This podcast episode discusses the limited evidence suggesting that Ginkgo Biloba can help with age-related tinnitus and the disruptive nature of hearing sounds that aren't there. The host also touches on the reasons why people with tinnitus often reach out for help.
The Doppler effect is the way we experience sound when the source of that sound is in motion. The pitch of a siren changes as it approaches and then moves away from the hearer.
Bats use sound waves to navigate their environment by propelling sound out at a frequency and then listening to the frequency of the sound waves that come back to them. They sense their surroundings using Doppler and can determine if objects are getting closer or further away based on the frequency of sound waves that return.
Ginkgo and Zinc supplementation show limited evidence of reducing age-related tinnitus and subjective symptoms of tinnitus respectively. Tinnitus can be disruptive and individuals with the condition often seek ways to alleviate it.
A formula exists that can measure biological age based on ear size. By taking the circumference of the ears in millimeters and subtracting it from the individual's chronological age, a biological age is calculated.
Learn about Horvath clocks, a method developed by David Sinclair and others, that tap into the epigenome and genome to give insight into our biological age. By measuring and averaging ear circumference and subtracting 88.1, Horvath clocks can calculate your biological age.