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Question: I have tinnitus problem. Can you advise me what medicine or vitamin to take?
Answer: Supplements(Zinc and B12) Zinc, ideally in the picolinate form, 90-150 mg daily for 3-6 months may help, especially if zinc is low. If zinc lozenges taste really yucky, you probably don't need zinc. If zinc seems to have little or no taste, you are deficient. Studies on zinc and tinnitus generally indicate that zinc is helpful in age-related tinnitus and hearing loss. Zinc can also help with age-related loss of taste. Vitamin B12 deficiency has been reported to be common in people exposed to loud noises, and who have developed occupational tinnitus and hearing loss. Intramuscular injections of B12 (1000 mcg weekly) reduced tinnitus severity; this is usually only available in the doctor's office. You might find a doctor who will teach you to do this at home, and give you a prescription for the syringes and injectible hydroxycobalamin, which hurts less than cyano or methylcobalamin. No formal studies have been conducted using oral forms of B12, but many websites and anecdotal reports claim as little as 100 mcg daily by mouth can be effective after several weeks. Look for a B complex with emphasis on the B12.
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