Made the mistake of eating at a Chinese buffet friday night and had very loud tinnitus all day yesterday. Was it the MSG? Does all Chinese food have MSG? I will eat there at some point in the future just to see if it does increase my tinnitus. Love Chinese food but will drop it if I have too. My tinnitus was simply terrible.

Almost all have MSG and it has effected me adversely each time with a spike with a duration of at least one to two days.

You may be able to request without MSG or a restaruant may indicate that it is prepared without such, but it may still have some MSG within in it, unless it is prepared in a separate wok. I indicate that I am totally allergic to MSG and cannot over express that concept. It the restaurant understands this and will prepare in a separate wok, then it may be okay.

Oh, I also request without soy sauce as well.

I didn't make the connection to msg and tinnitus until reading the posts on this site. I'm usually good about staying away from msg but hubby had been making this delicious packaged soup that I had been gobbling up for a couple of weeks. We checked the package today to find that it does contain msg. What's the longest spike you've had after consuming msg and other tinnitus food no nos? I'm praying that what I'm dealing with is a spike but its been lasting for quite a few days now.

I have had spikes that have lasted weeks, and then I went down to base line, please hang in there. :-)

" Anyone want some air soup, its safe and delicious. Its seems about the only thing we can eat. "

HAHAHAHHAHAHA John, that is hilarious..

YES! Firstly, acoustics.. ie especially echo-y rooms spike me definitely i noticed that loud music does not spike me, whereas loud voices (but not nearly as loud as the music) do... an echo-y room with voices just gets me buzzing.

MSG spikes i see last about 2-3 days for me... that's a loud bloody time.. no wonder i never caught on... but lord my T has been quiet since i lowered the sugar, salt and stopped all the sausage calzones, pepperoni pizza, pork souvlaki, slovakian sandwiches, and mcdonalds.... wow.. that list makes me look so unhealthy! Anyhow, those were eaten at least once every two days and now i see they were killing me. I think every meat had a different tone because the mixed sandwhich was three meats and really make me hear multitone craziness.

T will probably help me live longer, my brother died of a heart attack last year at 44....should I thank you tinnitus?!?!

Neilster, how long after MSG ingestion until the spike starts? Do you recall?

Yes I how long would the spike start? Immediate? 5-6 hours after? or even a day after?

My spikes whenever they start, usually stick with me for the day. Then I go to sleep and see what the next days brings--low T, or high T.....

I asked Neilster how long it takes the spike to start after MSG ingestion.

Neilster you're from Canada, do you think
Pizza Pizza have MSG in their dough?

I looked up Pizza Pizza site FAQ page and a question if their pizza contained MSG, it answered that Pizza Pizza does not add MSG at the store level.

- Yeah ok, I know they dont have MSG as a TOPPING !!!
this seems to me like a cover-up because im sure they get their dough and sauce from a supplier who may add MSG by the tons.

Yes, Danny, MSG is added to so many things and goes by many different names. If I recall, many pepperoni brands have MSG in them. Parmesan cheese is also notorious for setting off T!

I know you asked Neilster, but my T spikes within 10 minutes after I eat sugar, chocolate (even without sugar), or MSG. It can last for hours or the rest of the day.

Thanks McMurdo. I'm going to stay away from Pizza now and MSG.
I'm pretty sure that the Pizza I ate had MSG because even the day after, I had cravings for it, like the taste of the Pizza was still in my brain (this never happens with homemade yummy food).
And I also had a bad spike a few hours later lasting for over 24hours. Not sure if its related to the Pizza, but I wont take anymore chances.

Thanks McMurdo. I'm going to stay away from Pizza now and MSG.
I'm pretty sure that the Pizza I ate had MSG because even the day after, I had cravings for it, like the taste of the Pizza was still in my brain (this never happens with homemade yummy food).
And I also had a bad spike a few hours later lasting for over 24hours. Not sure if its related to the Pizza, but I wont take anymore chances.

Thanks McMurdo. I'm going to stay away from Pizza now and MSG.
I'm pretty sure that the Pizza I ate had MSG because even the day after, I had cravings for it, like the taste of the Pizza was still in my brain (this never happens with homemade yummy food).
And I also had a bad spike a few hours later lasting for over 24hours. Not sure if its related to the Pizza, but I wont take anymore chances.

It might also be more than just MSG. Some people have problems with sulfites which is also found in wine and many food products and used as a preservative.

Hidden Names for MSG - http://www.realfoodwholehealth.com/2011/05/excitotoxins-msg-and-hidden-names/

Sulfites - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756239208000785