Does the Wim Hof Method Cause Tinnitus?

It's perfectly normal for the Wim Hof Method to make your ears ring for a few minutes after some intense breathwork. But a few years ago people started emailing me, asking why the ringing never went away for them. Then over the last year I noticed that my own ears were ringing. Tinnitus isn't just annoying--for some people it can lead to depression, anxiety and even suicide. So, I was hoping that some clinical information would come out on the Hof website, or in the scientific literature. When none did, I decided to investigate myself. In this week's video I talk to renowned breath worker Brian Mackenzie, Craig Kasper, a famous audiologist, and Wim Hof himself to answer this ringing question.  

Spoiler alert: The Wim Hof Method can make tinnitus worse, but there are ways to get it under control.  This one was a lot of fun to report--with tons of parallels to the underlying physiology that I wrote about in The Wedge.