ringing in ears

March 28, 2000

What is ear candling???? Don't know that I've heard of that before.

RINGING IN EARS

WHAT HELPS ME IS EAR CANDLING FOR THE RINGING IN THE EARS. I BELIEVE WE

ADDRESSED THIS BEFORE AND JOHN RECOMMENDED A SUPPLEMENT. BUT DONT REMEMBER

WHEN OR WHAT WAS RECOMMENDED.

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October 30, 2000

Sue B-

How can ear specialists stop the ringing in one's ear when it is caused by

spirochetes? (borrelia bacteria). I as well as many here, had the 'ringing,

high pitch, etc.' in our ears and we have found that with treatment

(antibiotics) for a duration of time, it goes away.

sue in nj

October 30, 2000

Often the treatment itself (certain antibiotics) can cause the ringing too.

Zithromax is a big one for that with our patients. Ask your doctor about

switching Lyme meds or cutting back on them. The ringing is most likely a

herx from the medications. It is a symptom of lyme and is intensified during

treatment.

Good luck!

August 2, 2003

,

I think you are correct but I still urge anyone taking plaquenil who has

tinnitis to get your hearing monitored. I had tinnitis and nobody took it

seriously until I had serious permanent hearing loss and now I have to use

hearing aids. Cheri

[ ] Ringing in ears

Ringing in ears also called Tinnitis can be caused from too much advil.

You should try to back off on your dose of it. My maximum dose of it had

been 4

200 mg pills until the ringing started. The ringing began, so I cut out one

pill and then the ringing went away!!

S.

group founder

Friday nite

I was unaware that Plaquenil sometimes damages your hearing- it just goes to

show once again that we on the list are NOT QUALIFIED DOCTORS OR HEALTH CARE

PROFESSIONALS. and therefore any advice we give each other is strictly to be

used in the theme of " it worked for me...perhaps it will work for you " .

Always check with your physician whether it be your primary care provider or

your rheumatologist or both. I know sometimes it is difficult to figure out

which doctor handles which issues. - at least it is for me!! For instance

recently I got a sinus infection- I called my primary care physician who

prescribed the antibiotic, and then contacted the rheumatologist who told me w

ho to proceed with regards to my arthritis meds for the next two weeks. It is

all so interwoven and complicated sometimes.

S.

group founder

Saturday Afternoon

August 5, 2003

> Ringing in ears also called Tinnitis can be caused from too much

advil.

> You should try to back off on your dose of it. My maximum dose of

it had

> been 4

> 200 mg pills until the ringing started. The ringing began, so I

cut out one

> pill and then the ringing went away!!

>

> S.

> group founder

>

>Thanks for the info . I am assuming by 4 x 200 mg Ibuprofen

that was per day.... I take generally 6 to 10 per day, depending upon

the day. It's the only thing that works for me - Vioxx used to be

good but no longer works - and as it is a 1/day pill, I am stuck with

the pain until the 24 hours are up.... will definitely discuss this

tinnitus issue with my rheumy and in the meantime, will try to take

as few as are absolutely necessary. Last few days haven't been too

too bad because the weather had been very warm and dry... but this

morning it is more humid and slightly cloudy with a bit of a system

moving in... you guessed it - pretty bad this morning. Hate this -

but we'll all make it.

I've been off the board since Friday morning - yes Carol (from

Scotland) we certainly do talk alot - but reading the many posts - so

many of them funny beyond words (in 1,500 members there MUST be a

cartoonist amongst us) and with visions of pillows and tin men

lurching down the road to the music of - well no pain

can match the levity here! Thanks everyone - and - you just

crack me up (and are so wise too) - wish I could meet you in person

some day.

August 5, 2003

Thanks so much Cheri,

I have just printed out your message - which of course also contains

the advil advice from - and I am going to give it to my

rheumy when I see him on the 25th. As I am on both Plaq and advil, I

am now concerned.

This group is great.

