Drug-Induced Tinnitus; Will It Go Away?

I've had T for almost 2 months due to antibiotics ( ciprofloxican ) my first question is, do you think because it was drug induced that it will go away in time? And, when I watch TV or go to restaurants with a lot of lights, my T increases in volume and intensity.. Will that pass with time as well... Thank you

 

Hello vegas bit more on the way drug companies compromise and ruin our lives

http://www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk/community/forums/tinnitus.aspx?g=posts&t=7328

As for me lisinipril an ace inhibitor for blood pressure done for me , just hope yours isnt permanent but have to say 8 weeks is a long time if it isnt permanent.

 

Hi Robb,

I received 24 hrs worth of iv cipro for an ear infection at the end of November last year, and became aware of my t shortly afterwards. Its been with me ever since.

Im not totally sure what has caused my t.

I discovered i had sustained a bilateral mild to mod hearing loss a year ago, but had no issues with t.

Was it the infection itself, the cipro I received, or the hearing loss, or all three, or other? i haven't a clue!

Will it go away? I suppose that all depends on the underlying mechanism of your t. If the hair cells are damaged, then my guess is no. Would cipro cause hair cell damage? Im not totally sure about that. I have had three hearing tests since my admission last year, and all have concurred no further hearing loss. So, my guess is the cipro hasn't contributed to my t but i could be wrong?

Can you describe your t to me Robb? My right ear has hissing/high pitched ringing, and an occasional high pitched bothersome tone, along with head noise that sounds like white noise, and occasional tone in my left ear.

looking forward to hearing from you
deb

 

oh my god, this is shocking!

 

Thank you for responding...my t is usually very mild. The sound is like cicadas on glass. I've had one day in eight weeks of no T at all. The mornings use to be so quiet I had to listen for it. But lately it's active in the mornings and tapers off during the evening. When I first got it I had to use masking sounds but mine is reactive to the the sounds around it so masking never worked. At night i can normally go to bed with no problem. For the last three days I've been having trouble staying asleep. I've been waking up and not being able to go back to sleep so, I've been taking Advil pm for sleep but it has ibuprofen in it and it seems to have affected my T and made it louder....oh well, what to do?

 

Thank you for your reply...I've heard that Six months to a year is the time they give to see if it's permanent or not..hope is all I have...

 

What does lisinispril do,for you?

 

By the way deb ...I lived in Australia for eight years and my wife is an Aussie...Oy Oy ...

 

What about Amoxin? I just finished treatment for sinusitis and my T is still louder even though other symptoms have been gone for days.

Seriously, if this is permanent I don't think I can handle this, my old T took 3 years to start even feel somewhat acceptable.

 

Hi @Vegas Robb. Did your tinnitus go away?

 

There is a good chance that it will still go away! so do not try to worry so much as stress is also something that could cause more damage and make your tinnitus worse.

All you can do is to make sure that you protect your ears really well and especially try and give them as much rest as you can. You have to know they are damaged now. So when you get some quieter moments again, just make sure you are aware that the Tinnitus is laying right underneath the surface and waiting for you to make a mistake again (sound exposure, more ototoxic medicine etc). So just be very careful to protect your hearing from now on for the rest of your live.

 

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Vegas Robb, did your tinnitus leave you? How long after the cipro. I see now that this is an ancient post.

I developed tinnitus a few days ago (March 20, 2020) from ciprofloxacin with a steady hissing sound that occurs after a night of listening to a loud live band. I'm freaking out about it not ever going away. I've read about the risks of cipro (sadly after I started taking it) where there's a .01 - 1% chance of developing tinnitus. I'll bet that the risk is significantly higher than what's published. I had a ton of other terrifying adverse effects that I'm hoping will subside in time. Cipro is poison that the doc and pharmacist gave me zero info on. Yes, I f*cked up by not researching in advance. Avoid this drug unless you have an otherwise life threatening ailment that this may otherwise cure.