Helminthic therapy and tinnitus

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Hookworms may make tinnitus worse in the early stages of the therapy.

I seem to have developed tinnitus soon after my third inoculation with NA. I had 3 inoculations - 5/15/10. All was well after the first 2, then all hell broke loose after the third one. It has been 9 weeks now and there is no reprieve. (Link expired)

I have reached a point where I have no tinnitus (but) during weeks 3 - 8 after a dose my tinnitus is worse. [1]

One individual who was enjoying a significant improvement in his Crohn’s disease as a result of hosting hookworms, decided to terminate his colony because of persistent tinnitus.

I developed tinnitus in my ears over the past 5 months, which increased to the point of being unbearable. I remember that it started one month after inoculating myself, so I made the hard decision to terminate my colony, within a week the tinnitus was gone. [2]

Over time, hookworms may reduce tinnitus.

I’ve had tinnitus probably 5 days a week in the 2 year hiatus from HW hosting. I'm at day 17 after a new 50 HW dose, and the T is a bit worse than usual, BUT - and i remember this clearly - i first noticed the HW flared my T in 2011, and over time the worms made it disappear completely. [3]

Yes, a definite modest improvement. [4]

For more examples of the beneficial effects of helminths on tinnitus, see: Helminthic therapy personal stories: Tinnitus.

There have been no reports of tinnitus from users of TSO. [5]

The reintroduction to the digestive tract of a controlled number of specially domesticated, mutualistic helminths (intestinal worms) in the form of microscopic eggs or larvae to reconstitute a depleted biome to treat or prevent chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other immune-related disorders, including allergy.

A helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin.

The introduction of an infectious agent into an organism. Helminth inoculation

the human hookworm, Necator americanus

A helminth that lives in the small intestine. Necator americanus (NA) is the only hookworm species used in helminthic therapy. Its microscopic larvae are applied periodically to the skin.

hookworm, usually referring to the human hookworm, Necator americanus

An intestinal worm which grows large enough to be seen with the naked eye when mature but which is microscopic when administered in helminthic therapy. Wikipedia:Helminths

the ova (eggs) of the porcine (pig) whipworm, Trichuris suis