If you’ve been suffering from the sounds of tinnitus for a while, 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 tinnitus is the medications that you are taking. That’s right. It is actually possible that one of the medications you are currently taking could be the cause (or at least one of the causes).
This possible link between prescription medications (the drugs that are supposed to help us be healthy) and ringing ears was certainly a surprise to me. I learned of it when my nephew developed this condition from the drugs he took during chemotherapy for bone cancer. The doctors were able to completely eliminate the cancer, but part of the price he paid for his cure was long-term, likely permanent tinnitus.
List of medications linked to tinnitus
According to the Mayo Clinic, here are the types of medications that have been known to sometimes cause or worsen existing cases of tinnitus:
- Antibiotics: Several antibiotics can cause problems, including chloramphenicol, erythromycin, tetracycline, vancomycin and bleomycin
- Cancer medications: Some of the powerful cancer drugs involved include mechlorethamine and vincristine
- Diuretics: Bumetanide, ethacrynic acid, and furosemide
- Quinine medications and others (such as chloroquine) used to treat malaria
- Aspirin: Very high doses of aspirin (12 or more per day)
If you experience ringing in ears and are taking any one of these medications, 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 relief at the same time.
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