Recent content by Peg M

Thank you @kingsfan for the reference. So interesting that ear and kidney are similar! Thank you @BuzzyBee--HCTZ does sometimes help ear problems--that's what my doctor told me, and that's why for so long it never occurred to me to try stopping it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that the change...

I've taken Losartan and HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide) for high blood pressure for 20 years. I've had tinnitus for almost 20 years. I stopped Losartan 2 years ago but continued HCTZ. Tinnitus continued. Doctor switched me to Telmisartan + HCTZ. Tinnitus increased. I stopped the HCTZ...

Question for Darryl: why did you "deepen" the notch? Do you have a theory-based reason--or did trial and error suggest it?