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Title: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: sanitex on March 15, 2013, 09:31:52 am



  H! Guys !! Since morning  today after I most have
Finish my blood test I started hearing sound in my ear
Like bell  ringing .what should I do to stop it or should I
Not worry for it?
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: weasel on March 15, 2013, 06:57:42 pm


  Hi , I have had Church bells for 9 years now  :o

    It has something to do with my meds ,  If I keep active it does not

  drive me crazy !   If I sit and read in quiet it drives me insane .

    I hope you fine peace with your noises , I fear they are there forever  ::)

                                                     Weasel 
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: J.R.E. on March 15, 2013, 07:34:33 pm
Hi,

I also have the ringing in the ears. It's there all the time, some days, it's more noticeable than other days. Its referred to as " Tinnitus ".. You should try to see an ear nose, throat doctor., and let the doctor take a look at your ears. It could just be an infection in the ears, wax build up, or perhaps brought on by some medications.

http://ehealthmd.com/content/how-tinnitus-diagnosed#axzz2Neaazj1O

My tinnitus also  started a little over 9 years ago, and I still have it, and don't expect it to go away.  It started about 3-5 months after stating on meds. I was also on Dapsone for over a year. Dapsone has been known to possibly cause tinnitus.

http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/medications-that-can-cause-tinnitus


What medications are you on, besides HIV meds?


Ray


Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: MitchMiller on March 16, 2013, 03:47:14 am
Also a member of the hissing ear club.  Sustiva makes it a lot worse for a couple hours or so after I take it.  My NRTI's also contribute to it, but not nearly so much as the sustiva.  Had it for ten years now and have forgotten what total silence is like.  I've become used to it now.  Initially I thought I could not live with it, but like most obstacles, one somehow adjusts and keeps going. 
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: sanitex on March 16, 2013, 06:30:42 am



 Thank you guys for the support and urgent reply,I'm very happy with this forum in times of help and advices,from what  Mitchmiller said I thought it will be the Atripla am taking can curse it,today I can see some improvement like  less sound.let me put clear HIV is bad sickness ,stomach big ,weigh increase and ect'.
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: mikeyb39 on March 16, 2013, 09:41:31 am
i get this from time to time. Sometimes it will just happen especially if i have sinus problems or quickly turn my head, then goes away.  I hope it doesn't ever become permanent.  i took Atripla for a year.  I really do believe that drug causes so many problems.  The nerves in my feet, Causing ringing in folks ears, who knows what its doing to ones head.   I'm really glad i got off that stuff.
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: sanitex on March 16, 2013, 12:51:06 pm




Mikeyb39,I can tell you this drug is cursing so many thing, mood change
Big belly,weight increases and heart desease,life short ,happiness lost.
I've tried what so ever to bring down the big belly but nothing workout.
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: weasel on March 21, 2013, 08:31:11 pm


 Dear   sanitex   ,

                 Please try to be more happy in life .
  Things can be  awful at times , But I try to be happy .
   Today is what we have , I wish you a happy day  .

                                                    Carl
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: MitchMiller on March 23, 2013, 02:52:35 am
Atripla shouldn't be making you gain weight... at least as far as I know. 

If you haven't already, try a strict diet of fruits and veggies coupled with aerobics and weight training at a gym as many days as you can go... if that's available to you.  The food gets really boring, but if you eat only when you're hungry it's not so bad.  I'm not genetically prone to weight gain, so maybe I'm lucky, but when I'm eating just fruits, nuts, and veggies and exercising a lot, the weight will fall off even skinny me. 
Title: Re: Rings like bell in ear
Post by: jkinatl2 on March 23, 2013, 03:11:07 am
Is there an alternative to Atripla for you?