DataMatrix

Well, as most of us know cannabis is used to help reduce pressure in the eye (glaucoma). Well I was thinking does it have any effect against tinnitus, since some forms of tinnitus are due to pressure in the nerves.

I have suffered from mild-moderate tinnitus for years now (mostly in my right ear), and every time I smoke weed I never seem to hear it, maybe because the weed is making me ignore the tinnitus... or maybe something else... I was thinking that it may be reducing the pressure in my ears causing a temporary relief.

Does anyone else suffer from tinnitus and has found that weed can help alleviate the problem?

Higher Logic

Here's what I found online, it's apparently from a forum discussion about a video called "Cannabis From The Chemist" from the BBC site. Here is one reader's response:And here is the link to the page, there's no video there, but you can find the transcript:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programme...ma/1625124.stm

Then again, I found articles stating that cannabis can actually aggrevate the symptoms:Here's some more for you:And another one...I would give it a try, I don't think smoking would be the way to go. From what it seems it doesn't work as well as eating it. You could always try both I suppose. You can find cannabis recipes here:

http://recipes.marijuana.com

Hope that helps.

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Buzzby

Since THC is a vasodilator wouldn't it have the opposite effect?

I don't have tinnitus but I do find that I need to turn the TV up when I'm high because I tend to hear things when high that I don't hear otherwise: heartbeat, breathing, wind, house creaking, street noises, etc. These are all things you automatically filter out of consciousness when you're sober. I'm aware of them only when I'm high.

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DataMatrix

You wouldn't want tinnitus... Whenever I go into a quiet room it gets louder and louder until I start worrying and nearly going crazy. Sometimes if I realise its there it will get me thinking about it, and I will hear it, while other times I never hear it.

I have to have some sort of noise in the night otherwise I am unable to sleep, we have a dehumidifier which makes a nice whirring noise which is enough to take my mind off it, but I was thinking maybe weed could help me even further.

Thanks for the info Higher Logic, I will try some weed soon and see if the tinnitus is worse or better.

iamskfan

I have the vibratory kind, where I hear my pulse all the time. I also have the severe ringing that is persisitant. I was diagnosed with this years ago, when I was a teenager. (loud music) Smoking helps me relax where I don't pay as much attention to it. It bothers me the most at night, when I am trying to sleep. I have found being stoned, and sleeping with something that produces a noise will help. I worked nights for years because it was easier for me to sleep during the day with all the background noise around me, I couldn't hear what was going on in my ears. I have had panic attacks before because the sound would get so loud, it is scarey. Keep smoking That helps too!!!

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Higher Logic

I agree. I can hear sounds that normally are just blocked out, especially low conversations. This is actually probably why a lot of young users have panic attacks, because they can actually hear their heart beat and all kinds of things that they normally didn't, so they start to worry. Just my theory...

DataMatrix

No, no, no, this isn't my heart...

iamskfan, i've nearly had a few panic attacks too because of it.

Higher Logic

No, I'm talking about people who have panic attacks but don't have tinnitus; a big majority of them claim that they started getting nervous as soon as they realize their heart was racing and that they could literally hear their heart beat like it was thumping and coming out of their chest.