> ,

>

> I think you are correct but I still urge anyone taking plaquenil

who has tinnitis to get your hearing monitored. I had tinnitis and

nobody took it seriously until I had serious permanent hearing loss

and now I have to use hearing aids. Cheri

> [ ] Ringing in ears

>

> Ringing in ears also called Tinnitis can be caused from too much

advil.

> You should try to back off on your dose of it. My maximum dose

of it had

> been 4

> 200 mg pills until the ringing started. The ringing began, so I

cut out one

> pill and then the ringing went away!!

>

> S.

> group founder

> Friday nite

>

> I was unaware that Plaquenil sometimes damages your hearing- it

just goes to show once again that we on the list are NOT QUALIFIED

DOCTORS OR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS. and therefore any advice we

give each other is strictly to be used in the theme of " it worked for

me...perhaps it will work for you " .

> Always check with your physician whether it be your primary care

provider or

> your rheumatologist or both. I know sometimes it is difficult to

figure out

> which doctor handles which issues. - at least it is for me!! For

instance recently I got a sinus infection- I called my primary care

physician who prescribed the antibiotic, and then contacted the

rheumatologist who told me w ho to proceed with regards to my

arthritis meds for the next two weeks. It is all so interwoven and

complicated sometimes.

>

> S.

> group founder

> Saturday Afternoon

November 26, 2003

Hi Sue,

The ringing in your ears is called Tinnitus. Interestingly enough, I

was just reading about this on another chat area for people with

hearing loss. I had never thought about the ringing that I hear. I

guess I thought it was normal. Anyway, from what I understand now, it

is common after this type of ear surgery. Many of the posts on this

other site talked about some dietary issues which may help alleviate

it, others talked about training your mind to ignore it. The tinnitus

is my left ear is mild and I can hear it really only when I listen for

it. Right now, the tinnitus in my right ear (the one pending surgery)

is really LOUD. If there are background noises or conversation, I can

usually block it out, but when it's quiet, like right now, it is

sooooo loud.

I'd talk with your Doc about it. Maybe there's something that can be

done.

Here's the link to the other site if you want to read more discussion.

http://www.hearingexchange.com/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi

I don't know how long it has been since you're surgery, but I do know

that my mind has learned to block out the ringing in my left ear

rather well.

Connie

> Hi.

>

> I have posted previously, without much response, but I hope

> anyone who knows anything about ringing in your ears will write.

> I had a canal wall down surgery that removed 2 of the 3 hearing

> bones and reconstructed my eardrum. There was a large

> infection and a small c'toma...surgery was on the 18th..so it's

> been not quite two weeks. The ringing was not immediate and

> started only after my first visit to the DR. Actually, he doesn't even

> know about it, cuz I figured I'd wait until all of the packing is out

> until I told him....i have another appt. in about a week and 1/2.

>

> Is this common? Does it go away? What is it caused by:?

> Someone I know saw something on TV about therapy for

> titinnittis (spelling?) ....is that what this is called? Anyone hear

> about therapy for this? It's driving me CRAZY!!! Phil, you seem to

> keep up on everything? What is going on? -Sue

November 26, 2003

Hi Sue,

This is pretty common. In fact, the subject comes up about once a month around here. Connie and Tom have already responded with great info. for you, and if you go to the Messages section of the Cholesteatoma Web Site and search for message number 8276 or 8629 or 8953 and read all the messages in each of these threads and you will find lots of good information.

Best Wishes,

saffsnowflake <saffsnowflake@...> wrote:

Hi.I have posted previously, without much response, but I hope anyone who knows anything about ringing in your ears will write. I had a canal wall down surgery that removed 2 of the 3 hearing bones and reconstructed my eardrum. There was a large infection and a small c'toma...surgery was on the 18th..so it's been not quite two weeks. The ringing was not immediate and started only after my first visit to the DR. Actually, he doesn't even know about it, cuz I figured I'd wait until all of the packing is out until I told him....i have another appt. in about a week and 1/2. Is this common? Does it go away? What is it caused by:? Someone I know saw something on TV about therapy for titinnittis (spelling?) ....is that what this is called? Anyone hear about therapy for this? It's driving me CRAZY!!! Phil, you seem to keep up on

