Tinnitus, Deafness and Ear Problems Support Group
This group is for those coping with Tinnitus (ringing ears or ear noise), hearing loss, and all ear issues. Join to find support and get advice from others.
Hey everyone!
I am presently taking 40mg daily of Simvistatin since June of 2008 and noticed occasional tinnitus high pitch ring in one ear when just sitting watching TV about once a week until 6 months later when full blown constant tinnitus locked on to my right ear with it sometimes weak in my left ear too. I have never put the statin drug togather with the tinnitus (This was the only prescribed drug I have ever been on ever for a long period of time)but after a GOOGLE search found that in fact it could very well be the source of the problem.I am going off the Simvistatin drug cold turkey today and picking up a liver/kidney cleanse at the health food store today.Is anyone else on this drug (also known as ZOCOR)and also experiencing ringing nonstop in both ears? The drug also causes muscle aches and weakness as well as GI track problems all of which I have experienced in the past.Both My Mom and dad were on the drug and had to lower the dose to 20mg from 40 mg due to similar problems.(NO Tinnitus though, I was the lucky one that got that present) JUST A THOUGHT FOR ALL YOU T BUDDIES!
Kevin
I am presently taking 40mg daily of Simvistatin since June of 2008 and noticed occasional tinnitus high pitch ring in one ear when just sitting watching TV about once a week until 6 months later when full blown constant tinnitus locked on to my right ear with it sometimes weak in my left ear too. I have never put the statin drug togather with the tinnitus (This was the only prescribed drug I have ever been on ever for a long period of time)but after a GOOGLE search found that in fact it could very well be the source of the problem.I am going off the Simvistatin drug cold turkey today and picking up a liver/kidney cleanse at the health food store today.Is anyone else on this drug (also known as ZOCOR)and also experiencing ringing nonstop in both ears? The drug also causes muscle aches and weakness as well as GI track problems all of which I have experienced in the past.Both My Mom and dad were on the drug and had to lower the dose to 20mg from 40 mg due to similar problems.(NO Tinnitus though, I was the lucky one that got that present) JUST A THOUGHT FOR ALL YOU T BUDDIES!
Kevin
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My 6mo twin DD's are EBF and just started rice cereal on the first. Everything has been going fine except this morning one of them had a diaper rash (lots of redness around her anus). I read this as one of the signs of an allergy. BUT I did just buy a different brand diaper yesterday (which they have used randomly before w/no issues). Do you think its the cereal or the diaper? Im ready to start...
1. it could have caused the tinnitus, which is driving me nuts
2. I stopped taking it last night - if it did it cause it, is it permanent damage or will it heal itself?
I see that Kevin continued to have problems, but I'll post back in a week and give an update. Other than occasional ringing in my ears in the past (lasted maybe an hour), this has never been a problem before. Kind of odd it started right after I started taking Simvistatin.
A natural alternative for cholesterol is niacin and 1000 mg. of fish oil twice a day(our doc tried this without the results that we needed; hence back to statins.