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Magnesium can help protect against hearing loss, tinnitus, and more. Most people don’t …more

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Take magnesium (in supplement form such as threonate or bisglycinate, or through diet) just before and after a noisy event to protect your ears from hearing loss and ringing, while preserving future mental clarity.

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The link between preserving hearing and maintaining mental clarity with age is firmly established by large observational studies and RCTs like the ACHIEVE study (2023).

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The link between preserving hearing and maintaining mental clarity with age is firmly established by large observational studies and RCTs like the ACHIEVE study (2023). The protective effect of magnesium against noise-induced damage is also supported by encouraging data: a double-blind RCT (Attias et al., 1994) showed that daily magnesium intake helped better preserve the hearing of young adults exposed to intense noise. However, recommending very specific forms like threonate or bisglycinate for this precise use is an extrapolation, as these molecules have not been the subject of dedicated RCTs for ear health in humans. Similarly, taking it sporadically just 'before and after an event' is based on animal protocols but has not yet been validated in this way in humans. Finally, the effect of magnesium on reducing ear ringing remains very poorly documented, relying mainly on small observational studies or open-label trials without a control group.

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