Ringing In Ears and Blood Pressure Meds - High & Low Blood Pressure Message Board

chablis3 · 12-19-2007, 06:24 PM

I have been having a ringing/buzzing sound in my ears for awhile now, and am curious to know if anyone else has developed this since being on B/P meds. I know there are a lot of drugs out there that are considered "ototoxic" and wondering if Atenolol is under this classification. I also have very bad discs in my neck, and am trying to find out if it is my neck or the meds that might be causing it. As I started taking the meds around the same time I developed the neck problem, I can't pin point the cause. I haven't talked to my doc yet about this yet, but plan to. Anyone else experiencing this. or any comments on it?

Thanks,
Judy

famnd · 12-19-2007, 06:57 PM

Have you checked with the FDA under drug side effects? That's another reference for drug side effects. I usually called the drug manufacturer too. Fam

marantz1935 · 12-20-2007, 04:08 AM

Hi,

I was having 'ringing in my ears' before I went to my GP and I still have it despite being on Atenolol for HBP. I read recently read on-line that Tinitus, in seventy percent of cases, is cause by an increase in adrenaline in the body. I understand it's more common in people who are anxious or stressed. It seems to very common in any event.

Recently, I have been getting a sensation of pressure in my right ear along with the ringing.

Regards,

Marantz.

bethsheba · 12-20-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by marantz1935

Hi,

I was having 'ringing in my ears' before I went to my GP and I still have it despite being on Atenolol for HBP. I read recently read on-line that Tinitus, in seventy percent of cases, is cause by an increase in adrenaline in the body. I understand it's more common in people who are anxious or stressed. It seems to very common in any event.....

Marantz.

Marantz, just fyi, a side effect of atenolol is tinnitus so if you had tinnitus before going on bp meds, your tinnitus may be aggravated by the med.

Thanks for the insight as to the connection between adrenaline and tinnitus...I will investigate that further. As a musician, I blamed my tinnitus on unprotected hearing but maybe it isn't that afterall.

Bethsheba

bethsheba · 12-20-2007, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by chablis3

... I know there are a lot of drugs out there that are considered "ototoxic" and wondering if Atenolol is under this classification. I also have very bad discs in my neck, and am trying to find out if it is my neck or the meds that might be causing it. As I started taking the meds around the same time I developed the neck problem, I can't pin point the cause. I haven't talked to my doc yet about this yet, but plan to. Anyone else experiencing this. or any comments on it?

Thanks,
Judy

Judy, one of the side effects of atenolol is tinnitus so if you're taking it, it may be causing the problem. As I posted on your thread about bruising, diuretics and beta blockers can cause tinnitus but I'm sure there are more...it's just those are the ones I remember.

As far as the neck problem goes, I suspect meds. Numerous bp meds cause aches and pains, from minor to immobilizing. I don't remember muscle or bone pain when I was on the atenolol, but everything slowed down for me---typing, walking, anything that required mobility. Have you experienced anything similar? I ask because looking back I can remember typing and thinking that I could type faster than I was typing but for whatever the reason couldn't coordinate myself well enough to function....thus 4 falls, one of which landed me in the er on Christmas Eve day. I mention this because again, sometimes we don't see these things until we've discontinued the medication.

Bethsheba