A lentiek alapján kevés alkohol az inkább ront a sok viszont már inkább javít, talán a sok alkohol már szétzilálja a tinnitust gerjesztő neurális hálózatot is, esetleg csak nagyobb dózisban érvényesül az értegáító hatás a központi idegrendszer tinnitus kritikus pontján.

One hundred chronic sufferers attending a tinnitus outpatient clinic completed self-report questionnaires assessing the quantity of alcohol they consumed weekly and its effect on tinnitus. The results showed a mixed effect of alcohol on tinnitus with 22% of the sample reporting that drinking worsened tinnitus, 62% reporting no effect of alcohol on tinnitus and 16% reporting that alcohol improved tinnitus. The reported effect of alcohol on tinnitus significantly influenced the reported change in the level of alcohol intake since tinnitus onset, with significantly more units of alcohol being consumed by those sufferers who reported that alcohol improved their tinnitus