Posted by Dopamine123 on March 31, 2008, at 21:04:25
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin and Tinnitus, posted by 49er on March 30, 2008, at 6:49:44
Wikipedia has some interesting information about tinnitus, including some potential treatments. It seems like the tinnitus induced by the wellbutrin might be caused by increased blood flow to the ear.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinnitus
>Pulsatile tinnitus is usually objective in nature, resulting from altered blood flow or increased blood turbulence near the ear (such as from atherosclerosis or venous hum[10]), but it can also arise as a subjective phenomenon from an increased awareness of blood flow in the ear.[
>"There are many treatments for objective tinnitus that have been claimed, with varying degrees of statistical reliability:
Objective tinnitus:
Gamma knife radiosurgery (glomus jugulare)[18]
Shielding of cochlea by teflon implant[19]
Botulinum toxin (palatal tremor)[20]
Propranolol and clonazepam (arterial anatomic variation)[21]"
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