My daughter has been suffering tinnitus for some time, but the noises in her ears got progressively worse after the birth of her second child. She now often wears headphones, using music to drown out the sounds. She's had MRI scans that come back normal but a recent blood test showed she had a deficiency in Vitamin D and iron. Could this be related?While MRI scans and blood tests are useful for ruling out anything serious, they won't usually offer an answer for tinnitus, a condition that causes patients to hear a continuous noise, usually a ringing sound. It is very rare that a tumour is the cause, which an MRI would spot.There's no solid evidence linking low Vitamin D or iron to hearing problems. But it's very common to be low in both nutrients – and supplements can help. Otherwise, tinnitus is typically linked to hearing loss which, studies show, is becoming more common in people younger than 50 – likely the result of a lifetime of listening to loud music on headphones.
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