Painkillers That Are Good to Take with Tinnitus?

So there are loads of medications that we can't take because of the dangers of ototoxicity, such as I believe paracetamol.

What are some painkillers that we can't take and have no effect at all on tinnitus?

 

Anyone at all?

 

@jer I find norcos help sometimes. Be careful though as they are listed as ototoxic. My tinnitus is so bad to be honest I would try anything though.

 

It is my understanding that Tylenol is not supposed to be ototoxic.

 

@Bill Bauer @jer Good to know and even better than as a medicine. I think Norcos help me a lot they say my tinnitus and hearing loss is due to the auditory nerve being damaged so it would make sense since they help dull the nerves. My doctor will only give me enough to help for a few hours but having a break from suffering for a few hours is the only thing keeping me going at this point since the tinnitus isn't just annoying or a noise its actually painful as well. I think both of you will agree. I have tried a lot of different medications and found opiates to be very useful in treating and even silencing the tinnitus.
Best of Luck!

 

Check out
http://hlaa-sbc.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Ototoxic_Brochure.pdf

 

@Bill Bauer When I was in the hospital and got the tinnitus and hearing loss they had me on outrageous amounts of Ativan and then quite cold turkey. I heard a Pop in my left ear upon arriving home. I read the list you posted and am starting to think that may have been the actual cause of my tinnitus instead of the encephalitis. Do you think that would damage the inner ear cells or the nerve and would there be any chance of reversal or most likely permanent since I have had it for 5 months. I didn't take any more Ativan since but still have been on Xanax? The ENT which I have found mostly don't know anything said it was impossible but I'm really thinking the Ativan was what did it since my hearing loss is bilateral?

Thanks for the great link! Very much appreciated!

 

Did you begin hearing T soon after you began taking Ativan? Or did it happen when you quit taking Ativan?

 

When it comes to painkillers or other medications everyone is different. Patient A may be fine with one drug, where patient B has a problem. Patient A may have a problem with another drug, where patient B does not have a problem.

For those with tinnitus, it's often about how drugs will affect hearing.

According to Konrad Konradsson, a Swedish audiologist, painkillers with acetyl saticylic acid are not advised for those with tinnitus. Many other medical professionals across the net agree, but also maybe consideration should be given to next paragraph.

No one ready knows what medication may be OK or not for a certain person. All one can do is play the odds. Researching the class of drugs for a particular use should be done. Consider tinnitus against age, gender, usage term, and amount of dose. Generics are usually listed as safer, but that's a blanket medication statement.

After research, a personnel list of conditions considered against the above paragraph, a list of drugs that could be more acceptable or fine from experience should be kept in wallet or purse. I often use Drug.com as one source of assistance.

 

@Bill Bauer My Tinnitus started the day after I left the hospital and ended the Ativan. They had been giving me massive doses of Ativan in the hospital the whole time I was there. I had good hearing and no tinnitus up until this point then bam tinnitus came on strong. I still have been taking Xanax and would quite in a heartbeat if I thought there was a chance the tinnitus could go away

 

This reminds me of a post by someone who had been taking Proscar (to prevent hair-loss) for years, and then stopped taking it very suddenly. He got tinnitus...

 

Does paracetamol contain acetyl saticylic.
Which painkillers do not contain it?

 

@Jazzer Here's a list for acetyl saticylic - Aspirin


https://www.verywell.com/which-drug-products-contain-asa-2252443

 

Great info Greg.
I don’t see Paracetamol on there, so would that perhaps be the safest when pain relief is needed?

 

@Jazzer Paracetamol Of 39,207 reports, only 99 reported tinnitus or 0.25%. That's low in comparison to many medications.

There's no reporting of tinnitus after one month's use. All 99 reporting T, said it happened within 30 days.

The age group where most of the 99 came from is 40-49. Less than for age 50 - 65 and older. Most drugs affect the 50 -65+ more, this drug does not. This medication is used for borderline personality, gingivitis and arthritis. There is other interactions on the label. Source: Drug.com

 

Thanks again Greg - probably the safest bet then..

 

@Jazzer Going to try Pacactamol. Need something for my body pains. Thanks for the conversations.

 

I take Tylenol when I've got a fever; chronic use causes hearing loss, but I don't think taking it a few times a year is a concern.

Other then that, on the rare occasions that I've got such severe pain that I need to take anything, I use opium because it's highly effective and has a 2000+ year history of human use, unlike more or less anything you can buy at the drug store.

 

Tylenol for me when necessary. During spikes I usually end up with a headache probably caused by the stress and tension from anxiety. Tylenol takes care of it for me.