Tinnitus Relief and Medicine – Medications That Can Cause Ringing Ears
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009If you’ve done much research on your tinnitus, you have probably already discovered that there are lots of things that can cause your ringing ears. One of the more surprising potential causes of your tinnitus is the medications that you are taking. That’s right. It is actually possible that or more of the medications you are currently taking could be the cause (or at least one of the causes of) your tinnitus.
The connection between medications and ringing ears was certainly a surprise to me. The first I heard of it was when my nephew developed tinnitus from the powerful medications he was taking for bone cancer. The medications helped eliminate the cancer & cure him, but part of the price he paid for his cure was long-term, likely permanent ringing ears.
Let me give you a list of the types of medications that can cause tinnitus. According to the Mayo Clinic, here are the types of medications known to sometimes cause tinnitus or worsen existing cases of tinnitus:
If you have ringing ears and are being treated with any one of the medications listed in this article, you need to discuss the situation with your doctors. They may be able to change the particular medicines you are taking or choose an alternate treatment plan and provide you with tinnitus relief at the same time.
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