5 Common Medications That Can Cause Tinnitus 

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2:58 pain management medications. 4:59 aminoglycoside antibiotics. 7:24 chemotherapeutic medications. 8:37 loop diuretics. 9:50 antimalaria medications.

I don't need to know what causes tinnitus. I need to know what can stop the tinnitus!!!

I was told acid reflux can cause tinnitus. Since then I've taken reflux repair meds, and my tinnitus has declined significantly. It's not a drug that causes tinnitus, but one that reduces symptoms.

Sad to hear so many of us suffering from this disease with no cure in sight … my triggers for T is stress and anxiety .

Listing the five classes of drugs at the beginning of the video, and then, in the chapter listings, giving the time slot of each would’ve saved an awful lot of time.

Very helpful. Thank you for the great videos.. Bit of a different subject... I haven't seen any information from Treble Health based on notching our sound therapy. Any opinions whether this is or isn't a viable option?

I love doctors who don’t even know how to say tinnitus correctly!

Thank you, very informative as I was mostly unaware...

Awesome info. Ty for that.

Very helpful Information that people should have Thx guys for your commitment

Thank you for great advise so people will be aware of it.

Sip of boiling hot water just like hot coffee sip. Guaranteed instant relief on first sip. Inhale steam while sipping 🤲🤲 Good luck. Try it water has no side affect.

It's pretty sad that dr's knowingly prescribe meds that can potentially cause tinnitus in individuals. My tinnitus has lasted over 20 yrs and has definitely effected the quality of my life. Just switching meds or stopping meds doesn't guarantee tinnitus will cease. It's great that you are sharing your opinion but there needs to be more tinnitus studies to help those of us who are suffering moment by moment, day by day and year after year.

You did an excellent job explaining the potential causes of Tinnitus. I will definitely review my meds with my primary care doctor to see if any are Ototoxic. Great job thank you so much

I have tinnitus for 6mos now, and I want to share for decreasing 50% ringing in my both ears, after researching of many videos, I stop drinking coffee or any caffeine, I didn't eat frozen products, or any salty foods and can goods, I eat often rice, not eating sweets as well, and I drink vit b12 and ginger tea regularly, after doing this I am notice my ear ringing decreasing up to 50%, know I can sleep well, hope will be ok soon ...let's fight for the tinnitus gid bless us all....

When I got my second shot of Moderna I woke up the next day with flu-like symptoms, ear clicking and tinnitus. The tinnitus remains since 22/20.

I have tinnitus for 34yrs already,Drs could not find out what the problem might be or what caused this. I went for many tests over the yrs but nothing wrong. When it 1st started i got dizzy and very nauseous and immediately i had this hissing sound in my right ear, i lost hearing in that ear though. Many years later my left ear started hissing not so loud like the right one. I came to live and accept what i cannot change.😊

This info was very helpful. Also; Dr. Michell is very beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

I got 10 of this without any drugs. I came up from a scuba dive of which I've done many and this was just a regular mellow dive and my ear was ringing and it hasn't stopped in 20 years. There was no trauma to the ear. There was no clearing of the ear. There was no pressure difference. It just came up ringing like I was at a rock concert

I took gentamicin eye drops for 1 week and Maxitrol (neomycin eye drops) for 1 week and my tinnitus got permanently worse. The doctors I reported this to were stunned that EYE drops would be ototoxic (to the point of disbelief), but others online corroborate this. Even the ENT was confused how it could have gotten into my cochlea. Yet, here I am, ringing away. Use with caution.

My one ear T was caused by gunshot sound 45 years ago. Steady increase over the years and now I have a Starky HA that emits a adjustable anti T noise. Not sure if it makes it worse but does not seem to make it better. I also get several migraines a month now at 60 years old so I am thinking my increase in T in a natural aging process.

Years ago I had antibiotic ear drops for infection. Then I got tinnitus and under stress I was in danger of developing menieres disease. Loud noises are excruciatingly painful..sirens from ambulances make me cover my ears up. I stay away from crowded cafes etc. Funnily enough listening to the sea is soothing.

Thank you 🎩🙏🤗

My doctor will not or cannot answer. Due to the recent "innoculation" that was forced on people, after my 2nd developed bells palsy, followed by extreme hearing sensitivity, then tinnitus. Just over a year now.

