Martha asked:

In February 2004 I had a cold and the doctor prescribed Zithromax 250mg Tabs (Z-Pack) and Ibuprofen 400mg tablets After I stopped taking the medication the left ear started ringing. Ringing of the ear is one of the side effects of these two medications. Lotrel 5/100 mg capsules / I have been taking this medication for years and have never had ringing of the ear.

Our Response:

Hello Martha,

You are indeed correct in your diagnosis that it is probably the drugs that have caused your tinnitus. As you mentioned, the ear ringing started immediately after you started taking the medications so it has to be one of them.

It could also well be sinus related as the mucous in the inner ear often causes a pressure build up as a result of this mucous becoming too thick from taking anti-biotics and/or anti-histamines to treat the sinus.

Martha, please check on the links below. I have given you more information about both conditions. You should certainly take one of these remedies but to be certain of relief it is likley that you will need to take both tinnitus treatment remedies.

Martha, please click here to read the rest of my reply which is fairly detailed, but Martha, I do implore you to read the reply in full as it will give you a very good insight into tinnitus from presciption drugs as well as how best to deal with this chronic condition.

Martha, please click here to read the detailed information regarding tinnitus from sinus and blocked Eustachian Tubes

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