everything? What is going on? -Sue

November 26, 2003

Hi Sue

Tinnitus is very common among people with hearing loss and I'm sure that everyone on this board has had some experience of it at some time. Usually some kind of high pitched monotonous tone, it isn't actually physically harmful and it doesn't mean that there's anything going wrong with your ears. Mostly you'll notice it whenever the surrounding environment is quiet (like laying bed for instance) though if it's a loud kind of tinnitus you'll hear it wherever you are. I've had some form of tinnitus ever since I can remember and it has become much louder in both following a couple of ear surgeries in the last two years. Evenso, I'm so used to it by now that it doesn't bother me nearly as much as it did years ago. My doctor had suggested that rebuilding the ear could help to reduce the tinnitus - though no sign of that so far.

The main problem with tinnitus is that it tends to be exacerbated by stress - that's a viscious circle - the more bothered you are by it, the more you notice it and the more stressed you become. It may get less as your ear heals more after the surgery but that's not guaranteed. And don't be too surprised if your doctor isn't too concerned about the tinnitus - there's very little they can do medically and they just assume you'll lean to live with it over time - which everybody does, though that may be a bit hard to believe at the moment.

There are a couple of medical treatments for tinnitus that I know of. I'm not sure that a lot of doctors would use them, they don't always work and they are a little bit controversial. I think that they involve injecting a drug like Lidocaine (and even Botox now) around the ear area which temporarily deadens the nerves and muscles - so obviously, a treatment that would need repeating. The more traditional ways of helping to reduce tinnitus involve either diverting you're attention from it or learning to relax as much as possible with it. It can sometimes help just to reduce general stress level by avoiding stimulants like coffee and alcohol and some people swear by a herbal remedy called Ginko Biloba. Using a distracting noise as an alternative focus helps some people - such as a radio playing softly while you're falling off to sleep - I suppose that may mean that you don't ever really get used to the tinnitus so you come depend on the distraction. My personal opinion is that the best solution is that you just do whatever relaxes you most deeply and simply learn to let the tinnitus be. One thing I can say about tinnitus is the more you try to shut it out or fight it ot hink it shouldn't be there, the more it will aggravate you.

Phil

ringing in ears

Hi.I have posted previously, without much response, but I hope anyone who knows anything about ringing in your ears will write. I had a canal wall down surgery that removed 2 of the 3 hearing bones and reconstructed my eardrum. There was a large infection and a small c'toma...surgery was on the 18th..so it's been not quite two weeks. The ringing was not immediate and started only after my first visit to the DR. Actually, he doesn't even know about it, cuz I figured I'd wait until all of the packing is out until I told him....i have another appt. in about a week and 1/2. Is this common? Does it go away? What is it caused by:? Someone I know saw something on TV about therapy for titinnittis (spelling?) ....is that what this is called? Anyone hear about therapy for this? It's driving me CRAZY!!! Phil, you seem to keep up on everything? What is going on? -Sue

November 27, 2003

Sue,

I had the ringing in the ears before surgery - have had it for a number of years - its called tinnitus. Quite places used to annoy me - the worse been the room where they do the hearing tests. I used to always have noise around me - at work, i have a radio on. In the car, i always have cd or radio on. Night time, i used to always have music on. I had my op where they removed an extensive ctoma (docs words) and since then, don't have the noise. One site that i found useful is

http://www.medicinenet.com/Tinnitus/article.htm

trust me - you do get used to it. try not to think about it (i know - very hard to do). try not to be in a quite environment. sounds (like music) always masked the tinnitus for me (actually now since the surgery, i find quite places disconcerting - no noise !!!)

i hope this helps - do mention it to the doc. although i never got any good response from any doc when i told them (i think it is very hard for someone who doesn't have the noise to understand what you are talking about.

ann.saffsnowflake <saffsnowflake@...> wrote:

