cause, then my example of what helped with one instance of my own tinnitus would have surely had some effect on the other instances as well. (I've got 1 from very loud music (they sold ear plugs at the event! should've got em!), 2nd&3rd that came over time and come and go and the alternating one I described above) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.243.178.205 (talk) 01:28, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Add : Caroverine drug show good success rate in treating subjective tinnitus of inner ear.

Ref : Denk DM, Heinzl H, Franz P, Ehrenberger K (Nov 1997). "Caroverine in tinnitus treatment. A placebo-controlled blind study". Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 117: 825–30. doi:10.3109/00016489709114208. PMID 9442821. Amitdwivedi11 (talk) 10:24, 19 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: Per WP:MEDRS. This source and similar caroverine tinnitus studies can best be described as preliminary or investigational. Although apparently sold for that purpose in some countries, it is not an approved drug by the US FDA or the European Medicines Agency and the current Clinical Practice Guideline from the American Academy of Otolaryngology recommends against any medication therapy. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 19:33, 20 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

New Reference: Martindale 36th Edition Page 2277 A clinical study on role of caroverine in the management of tinnitus Abha Kumari, Sandeep Kumar — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amitdwivedi11 (talk • contribs) 08:34, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

NEJM

doi:10.1056/NEJMcp1506631 JFW | T@lk 07:14, 29 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Image

Wondering what image we should use to illustrate this article if some do not like this one? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 13:13, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

None, it's better without an image. Sources call it a ringing, but none equates it to an alarm clock. The image is completely uncalled for. TarkusAB^talk 17:42, 9 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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In Medication Section add" Caroverine has been demonstrated to have a high rate of efficacy in the treatment of cochlear-synaptic tinnitus. Reference: Denk DM, Heinzl H, Franz P, Ehrenberger K (Nov 1997). "Caroverine in tinnitus treatment. A placebo-controlled blind study". Acta Oto-Laryngologica. 117: 825–30. doi:10.3109/00016489709114208. PMID 9442821. Topical Administration of Caroverine in Somatic Tinnitus Treatment: Proof-of-Concept Study Klaus Ehrenberger Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria A clinical study on role of caroverine in the management of tinnitus Abha Kumari, Sandeep Kumar Amitdwivedi11 (talk) 08:29, 15 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Done L293D (☎ • ✎) 00:23, 17 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not done - Please see WP:MEDRS. Jytdog (talk) 00:36, 17 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Amitdwivedi11 (talk) 08:06, 21 June 2018 (UTC)Check reference in book "Martindale 36th Edition Page 2277" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Amitdwivedi11 (talk • contribs) 07:36, 21 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]