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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Tinnitus / July 2004Can Statins cause Tinnitus?
This is a question from someone who developed tinnitus just a few weeks ago and is having a very difficult time adjusting to the noise. I've seen an ENT consultant and he has pretty much told me that I have to learn to live with it but I'm not ready to do that yet so I'm reasearching and asking questions on my own. Have you, or someone you know, developed tinnitus because of taking statins. I've been taking Crestor since last summer. Any comments you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. > Have you, or someone you know, developed tinnitus because of taking statins. I don't have any proof of anything yet. I just started developing noticeable tinnitus in the last month or so but think I had it at a lesser level a few months longer. I started taking Crestor around Nov 20, 2003. I'm taking 20mg. I also take Paxil which apparently has tinnitus listed as a possible sideeffect in the less than 5% range but I've been taking that for about 2-1/2 years. Really would like to nip this in the bud if its the Crestor. > > Have you, or someone you know, developed tinnitus because of taking statins. > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I've been taking that for about 2-1/2 years. Really would like to nip > this in the bud if its the Crestor. Hard to say..I had a bout of tinnitus while on Lipitor (went away after a while), but I don't know if that was a cause. I'm now on Crestor with no problems. Why are you on 20 mg?..that's a lot for Crestor. Have you tried a lower dose yet? If not, you should see how 10 mg works for you. what are statins? >> > Have you, or someone you know, developed tinnitus because of taking statins. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >Crestor. Have you tried a lower dose yet? If not, you should see how >10 mg works for you. > what are statins? Statins are Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs. They are the generic form of the brand drugs. Other than Baycol, the "statins" that are currently available in the US are: * Lipitor (atorvastatin) - Pfizer * Zocor (simvastatin) - Merck * Pravachol (pravastatin) - Bristol-Myers Squibb * Lescol (fluvastatin) - Novartis * Mevacor (lovastatin) - Merck oh ok, Thanks Patty. I also heard that some nasal spray such as logicin can cause tinnitus, i was actually using one the week I got mine. Anyone else heard of that? Also with my tinnitus everytime I go on antibiotics it clears up heaps, which tells me it must be something bacterial causing it, but according to the Drs , they say the antibiotic is just a placebo, Thats a crock because i was on antibiotics for a chest infection and I said about 2 weeks later, somehting I have done in the last two weeks has really helped my ears, then I realised it was the antibiotics, i have been on them a few times always with the same results, unfortunatley its not good to be on antibiotics for very long, and also my ears come back bad again after about a month. I am on antibiotics now for tonsilitis so Im looking forward to a good month with my ears. Patty wrote in message ... >> what are statins? > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > * Mevacor (lovastatin) - Merck > This is a question from someone who developed tinnitus just a few > weeks ago and is having a very difficult time adjusting to the noise. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Any comments you can offer would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. I have been using Zocor for about two years. It seems the onset of T was at the about the same time. None of the statins list T as a possible side effect so I am not sure if there is a connection. I am also taking baby aspirin but my ENT told me that the quantity is too small to cause a side effect of T.
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