Hi.I have posted previously, without much response, but I hope anyone who knows anything about ringing in your ears will write. I had a canal wall down surgery that removed 2 of the 3 hearing bones and reconstructed my eardrum. There was a large infection and a small c'toma...surgery was on the 18th..so it's been not quite two weeks. The ringing was not immediate and started only after my first visit to the DR. Actually, he doesn't even know about it, cuz I figured I'd wait until all of the packing is out until I told him....i have another appt. in about a week and 1/2. Is this common? Does it go away? What is it caused by:? Someone I know saw something on TV about therapy for titinnittis (spelling?) ....is that what this is called? Anyone hear about therapy for

this? It's driving me CRAZY!!! Phil, you seem to keep up on everything? What is going on? -Sue

April 30, 2008

>Hi a,

I see my reumy on May 15th, I will let you now what she as to say.

Kathy

> Hi Kathy....

>

> When do you see your rheumy? I am interested also to see what he

says. Can

> you let me know?

>

> I have a few people who say it doesn't take the ringing away

completely but

> it seems to make it less severe...very light. And one said that

she didn't

> even notice ringing at all on some days.

>

> Also, it states to use 3 mg daily. My friend said she could tell a

> difference in about a week and half..maybe a week. She didn't

quite remember. I know

> the label on the melatonin says to limit use to 2 months with a

break of one

> week and you can restart. Not sure why....but it is worth looking

into.

>

> I see my rheumy in late June..but if you see yours sooner..please

let me

> know.

>

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June 30, 2009

Ok, please. Not everything is fungus related.

Ringing in the ears can be and probably is related to a low thyroid. You have dizziness too which is also low thyroid. You may have adrenal issues as well as this is common when you have low thyroid. Do you get the black out stars when you stand up suddenly? The iodoral may be stressing adrenals.

Steph

Ringing in Ears

Please consider the possibility of having an undetected fungal infection as the cause of the ringing in your ear. If you eat a regular diet that includes lots of grains, aged cheeses, peanut butter, sugar and alcohol you can probably bet on that. Since it could be systemic, please look at the list contained in this article to see if you have any other of the conditions associated with fungus/yeast.Raquel> >> > > > I don't have the sore throat Shin got, but I was interested in his comment that it was only on the left side. I started taking 25 mg Iodoral last week and around day 5 I had what I think was detoxing, but it was all on my left side! I had excruciating pain in my left hip, leg, and knee. Itching in my left hand and bottom of my left foot. I had a brief attack of nausea (just a few minutes), some minor head ache, and I forgot what else, but everything was left sided. It lasted from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., keeping me awake, but was not unbearable. I felt that I could push through and didn't want to cut back on the dose.> > > > I had the thought that perhaps my toxin being detoxed was in the right side of my brain, causing this left side detox. Is that possible? I'm no biology expert by any means, but I do recall learning that the left! brain c ontrols the right side of the body and vice versa. What does anyone think of my theory?> > > > Or has this happened to anyone else? > > > > Also, I haven't had any more detox symptoms since then - wasn't it supposed to last 3 or 4 days? not just 4 hours? I have now gone on to 50 mg and am feeling better than I have in several years.> > > > Connie> >>

