The Alarm Clock Finally Turned Off

josf3

Member
Author
Jan 25, 2017
53
Tinnitus Since
1-25-17
Cause of Tinnitus
L citrulline
Hey guys I seriously can't believe it but I am back to silence once again and I promised myself I would come write back if I was cured..

If you look at my first post you will see that I got my tinnitus after taking the supplement L citrulline. I had no idea why this could give me tinnitus but I thought it had something to do with blood flow. Even though after taking this supplement I experienced fever and ear pain that was on and off for the whole time I had tinnitus, I didn't think to much bout the pain or fever at all instead my focus was on blood flow.

It wasn't until the pain kept coming back that I finally thought that this could be an ear infection. I went to a regular doctor who had my ears cleaned which reduced my tinnitus for one day only. The thing is though the doctor said I only had fluid in my ear but no ear infection. It was weird to continue having this pain and fever without the doctor seeing an infection.

But then I thought to myself and went back to the beginning of when all this mess started. L citrulline converts to L arginine. L arginine and the amino acid L lysine compete with each other. L arginine when increased also promotes the replication of the herpes virus. Now I didn't have any herpes so this why I didn't think to much of it at first but thought I should try L lysine since some people with meniere's disease believe it is caused by the herpes virus and L lysine is very good at suppressing it. I thought there was no harm in giving it a try. After three days the ear pain was gone and the fever was gone.

After one week I woke up and the ringing was completely gone. I continue to take the l lysine and still have no tinnitus or ear pain. Still don't know what exactly happened but just glad it's all over.
 
It's possible that this is the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). It's part of the herpes family and is known to attack the inner ear.

I tested positive for EBV 3 weeks after my tinnitus onset.
 
Just wanted to add that I also experienced a new sense of quiet after taking Lysine for something totally unrelated. This was a pleasant and unexpected surprise.
 

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