Drugs and tinnitus Page 1 Drugs and tinnitus Author: Don McFerran President, Tinnitus UK Most drugs do not cause tinnitus. There are a handful of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines which may have links to tinnitus when taken in large doses this leaflet explains more. Introduction Many people with tinnitus worry that particular drugs
with tinnitus. However, just because a drug is listed here does not mean that you will automatically get tinnitus or exacerbate your existing tinnitus if you take it. Some drugs result in tinnitus occurring in a high percentage of those taking it. With other drugs, tinnitus only seems to occur rarely. Sometimes the resulting tinnitus is permanent.
cause tinnitus. Drugs cannot cure tinnitus, but they may provide relief from tinnitus for some patients, but they do not appear to impact tinnitus itself.
automatically get tinnitus or exacerbate your existing tinnitus if you take it. Some drugs result in tinnitus occurring in a high percentage of those taking it. With other drugs, tinnitus only seems to occur rarely. Sometimes the resulting tinnitus is permanent. Other times the tinnitus goes away in a few days to a few weeks.
The lack of drug therapies is due in part to a limited understanding of the biological basis of tinnitus, the lack of an accepted tinnitus nosology, the heterogeneity of the tinnitus population, the wide range of medical conditions that appear to cause tinnitus and the huge cost associated with developing drugs to specifically treat tinnitus.
If the cause of your tinnitus is excessive earwax, Medications for Tinnitus. Many drugs have been studied for treating tinnitus. For some, treatment with low doses of anti-anxiety drugs
How severe was Tinnitus and when was it recovered: Tinnitus in Losartan; Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of losartan potassium: Tinnitus and drugs with ingredients of losartan potassium (1,199 reports) Common drugs associated with Tinnitus:
Drugs and tinnitus Page 1 Drugs and tinnitus Author: Don McFerran President, Tinnitus UK Most drugs do not cause tinnitus. There are a handful of prescribed and over-the-counter medicines which may have links to tinnitus when taken in large doses this leaflet explains more. Introduction Many people with tinnitus worry that
and most antidepressants. Even those drugs that do cause tinnitus tend to result in temporary tinnitus: once the drug is discontinued the tinnitus usually disappears. Also, where drugs do cause tinnitus, the effect is usually dose dependent. In other words, the normal dose that a doctor would prescribe does not cause tinnitus.
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