I experienced tinnitus after having my blood pressure med changed 😢! Can’t get away from the hissing in my head 😭

good job

Thank you God bless you

Also antidepressants and anti anxiety drugs

For all the hate Google gets for tracking everything one does digitally, it also deserves praise when it gets stuff right. I would have never found this video if RU-vid didn't add it to my feed. Sometimes it's nice how you just load up RU-vid and on the recommended videos there's something you've been thinking about searching about.

Skip to 3:00 for the actual discussion about the medications.

Good video.

I was hit from the rear by a drunk driver. Had it in both ears now for 10 years.

Excellent mam

Informative vedio

If you take medication and you notice Tinnitus as a result, I think it would then be too late for the doctor to change your medication or reduce the dosage. That happened to a friend of mine. He was given blood pressure tablets and after only taking the first tablets he noticed Tinnitus. He went to his doctor who changed his medication, but the Tinnitus stayed.

Mine started after my second vaccine. Never had this before. The ringing has never stopped and over a year now.

Prilosec caused mine and after 6 months I'm assuming it's permanent. I would love to hear you talk about PPIs and tinnitus and to know if there is anything that can be done to undo the damage.

Next time, can you please explain what medication is for

Thanks and subscribed. I was out on aspirin over 10 years ago and makes sense why have tinnitus since the. Question is how can one rule out if long term use of aspirin maybe a cause?

Buproprion (wellbutrin) - that's when my tinnitus started. I've been off it now for over a year, and the tinnitus persists.

Ok, you are the only person I know that has the truth. It is in the brain. Thank you. ❤I stopped all medicine in 2015 of every kind, I stopped seeing the doctor too. I am still having side effects from meds that I was taking, but I detox. I mediate often. Thanx again. Stay true and you will fly. ❤

Ya know, my ringing started during my latest cancer fight and got worse as time went on. I was never told it was a possible side effect. I lost so much this time. I told my husband of 29 yrs my cancer was back and he left me for another woman. The ringing is so loud I find it insane no one else can hear it!

I wish she would just get on with the list .

I developed Tinnitus in left ear after a sinus infection/ positive for Covid as well. Tinnitus continued until a couple weeks ago when I took doxycycline for another sinus infection. Comes and goes. Being evaluated for hearing loss in a couple months.

Anybody ever hear of Terbinafine causing tinnitus? I just started have problems with Tinnitus, and the only medication i took around that time was Terbinafine. I am so depressed over this, because it never seems to go away. Sometimes I think i don't hear it but i put a little time in my consciousness and it resumes right away. I feel doomed.

Mine started 45 years ago while I was working on the flightline while I as in the USAF.

Thank YOU so much 💕💕💕

Would add thyroid meds to that list i.e. Levothyroxine.

I have tinnitus. I'm 74. I do not take medications. My Uncle had tinnitus. It's hereditary.

Stop kicking around and get to the point

It’s been my experience that doctors tersely address this issue

What do we do about old age?

Hi Dr. B. Having watched your interaction with *Dalesnale - Noise Ambient* (Tinnitus Hope | Audiologist Explains Noise Masking) I found the stats from the 135 responders to your "How good was your audiologist" survey fascinating. Having had tinnitus for over 45 years I am now seeking help again because recently it has become unbearable at night-time. I am due an appointment with ENT some time soon I hope having been referred by my local doctor who prescribed sleeping pills at my bequest. *I was wondering if you have any tips about how to get the best out of the appointment?* I'm sure others would find your advice helpful. As you say, audiologists are the "professionals" but it's a partnership on a long road trip. One thing irks me a bit and that is the audiologists I have seen (and my local doctor) suggest that my hearing is slightly below par at frequency such and such but I try to make them understand how hearing the tinnitus screeching 24/7 *masks* "normal hearing" They just don't seem to get it? How can I convey that to them in a way they understand without being disrespectful? I feel it would be a bit like trying to convince an Egyptian 4000 years ago that the Sun doesn't go round the Earth.

I believe nasal allergies and low blood sugar symptoms can cause Tinnitus. I also am wondeing if all the frequencies from the electronics do too. My Tinnitus is much worse at home than in my small office at work which has no electronics around me! No 5 G for me if I can avoid it!!! I really do believe theres a connection......🤔

I believe that my tinnitus was a side effect from using Flixonase (strong nasal drops) for 2 years

Mine is from Sound- Induced other than that I never heard or suffered w/ Tinnitus my brain needs to be re- programmed been to 3 ENT specialist n had an MRI with n w/o contrast ears, clear no wax slightly hard of hearing in Right ear MRI shows bone malfunction behind Right ear lobe n narrow vein / artery possible fistula above Right ear tip!

