The University of Alabama at Birmingham just released their findings from a study that took a good look at the link between the users of Viagra and the reporting of tinnitus developing after use. The study is in the May 18th issue o the Archives of Otolaryngology. For the uninitiated, Viagra is in a class of drugs that are most often used to treat erectile dysfunction in men. Two other…

In a word: Yes. In a longer explanation, there are several things you can do to get rid of tinnitus naturally. First of all, lowering the amounts of noise that you’re exposed to through the use of hearing protection on the job (if that’s the cause) is vital. You want to stop the damage of tinnitus from progressing. Second, make sure that your tinnitus isn’t a side effect or interaction…

Curious what tinnitus sounds like? Although every tinnitus experience is unique to the individual it’s occuring to, there are common groups of sounds that are reported most often. Buzzing sounds, whistling – usually a high-pitched tone, ringing and roaring -such as the sound of a rushing river or ocean waves is also included with the most often reported sounds. Many times people hear two or more sounds at a time…

We try to stay up to date on the latest tinnitus news, articles, tinnitus research and therapies. In doing some research on the term “Tinnitus” we ran across some interesting stats for our own little home on the Internet here. There are more web searches per month in the cities of Chicago and Atlanta on this topic followed closely by San Francisco and Washington DC. The top searches for these…

Asian medical guides written centuries ago attribute ringing in the ears to poor kidney function. As it turns out, they may not be too far from the truth as modern medical studies have shown that tinnitus can indeed be a side effect kidney problems. Tinnitus isn’t just caused by listening to music too loudly or working with jack hammers in your daily job; the buzzing, clicks and roaring of tinnitus…

If you suffer from tinnitus, you probably feel like it should be illegal to mention the words  “tinnitus” and “sleeping” in the same breath, however it is possible to get a good night’s sleep when you have tinnitus, you just need a little help. One of the worst parts of tinnitus is when you’re trying to sleep. Tinnitus shows it’s worst side when your environment is quiet. The ringing, hissing…

Quietus has gotten some huge press as the cure-all for tinnitus, however you need to know three things about Quietus. 1- It’s an herbal supplement, and remember herbal supplements are still drugs. 2- There are tinnitus remedies you can do in the privacy of your home that don’t require you take a pill every day. 3- Quietus is expensive. We’re not saying that Quietus doesn’t work or is ineffective, we…