Posted by RickF on May 24, 2006, at 14:19:01
In reply to Re: EFFEXOR HEARING LOSS ! ! !, posted by Caedmon on May 22, 2006, at 22:33:05
< Both ears or just one? >
Both ears.
< What are you hearing? >
Started out with high pitch, but then went to rumbling & popping, and ears hypersensitive to noise
< Good call going to the ENT, you may want to go back btw if you haven't recently.>
I went to the ENT right after this started & he blew me off saying it was normal hearing loss.
Tinnitus started March 15th 3 weeks after starting Effexor. (coincidence?). Then on May 14th when I got out of bed I notice a sharp decrease in hearing in my right ear, and a slight decrease in left ear. Ears were popping and rumbling. Reason I noticed this is that I recently fixed some floor speakers ( no I don't play them loud , I'm a little older & like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, & DooWop music) that have wonderful supertweeters that provide excellent high pitch sound. I've used them up to the time of the hear loss problem, and now I cannot hear high pitch sound as before.
> Many drugs are ototoxic, but venlafaxine isn't known to be one. >
That's what my ENT said. But why would tinnitus/ hear loss happen after being on Effexor for 10 weeks? (coincidence?). Also along with the hearing loss came achy pressure feeling in right ear. When I would touch the skull area near the right ear it would hurt. (coincidence). ENT said no infection, etc. It was normal hearing loss. But normal hearing loss shouldn't include continued hypersensitivity to sound, achy pressure feeling in both ears. (coincidence?).
I am trying to get off of the effexor. When I take a small does of effexor in the morning it seems to exacerbate the tinnitus problem during the day.- - - Thanks Chris :o)
<From my knowledge anyway. I did a literature search but came up with nothing other than anecdotes. (One entry, probably a letter/case report. Pubmed ID 7762476) Good luck. >
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> - Chris
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