I've taken pain meds since I was in junior hs for migraines. Topamax, aleve, excedrin sumitriptan. Never had any issues no noises or hearing issues. I listen to music with headphones a lot and went to many concerts for years. Once again no problems with hearing. Come 32 years of age I get covid. 3 months after I develop vision and hearing issues including high pitch white noise. It stayed stable until I was put on doxycycline for eye inflammation. Now I have a static noise in my right ear. Ent say that doesn't cause tinnitus. Sure I totally believe that. I tested normal in the audiogram. Nothing else done all this has progressed in just a few months after going 32 years without any problems. I'm lost. I also deal with vitreous floaters occurring at the same exact time as the tinnitus. Worst year of my life for sure.

I got tinnitus after my booster for covid

The shot gave me ear 👂 ringing 😩

Hmm. I am taking 40 mg of furosemide daily and the tinnitus began after I began taking this a couple of years ago. I'll bring this up to my cardiologist. Thanks.

For me it was Nurofen for 24 hours… which is a brand name range of pain-relief medication containing ibuprofen made by Reckitt. 12 years later and I still have it in both ears

I was on notriptyline for 6 months and started having symptoms about 4.5 months into it, I've now been tapered off completely, I hope the tinitus eventually goes away or subsides enough to function normally again

I think I’ve taken all of them and for extended use. It’s like the tinnitus is a switch that’s been turned on in my left ear and there’s no way to turn it off. I’ve been off the meds for over a year now.

Mine is getting louder and louder, driving me crazy!

Hello , I just wondering if by consuming Quinine of tonic water for a long time , does make a Tinnitus appears in my hearing.

Anti-depressants kicked off my left ear after EXACTLY 7 days. Luckily it went away after 48 hours. Obs I stopped the tablets. Rather be depressed than suicidal.

Flouroquinolones. Affects cartilage…most notably the archilles tendon but also as I theorise? The cartilage of the inner ear apparatus. Could also be Aggravating to an acoustic neuroma.

Hello Ben, I am Aspierre N Tamba and from the Gambia am 17 years old. I have cotton bud stock in my ears for about 5 years now. I went to get the cotton remove but unfortunately the doctors end up pushing the cotton closer to my eardrum 4 years ago. Which causes my Tinnitus and I have been experiencing Tinnitus for 4 years now. What treatment would you suggest for me to get the cotton out? Some people said surgery is the only way to get the cotton out because it has been in my ears for long.

I started mine when I took anti-depressants. I took them for about 10 years. They told me when I stopped the drugs it would stop. Even after stopping for at least 5 years. I still hear a hissing noise.

How about fluoxetine 10 mg and clonazepam.25 mg usage long term

My mom took way too much aspirin YEARS ago and that’s what did it for her. As prescribed, btw. So angry because doctors are not supposed to harm but all these meds do more harm than good sometimes.

Does anyone know if Limictal causes it? I have been taking it for 10 years and now have balance and tininis.

🤓 Hello, Dr. Ben. My name is Eric, and I'm a Filipino. I've been a fan of yours for over 2 months, and I've also been watching your tinnitus videos. My tinnitus began two months ago. I'm concerned because, in addition to tinnitus, I'm suffering hypnic jerks, which began one week after I was diagnosed with tinnitus, and the sound of my tinnitus intensified significantly more when I withdrew my impacted tooth. In addition, I take 5g of Melatonin, which helps me relax. I know you have a lot of followers, so I hope you notice me. I'd want and hope to speak with you via video call to clear my uncertainties. ✍✍✍✍✍

I would add fluoroquinolones to the list.

What is the best medicine for it

What about vaping, any correlation with that for anyone?

I'm not on any of the five drugs with the exception of ibuprofen for the occasional headache but I have constant ringing in my ears. I chalk it up to too much loud music throughout the years. I'm in general good health. I take a 10mg tablet of atorvastatin once daily. No other meds.

