Tinnitus Cures You Should Know About

Very few nutritionists ever imagined that one of the tinnitus remedies of these contemporary times would be the mineral magnesium.

Shouldn’t tinnitus cures be things like a special mud applied to the ear or a new medical procedure that removes a miniaturized man stuck in the ear ringing bells as loud as he could?

Yet, it’s possible that magnesium may most likely be the next tinnitus cure. That’s what doctors at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona are suggesting with their research study reported in the International Tinnitus Journal in 2011.

The recommended daily allowance for magnesium is 400+ mg per day once you hit the age of 14 years old if you’re male and 360 mg if you’re female. Meats, fish, poultry and milk are notoriously low in this element, providing less than 30 mg a serving. There’s very little magnesium in processed foods, as it is not one that generally is added back into the food after processing in amounts greater than 40 mg. Some of the primary sources of magnesium in the diet may be seen below in this chart.

Magnesium Sources – Magnesium (mg)
1 oz dry roasted almonds – 80
1/2 cup cooked spinach – 78
Peanuts, 1/4 cup – 63
1 cup soy milk – 61
1/2 cup black beans – 60
2 tablespoons peanut butter – 48
1 cup avocado - 44
1/2 cup brown rice – 42
8 oz plain yogurt – 42
1 medium banana – 32

From this list you can see that unless you’re eating any of these high magnesium foods, you are likely not getting enough magnesium. However, what is the likelihood that you’ll be eating the following during the day to make up for a deficiency with 576 mg?

* 1 cup soymilk (61 mg) with 2 Shredded Wheat biscuits (61 mg) and an apple (9 mg) for breakfast

* 1/2 cup brown rice (42 mg), 1/2 cup black beans (60 mg), 3 oz salmon (26 mg), and 1/2 cup spinach (78 mg) for lunch

* 3 oz chicken breast (22 mg), 1/2 cup brown rice (42 mg), 3 carrots (21 mg), and 1 banana (32 mg) for dinner

* 1 cup yogurt for snack (42 mg)

* 1 oz dry roasted almonds (80 mg) for snack

The mineral is used in the body primarily in over 300 different enzyme systems, helps with blood sugar control, and regulates blood pressure. It helps with the absorption of calcium and potassium so that the heart, muscles and nerves have enough to function. You’ll be fatigued if you have a magnesium deficiency.

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