Acid Blockers?

Hi everyone, I am currently very ill and need to go on an acid blocker..any idea how bad these are? though realistically I am so sick I need to take them regardless.

unless anyone knows of a natural route to curing severe gastritis or ulcers?

Thanks.

 

No idea but I believe someone here on TT posted a comment about her husband being relieved of hearing buzzing sounds of three years when he was prescribed an antacid. I believe the acid was irritating his throat and causing ETD. You might have the same luck?

 

It was Nexium. Here is the thread:
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/tinnitus-gone-after-3-years-only-new-medicine-nexium.5697/

Get well soon Lynn!

 

@Street Spirit

You should be fine. Gastritis and ulcers are serious so you need to focus on getting well first. I checked a few sites and did not find tinnitus listed as a side effect. And, if it does irritate your tinnitus, chances are it will be temporary. You could also take something like NAC with it if your noise spikes.

Here's a link for several well-known acid blockers and common side effects:

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/patientinstructions/000382.htm​

Get well soon! We will all be thinking of you.

take care,

jazz

 

Thanks so much guys..I am in so much pain, I feel like I am dying so regardless it doesn't matter, I have no choice :/ but thanks so.much for your responses and kind words

 

Nexium and other acid blockers should be viewed as a temporary solution only. There's a reason why we have acid fluids in our stomach. Consider changing your diet. Many people get cured from their stomach / digestion problems when they switch to paleo diet.

 

Try to avoid proton pump inhibitors like nexium or Prilosec if you are concerned.
Use h2 blockers like Zantac or Pepcid. Short term treatment should not be a problem
With either.

 

Funny you should bring these up because one of the ENTs I went to for my ETD said that my tubes might be inflamed because of acid perhaps and said I could try a 'prescription' of Zantac and see if that brings my ETD down and quite possibly my T. Haven't tried it yet because at the time it sounded like a bunch of hooey to me. But who knows maybe I should try it.

 

Hi, I am new here and just read this thread. Does anyone have any idea what this is: "You could also take something like NAC with it if your noise spikes" written by Jazz last August?

 

Here you go:
https://www.tinnitustalk.com/threads/n-acetylcysteine-nac.395/

 

Still on ppi...and my T is worse..but who knows why..probably from noise

 

I have recently made a connection between Pepcid and Tinnitus. I have been on medication for GERD for many years. Before my Tinnitus started I changed to Pepcid. That was about two years ago. I think the Pepcid could have damaged my ears. I have been unable to make a connection between Pepcid & Tinnitus until now. I have been off Pepcid for a while and my Tinnitus was getting better. Then my GI doctor gave me a prescription for Pepcid 40mg twice a day. After three days of being on it my Tinnitus was so much worse!!! I stopped taking it for several days now and my Tinnitus is better. There is a definite connection. Has anyone else had a similar experience?