Some tinnitus sufferers report that cutting down their salt intake can be very helpful in reducing tinnitus intensity. This may be of particular benefit to pulsatile tinnitus sufferers in whom tinnitus may have been caused as a result of circulation and blood pressure abnormalities.  Reducing salt intake is directly linked to a reduction in blood pressure so it is worth trying to reduce your daily salt intake for a week or two and seeing how it impacts upon your tinnitus severity.

A low salt diet seems particularly effective at reducing the effects of Meniere’s disease, where patients develop sudden onset vertigo, deafness, tinnitus, and a sensation of fullness in the ear. As Meniere’s disease is a result of increased fluid pressure in the ear, reducing salt intake can dramatically prevent fluid retention and pressure build-up. You can download a free guide to a reduced salt diet for Meniere’s sufferers at www.tinnitus.org.

On the Meniere’s disease support group website at www.dailystrength.com   85 members reported an average 79% success rate with a low salt diet. It must be added that a lot of people found it very difficult to maintain this strict diet. Surveys have found that 71% of medical doctors advise salt restriction to their Meniere’s patients [[i]]. Meniere’s disease patients are also told to avoid caffeine and to generally avoid large intakes of water to prevent fluid retention.