June 30, 2009

I don't know if you know this already or not but one of the things mercury does is to facilitate the growth of Candida and other fungus: Candida's Fire .Also, by the time we get an external manifestation of yeast/fungus it's because it's been quietly "brewing" inside for a while, not the other way around.Sounds to me like maybe you're not really ready to tackle that problem since you sound like you're defending your diet... But I understand, I've done that before. However, take it from someone who's still dealing with the problem and has done different antifungals (with apparent success) quite a few times, unless you starve the fungus by abstaining for a time from ALL grains, all starches, all dairy, alcohol, most fruit, etc., the best you will accomplish is to barely hold the fungus at bay and at the slightest provocation it will take over again. Well, that's not entirely correct. Strengthening the immune system and working towards cleansing the liver is possibly even more important, by achieving that maybe you can get away with eating some of the "avoid" foods now and then. R.> > > >> > > >> > > > I don't have the sore throat Shin got, but I was interested in his> > comment that it was only on the left side. I started taking 25 mg> > Iodoral last week and around day 5 I had what I think was detoxing, but> > it was all on my left side! I had excruciating pain in my left hip,> > leg, and knee. Itching in my left hand and bottom of my left foot. I> > had a brief attack of nausea (just a few minutes), some minor head ache,> > and I forgot what else, but everything was left sided. It lasted from> > 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., keeping me awake, but was not unbearable. I felt> > that I could push through and didn't want to cut back on the dose.> > > >> > > > I had the thought that perhaps my toxin being detoxed was in the> > right side of my brain, causing this left side detox. Is that possible?> > I'm no biology expert by any means, but I do recall learning that the> > left brain controls the right side of the body and vice versa. What> > does anyone think of my theory?> > > >> > > > Or has this happened to anyone else?> > > >> > > > Also, I haven't had any more detox symptoms since then - wasn't it> > supposed to last 3 or 4 days? not just 4 hours? I have now gone on to> > 50 mg and am feeling better than I have in several years.> > > >> > > > Connie> > > >> > >> >>

June 30, 2009

Ringing in the ears can also be a circulation problem. Years ago I had it in my left ear, and started taking ginkgo biloba and it slowly disappeared. Just a thought.

Ringing in Ears

Please consider the possibility of having an undetected fungal infection as the cause of the ringing in your ear. If you eat a regular diet that includes lots of grains, aged cheeses, peanut butter, sugar and alcohol you can probably bet on that. Since it could be systemic, please look at the list contained in this article to see if you have any other of the conditions associated with fungus/yeast.Raquel> >> > > > I don't have the sore throat Shin got, but I was interested in his comment that it was only on the left side. I started taking 25 mg Iodoral last week and around day 5 I had what I think was detoxing, but it was all on my left side! I had excruciating pain in my left hip, leg, and knee. Itching in my left hand and bottom of my left foot. I had a brief attack of nausea (just a few minutes), some minor head ache, and I forgot what else, but everything was left sided. It lasted from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., keeping me awake, but was not unbearable. I felt that I could push through and didn't want to cut back on the dose.> > > > I had the thought that perhaps my toxin being detoxed was in the right side of my brain, causing this left side detox. Is that possible? I'm no biology expert by any means, but I do recall learning that the left! brain c ontrols the right side of the body and vice versa. What does anyone think of my theory?> > > > Or has this happened to anyone else? > > > > Also, I haven't had any more detox symptoms since then - wasn't it supposed to last 3 or 4 days? not just 4 hours? I have now gone on to 50 mg and am feeling better than I have in several years.> > > > Connie> >>

June 30, 2009

I know I sound like a broken record (but that's the price I know I have to pay in order to create awareness) and I understand everyone here can take what I have to offer or leave it. However, I'm really not surprised that you reacted that way since your speciality is "iodine" after all. But I believe that if you decided to research this too (and it appears you don't have the time...), you would realize, just like I have, that the majority of conditions related to iodine are in fact caused by fungus, there's a lot of evidence out there about it, it's just not widely publicized... just like information about iodine still is not. To me in fact it's exciting to have found a link between certain health problems, iodine and fungus, if God allows me to complete my studies as a Holistic Nutritionist, this knowledge is going to make my work easier in the future.Not long after I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism, frustrated with doctors I consulted a naturopath. She was the first person to bring to my attention that I could have Candida. I'd heard about it but was skeptical. The truth is that I really didn't know enough about it. But not long after I began reading about it online and saw that Candida can affect the thyroid.As a result of my treatment with the naturopath my TSH went down and I began feeling better. All my problems were not resolved then, on one hand because I didn't continue with the naturopath and on the other because I lacked the understanding that I have now of what it meant to have Candida. I wish I had 'cause I might've saved myself years of needless suffering...So if Candida (or another fungus, there are after all 400 known species that can affect human health...) it's perfectly possible to have low thyroid AND ringing in the ear caused by

