Better, nothing. Spike....I do believe anything with red dye spikes my T.
Sue

Triggers can be different for each person. I stay away from processed sugar at all costs. I use truvia substitute. I also stay very low on salt/sodium. Some have issues with chocolate, alcohol and coffee. I take a multi-vitamin, B complex and vit. D no effect on t but its good for you.

Sugar and salt but MSG is the worst.

Processed sugar--bad, chocolate--very bad, MSG (by any of it's names, like natural flavor, etc.)--the WORST! Green tea and red wine and tumeric will SOMETIMES lower my T.

Glad you said green tea. I have been drinking it almost every night and it seems to have lowered volume a bit. Plus green tea is just plain good for you. Will look into tumeric

Anything with caffine in it, salt and spicy foods

I like the wine idea.

Wine ?...the more you drink the lower the T goes? Maybe I'll test that theory out today;)
Sue

Berries.. strawberries and raspberries and cranberry juice.

Oh yeah.. and also lots of junk foods in crunchy metallic containers that make my hyperacusis go nuts whenever i touch them. Crinkle crinkle crinkle...

I am low salt, no sodas. Drrink water everyday

Caffeine and salt have never affected my T, but I know it does for some (though a trial printed in ATA magazine said the trial showed caffeine did not affect participants in the study either either for better or worse). There are people on this board who say coffee actually keeps their T low; if I sip espresso off and on all day, my T will stay as low as when I wake up in the morning. (Usually it gets louder throughout the day.)

Red wine (and green T) lower blood sugar which is why it may help T in some people. A number of people on this board have noticed drinking a glass of red wine will lower their T.

Turmeric is an anti-inflammatory. Sometimes when I take some green tea pills or turmeric pills, it will lower my T for awhile.

I agree with you all. That the chocolates, cheeses, sodium and salts, fruit juices, various sauces, sugars, processed meats and MSG is the worst. These are foods to stay away from.

Green tea, freshly squeezed orange juice and good red wine are a relief. Coffee on occasion is fine.

I have noted that the Mediterranean diet is especially good. Good Greek to Middle Eastern foods cooked with olive oil, with a glass of red wine, and it not only taste good and is healthy, but has offered me several quiet ear days.

beware of include caffeine, monosodium glutamate (MSG), nicotine, alcohol, marijuana and some spices. eating hot spices such as chili peppers, hot salsa and hot paprika make r tinnitus louder.

Some people find that just eating foods high in sugar makes their tinnitus louder.

I stopped using SPLENDA & my tinnitus episodes reduced. While I'm not a wine drinker & I've leared to stay away from all grain products (even Scotch & beer) but 2 shots of Vodka (made from potatoes) doesn't help the noises but helps me deal w/ it much easier. Like Noah told the rabbits - ONLY 2 !!

For me, I dont pay too much attention to food and my tinnitus. I do drink a lot of water, take vitamins, exercise, and I have always been low sodium and low sugar in my foods. I prefer to use spices instead of salt such as Mrs. Dash which has several different kinds now. I am a label reader and always check salt content, carbs (sugar), and fats. I use olive oil instead of veg. oil. I shy away from processed foods trying to eat more produce. Doctor once told me to shop the produce aisle and stay on the outside of the store when shopping because all the processed foods are kept in the middle, which is true. I also avoid artificial dyes and preservatives. There are so many variables to tinnitus. My doctor made a good point one day, she said if you have a bad t day you cant know if it because the sky is cloudy, or because of the cup of coffee you sat out in the sun with, or the cream cheese you had on your bagel, or because its a windy day. It could just be its doing what it is doing without being attributed to anything specific. Just for me personally I cant live for my tinnitus by examining it, focusing on it, changing my foods, trying different meds, For me that is more stressful. I would rather eat healthy, and focus on living in spite of it but I know how bad tinnitus can be for some and I have had my bad days, believe me, but I just dont want to give it that much attention. But it really is to each his own because we dont walk each others path. Best Wishes, Judy