The following was sent to me from a long term Hum Sufferer
I am taking roughly 50% RDA magnesium (200mg) plus roughly 50% RDA calcium (400mg) plus 100% RDA vitamin D3(50µg) twice daily. This fully silences the hum. If I reduce intake by taking it only once daily, the hum comes back after about a month. It then requires taking the combination two or three times daily for a few weeks to silence the hum again. If I stop taking it altogether, the hum comes back after about a fortnight, and it takes about a month to get rid of the hum again. If a "normal" untreated hum sufferer starts taking the combination, I have no idea how long it takes to initially get the hum silenced. My own experience suggests it seems this may take an unspecified long period of time, possibly months. I can only speculate the Hum just might be caused by the musculus tensor tympani or the musculus stapedius trembling. This would actually create the hum as an audible sound by means of a trembling eardrum. Trembling in the same manner as people with extreme magnesium deficiency tremble in the muscles of the extremities, or like the twitching of eyelids. Of course this is speculation, but it might be hint in the right direction. Please do look at this link in English: http://www.magnesiumhilfe.de/faq.php?q_lang=en Please note: Taking magesium alone, and be this in much stronger doses does not by far have the same anti-Hum affect as taking it in combination with calcium! Magnesium needs calcium if the body is to behold any notable amounts after resorbation. My calcium source just coincidently happend to include D3. The body absorbs calcium better with sufficient D3, which in turn again helps you absorb magesium. The medication I mentioned is the most effective combination tested. The stated dosage is actually quite low, being the smallest possible to effectively silence my hum. Maybe it takes a higher or more frequent dosage initially, as the body's reservoirs are initially depleted before they slowly become replenished. Replenishing these minerals takes several weeks at least, usually a few months. There is nothing you could to to really speed it up. After magnesium enters the bloodstream it is very effectively and swiftly gotten rid of by the kidneys. A slightly higher magnesium level triggers kidney action and speeds up the process. This always happens, even in persons with major magnesium deficiency. The trick is to keep the blood serum level slightly elevated for a longer time, so to give bones and muscles a chance of absorbing it. This is where calcium comes in. In combination with calcium, magnesium is initially resorbed better and subsequently flushed out of the serum less quickly, and that gives body tissue a chance of absorbing it. Actually this is a very complex process, and the more you read about it, the more complicated things get. Never the less, there is really nothing much you can do to speed up the process. The best I could think of were to initially take the combination three times daily, and preferably with meals. A point of caution: Keep an eye on your liquid intake. If you generally drink very little and take magnesium, you could eventually end up with a kidney stone. However with normal liquid intake, this would be improbable. Also, a pint of beer every few days is already enough to flush out any additional magnesium... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Hum Sufferers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hum-sufferers?hl=en.