yeast/fungus.Now, if what I'm suggesting would embark people in a costly

and pointless quest, well, fine, don't consider it, but the only thing

to really do is follow a certain diet and take antifungals, which the OP is

already doing, so what's the loss??? What if she or anyone else here decided to take that "chance" and later found several other problems they had beginning to clear? Would it not have been worth it to put up with my repeating the same thing??? But if it bothers you, let me know and from now on I'll try to message people directly more often instead of posting it for the whole group...Raquel> > >> > > > > > I don't have the sore throat Shin got, but I was interested in his comment that it was only on the left side. I started taking 25 mg Iodoral last week and around day 5 I had what I think was detoxing, but it was all on my left side! I had excruciating pain in my left hip, leg, and knee. Itching in my left hand and bottom of my left foot. I had a brief attack of nausea (just a few minutes), some minor head ache, and I forgot what else, but everything was left sided. It lasted from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., keeping me awake, but was not unbearable. I felt that I could push through and didn't want to cut back on the dose.> > > > > > I had the thought that perhaps my toxin being detoxed was in the right side of my brain, causing this left side detox. Is that possible? I'm no biology expert by any means, but I do recall learning that the left! brain c ontrols the right side of the body and vice versa. What does anyone think of my theory?> > > > > > Or has this happened to anyone else? > > > > > > Also, I haven't had any more detox symptoms since then - wasn't it supposed to last 3 or 4 days? not just 4 hours? I have now gone on to 50 mg and am feeling better than I have in several years.> > > > > > Connie> > >> >>

June 30, 2009

There can be many reasons for ringing in the

ears and just as many effective solutions, depending upon the actual cause.

This is why a good natural healthcare practitioner will always do an

intensive health history in order to find out what is really going on in the

body before suggesting any type of protocol or treatment.

Certainly in a forum such as this we can offer suggestions as to what “may”

be going on but the fact is without a health history we are shooting in the

dark. I can’t tell you how

many times someone has written or talked to me about their symptoms and once I

have them fill out our health history questionnaire I see information that they

obviously didn’t think was important enough to tell me, but yet makes a

huge determination in what supplementation/diet to use. Leaves me scratching my head. J

Be Well

Dr.L

Oasis Advanced Wellness

My Blog

June 30, 2009

One thing I have learned...whenever one goes to an extreme in anything, whether

it be a religious doctrine, a lifestyle habit, any belief system at all...one

inevitably goes into error.

Another thing that I learned a long time ago...when it comes to symptoms, one

symptom can mean so many different things. It can be easy to misdiagnose because

there can be many, many causes to the same symptoms or array of sumptoms.

As Dr. Lamphier stated, one needs to take a thorough medical and life style

health history to even begin to try the different treatments and changes that

might address the apparent problems being manifested.

Many times, folks assume that because something worked for *them* it is the only

and ultimate answer to that problem. They then begin to " share " with all their

might. Their intentions are wonderful---they want to help! But zeal without a

depth of knowledge can often do more harm than good.

We've all done our share of this at some point, I suppose.

Blessings, Jill~

July 1, 2009

I am not saying that it is not a concern. I am saying that it is not related to every condition. No it is not my specialty but I do have more than Iodine as my specialty since I am studying for my doctorate in naturopathy so Iodine will not be a cure all.

Re: Ringing in Ears

I know I sound like a broken record (but that's the price I know I have to pay in order to create awareness) and I understand everyone here can take what I have to offer or leave it. However, I'm really not surprised that you reacted that way since your speciality is "iodine" after all. But I believe that if you decided to research this too (and it appears you don't have the time...), you would realize, just like I have, that the majority of conditions related to iodine are in fact caused by fungus, there's a lot of evidence out there about it, it's just not widely publicized... just like information about iodine still is not. To me in fact it's exciting to have found a link between certain health problems, iodine and fungus, if God allows me to complete my studies as a Holistic Nutritionist, this knowledge is going to make my work easier in the future.

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July 1, 2009

For ringing in ears, check out blood copper level. The blood group must be A. And the person may be of advanced age.

Ratan.

