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The Gut-Brain-Ear Axis: How Gut Health Could Hold the Key to Tinnitus Relief

What if the ringing in your ears isn't just coming from your ears?
In this episode, Dr. Layne Garrett breaks down the groundbreaking science behind the gut-brain-ear axis—a new way of understanding tinnitus that connects your digestive system, your brain, and your auditory pathways.

For years, tinnitus has been treated as a purely ear-based condition. But recent studies suggest the story may be far more complex. Emerging research into the gut microbiome shows that certain bacteria may influence inflammation, neurotransmitter production, and even how the brain processes sound.

Dr. Garrett explains what scientists are discovering about this connection and why traditional tinnitus treatments often miss the deeper biological mechanisms involved. You'll learn how stress, diet, and gut health could be influencing tinnitus severity—and what practical steps you can take to support a healthier internal environment.

From dietary strategies that feed beneficial gut bacteria to the surprising role of the vagus nerve, this conversation explores how improving your gut health might calm your brain's overactivity and help you find more balance with your tinnitus.

If you've ever noticed your tinnitus worsening after stress or certain foods, this episode could finally explain why—and give you real, evidence-based tools to start addressing it.

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Oticon Reveal: An Audiologist's Honest First Take

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The 7 Types of Tinnitus: What Your Sound Means

Not all tinnitus is the same. The type of sound you're hearing — ringing, hissing, buzzing, a low roar, pulsatile beating, clicking, or music — points toward different origins, different evaluation ap...

22 Syys 9min

5 Common Hearing Aid Problems and How to Fix Them

If your hearing aids still feel noisy, uncomfortable, frustrating, or not helpful enough, it can be easy to wonder whether you bought the wrong devices — or whether hearing aids just do not work for y...

18 Syys 11min

Hearing Your Heartbeat in Your Ear? What It Means

A rhythmic whooshing or thumping sound timed to your pulse is a different clinical presentation than standard ringing tinnitus — and it deserves a different evaluation. Dr. Layne Garrett, Au.D., found...

15 Syys 8min

Sound Preference Testing: What It Reveals

More than one in three people who invest in hearing aids stop wearing them regularly. Dr. Garrett makes the case that this outcome is almost entirely predictable — and preventable — with two steps mos...

11 Syys 9min

The Tinnitus-Antidepressant Connection: A Clinician's Take

A 2026 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences identified a direct neural pathway from serotonin-producing brainstem neurons to a key auditory relay station. Activating ...

8 Syys 9min

Treating Hearing Loss Before 70: Why Timing Matters

A major 7-year study just found that hearing aids significantly reduced dementia risk — but didn't improve memory test scores. This week, Dr. Garrett unpacks why those findings aren't in conflict, and...

4 Syys 8min