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Some people say alcohol is good for people with tinnitus. Others say it is bad. They're both right. Keep reading to find out how this is possible. You may have heard that drinking a little alcohol reduces tinnitus symptoms in some people. You may also have heard that drinking a little alcohol increases tinnitus symptoms in some people. Surprisingly, both those reports are correct. A 1995 study at the Welsh Hearing Institute found that 22% of the participants reported increased tinnitus from drinking alcohol, while 16% reported reduced symptoms. The other 62% reported no effect. What does this tell us? This tells us firstly that consuming a small amount of alcohol is unlikely to affect your tinnitus. But if it does, the effect could be good or bad. We haven't seen any definitive studies on the reasons for these effects, but here's what seems to be happening. For people who benefit from alcohol, it is likely that stress is one of the causes of their tinnitus. Modest alcohol consumption can reduce your level of stress, which would likely reduce the amount of tinnitus. It is less clear why modest consumption of alcohol would increase tinnitus effects. One possibility is that alcohol does seem to act as a stimulant for some people. Stimulants frequently increase tinnitus symptoms. For heavy drinkers, there's less of a mystery. The dehydration, headaches, and overall physiological damage caused by heavy drinking are almost guaranteed to worsen tinnitus. Is Alcohol Good Or Bad For Your Tinnitus?It is relatively easy to figure out whether alcohol increases or decreases your tinnitus symptoms. But first, let me make this clear: I do not advocate you starting to drink in an attempt to treat your tinnitus! The goal here is simply to help you discover whether your current drinking patterns are contributing to your problem or helping lessen it. To find out how your current drinking patterns affect your tinnitus, you simply need to take some notes. For the next couple of weeks, pay attention to the level of your tinnitus before and after you drink, and record whether it increases or decreases. Next, if you're feeling up to it, stop drinking altogether for a couple of weeks and make note of your general level of tinnitus. These two simple experiments should tell you all you need to know.
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