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From: ladybugsandbees <ladybugsandbees@...>Subject: Re: Re: Ringing in Earsiodine Date: Wednesday, July 1, 2009, 4:32 PM

I am not saying that it is not a concern. I am saying that it is not related to every condition. No it is not my specialty but I do have more than Iodine as my specialty since I am studying for my doctorate in naturopathy so Iodine will not be a cure all.

Re: Ringing in Ears

I know I sound like a broken record (but that's the price I know I have to pay in order to create awareness) and I understand everyone here can take what I have to offer or leave it. However, I'm really not surprised that you reacted that way since your speciality is "iodine" after all. But I believe that if you decided to research this too (and it appears you don't have the time...), you would realize, just like I have, that the majority of conditions related to iodine are in fact caused by fungus, there's a lot of evidence out there about it, it's just not widely publicized.. . just like information about iodine still is not. To me in fact it's exciting to have found a link between certain health problems, iodine and fungus, if God allows me to complete my studies as a Holistic Nutritionist, this knowledge is going to make my work easier in the future.

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July 1, 2009

Steph,

I haven't started iodine yet. I have very stressed adrenals, would iodine

stress them further? Should I avoid it until my adreanls are in better shape?

My husband is on iodine and doing VERY well with it.

Cyn

The iodoral may be stressing adrenals.

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> Steph

July 1, 2009

Your adrenals need iodine to heal. I had very stressed adrenals when I started and I started on 50 mgs. I just supported them.

Steph

Re: Ringing in Ears

Steph,I haven't started iodine yet. I have very stressed adrenals, would iodine stress them further? Should I avoid it until my adreanls are in better shape?My husband is on iodine and doing VERY well with it.CynThe iodoral may be stressing adrenals.> > Steph

July 1, 2009

Yes, I am hypothyroid, Hashi's and have adrenal fatigue. I just got rid of an

RT3 problem by doing T3 only meds for a while and am still working on finding my

optimal dose of Armour. I'm currently taking 32.5mg/day of HC, along with other

adaptogens and adrenal cortex, so am working on supporting and healing my

adrenals. I was hoping that one of these was the problem, but even when I've

gone a bit hyper on the thyroid meds, my ears still have this problem. But,

I'll see what happens when I finally get the Armour dose right.

I do think that the iodoral has been making the ears a bit worse, so that's why

I am starting to pulse dose like you have talked about. I'm trying 5 days on, 2

days off. If that doesn't help, I may need to take a little longer break from

it for a while. I'm taking 50mg Iodoral currently.

I've been to ENTs, otologists, neurotologists, neurologists, had all kinds of

tests, MRIs, etc and tried all their different treatment strategies

(antihistamines, vasodilators, diuretics, etc, etc). I've also tried any and

all alternative remedies that I've seen, as well, but I'm certainly open to any

ideas that anyone might have. You just never know if I've tried it already or

not.

Thanks for the reply.

ka

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> > > I don't have the sore throat Shin got, but I was interested in his

comment that it was only on the left side. I started taking 25 mg Iodoral last

week and around day 5 I had what I think was detoxing, but it was all on my left

side! I had excruciating pain in my left hip, leg, and knee. Itching in my left

hand and bottom of my left foot. I had a brief attack of nausea (just a few

minutes), some minor head ache, and I forgot what else, but everything was left

sided. It lasted from 12 a.m. to 4 a.m., keeping me awake, but was not

unbearable. I felt that I could push through and didn't want to cut back on the

dose.

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> > > I had the thought that perhaps my toxin being detoxed was in the right

side of my brain, causing this left side detox. Is that possible? I'm no biology

expert by any means, but I do recall learning that the left! brain c ontrols the

right side of the body and vice versa. What does anyone think of my theory?

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> > > Or has this happened to anyone else?

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> > > Also, I haven't had any more detox symptoms since then - wasn't it

supposed to last 3 or 4 days? not just 4 hours? I have now gone on to 50 mg and

am feeling better than I have in several years.

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> > > Connie

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July 1, 2009

Thanks for the thought. I've tried Ginkgo before and it didn't do anything for

my problem, although I have heard others had success with it.

Thanks, ka