Supplements & Tinnitus — What Do You Take? What Should I Take?

I'm on the ALA + multivitamin/mineral as per the 2019 study below. I have possibly less debilitating days but it's minor improvement if any. Lamberts is my source - as per the study. No point wasting money on all the separate supplements. ALA on an empty stomach, multivitamin with food.

The Effect of Antioxidant Supplementation in Patients with Tinnitus and Normal Hearing or Hearing Loss: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial

 

I have tried Magnesium 250 mg, GABA 750 mg and Melatonin 5 mg. This combination seems to lower the frequency and amplitude of my ringing and at times I have crystal silence. Also, it gives me a good night's sleep.

 

Do you take the fish oil pill before bed and the allergy pill?

 

I use Omega-3 + Magnesium + Melatonin just before bed.

Antihistamine is taken at the same time, yes.

 

What brand of antihistamine and Omega-3 are you taking?

 

They are Norwegian brands, so I don't think you will get them at your place.

But the antihistamine is a regular one for allergies called Cetirizine.

 

I buy my fish oil pills from Xtend-Life out of New Zealand. I don't think you will find a more pure fish oil pill. Most fish oil pills are made with Anchovies (a bottom feeder fish). They use Tuna and the New Zealand Hoki fish from the pristine waters.

 

Xtend-Life is a good brand.

 

I'm interested in how people determine a good supplement brand?

 

That they contain what they advertise on the sticker, in the amount that is advertised. ConsumerLab.com for example tests different manufacturers' supplements at their independent laboratory and checks for the contents.

Certain brands have been more reliable than others over a long period of time, and then they become "a good supplement brand."

Of course it also matters if supplements use natural or synthetic versions of stuff. For example dl-alpha-tocopherol is a synthetic version of vitamin E. The natural version is d-alpha-tocopherol.

It's a science and you need to be very careful looking at the ingredients and brand. In general the manufacturers are after your money and a lot of the supplements are junk, a waste of money.

 

@ajc, I fully agree. Although how many check with ConsumerLab before purchasing or recommending?

 

For me: Reputation and content. Whether they use high quality ingredients or cheap ones with less bioavailability.

I also user ConsumerLab.

 

Taurine, GABA (Pharma-GABA), NAC, Nicotinamide Riboside, Resveratrol, Quercetin, Betaine, and Folate (L-Methylfolate).