Mri contrast poisoned me with gadolinium, a toxic heavy metal, and is what caused my tinnitus that I’ve had for 2 1/2 years now ):

What about vaccines? My husband and I both had the 3rd covid booster and tinnitus definitely started or was made worse for both of us. There seems to be some research on the internet, but very little.

That’s interesting I’m on aspirin and I take a lot of tyanol since I hurt my neck and the past few days my tinnitus has been acting up

I don't have hearing loss.. just a ringing tone in my ears.. i have no idea what triggered it.. i had head pressure at one point.. sharp pains in my head.. most if it is gone now.. but now i have balance issues and the noise.. 😢

I had chemotherapy 12 years ago. I was actually on cisplatin. Could cisplatin cause tinitus or make it worse 7 to 8 years after treatment? Just wondering. Thank you

So how to treat terrible shoulder Tendinitis pain. Drs do not know what the heck to give you. I’m in terrible pain and I don’t know what to do or take. Please help.

Overheating makes my tinnitus worse

I took wellbutrin (an antidepressant) for only a week and got tinnitus. It's been now five weeks since last time I took the pill, tinnitus still hasn't gone away

Restasis? I started it for my dry eye syndrome and my tinnitus has been going up and down. Dr says it’s not the med

I get bad cases of Tinnitus when eating large amounts of mint candies.

I am surprised sleep meds were not included specifically clanazapam. This commonly known among audiologists.

Pristique made my tinnitis way worse. But the benefits of pristique outwiegh tinnitis.

Ive had tinnitus for 5 years in both ears due to ear infection and noise exposure and my advice is don't let it get worse with the biggest offender being ototoxic medication which in my three experiences has made my tinnitus sharper, louder and rawer/ more piercing and, although after 2 - 3 months it subsided to a base/ manageable level, each time it failed to settle back down to what it was before taking the medication. Second offender is sudden sharp loud noises which I have had quite a few of but never lasting damage/ always settled back down to what it was previously after 2 - 3 weeks, sometimes its only lasted hours then settled back down (I carry foam ear plugs to go out and if I'm going somewhere I suspect could be loud I also take ear defenders). Second bit of advice is make sure that you don't have wax in your ears or near or on you eardrum as in my experience multiple times after getting wax out my tinnitus has become almost inaudible (wax removed via an ENT using manual extraction as apparently microsuction is too loud near the eardrum which can aggravate tinnitus). As well using distilled water ear drops put in a glass pipette bottle helps to remove ear wax. I have experienced severe tinnitus in both ears for extended periods but as for my tinnitus now my left ear is pretty inaudible its only when I lay on the pillow is when it becomes louder and bothersome but I can sleep through it, however my right ear is mild/ moderate and when I lay on the pillow it becomes quite severe, although I can still sleep through it depending on how tired I am (I sleep with 9000Hz white noise and a fan). The best way I can describe the tinnitus in my right ear when not laying down is by using audionotch's tuner on 9550Hz at 1% volume and computer volume at 24 although the tinnitus doesn't sound quite like that and its not as pronounced as the pure tone/ the tinnitus has more of a dispersed effect.

Streptomycin which is the most important antibiotic used for treating Tuberculosis is highly Ototoxic and may cause Tinnitus as well as hearing loss in many patients!.

I don’t take any medication but I got tinnitus, it’s just one day like 4 years ago ,suddenly I heard bassing in my ear

I have seen ur video but can stop the tintinus for ever.

I have been on epilepsy meds for 30 years. In December I got t

What about Voltaren 50mg pain relief?

When l was first given medication for AF tinnitus suddenly began and has never stopped. My doctor denied that medication had anything to do with it. Could it be that the medications you have listed may be the tip of the iceberg.?

Holy crap! I've been on hydroxychloroquine for 3 years, and no one said that it could have caused it! I developed tinnitus in both ears, constantly, disturbingly for about the past 1.5 years!

I'm not on any medications. I've dealt with this debilitating disease, for almost 10 years. I had a really bad ear infection, that's the only thing I can think of, that contributed to this. I was given antibiotics but, I really think it cause tinnitus. I have it severely, thank God it doesn't interfere with my sleep. So many people suffer from this there has to be a way to cure it. Because let's face it we weren't born with it.

It’s sad to see people asking questions for the doctor, but he doesn’t reply. Would be nice to see some responses to the various people who are suffering from tinnitus.