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    Ototoxicity from Aminoglycoside Eye Drops (Tobramycin)

    When I woke up with my ears raging, I stopped all medications. I was put on oral steroids and my symptoms improved dramatically. Then after a few weeks my tinnitus came back but this time with bilateral severe pressure/fullness. I kept going to ENTs until I got diagnosed. I was given...
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    Ototoxicity from Aminoglycoside Eye Drops (Tobramycin)

    Yes. It gave me bilateral cochlear hydrops. I’m so screwed.
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    Ototoxicity from Aminoglycoside Eye Drops (Tobramycin)

    Anyone? I’m so freaked out.
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    Ototoxicity from Aminoglycoside Eye Drops (Tobramycin)

    My tinnitus developed 8 months ago after using Tobradex, which contains the extremely ototoxic antibiotic Tobramycin. The route, through the eyelids which are very vascular, can cause immediate systemic absorption. Think of a Fentanyl patch on dry skin working systemically, the eyelid is a...
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    Suicidal

    You need to get into a ENT. Depending on your cause, getting steroids on board early can make a huge difference.
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    10+ Years of Tinnitus/Meniere's Disease

    Not what I was hoping to hear. I’m having trouble functioning. I’m an ER RN. I struggle through the shifts, then sleep. I’m sure my new wife of one year is thrilled she’s stuck with me. I’ll never be at peace again.
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    10+ Years of Tinnitus/Meniere's Disease

    The first doctor I saw there sent me home with cream for my eczema which I’ve had my whole life and doesn’t affect me, and the second one sent me home with vitamin D because we don’t get enough sun in the winter. Dr. Hong diagnosed me with secondary hydrops and injected a steroid into my ear...
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    10+ Years of Tinnitus/Meniere's Disease

    Sorry. I’m just now seeing this. Dr. Hong out of Michigan Ear Institute was the only one that helped me.
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    Spike from KFC (MSG)

    Water.
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    Kava Kava for Tinnitus — Post Your Experience!

    Did I read correctly that you suffer from hydrops?
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    10+ Years of Tinnitus/Meniere's Disease

    Have you had a proper work up? I went to not only ENTs but THREE physicians that only specialize in the ear. Only one of them appropriately diagnosed me and started a treatment plan. One of the best doctors you’ll ever find is one that says I’m not sure what’s wrong with you, let me refer you...
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    First Morbihan Disease, Now Tinnitus from Lasix (Furosemide): I've Had Enough of This Life

    5 months ago I started a very small Lasix dose and was given Tobradex (aminoglycoside) for an eye infection. There is a small percentage of people genetically susceptible to the ototoxicity properties of that glass of antibiotics. I’m probably one of them. I’ve read about a dozen anecdotal...
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    First Morbihan Disease, Now Tinnitus from Lasix (Furosemide): I've Had Enough of This Life

    I’m an ER RN and used to be a firefighter. My face got torched by the dermatologists while I was going through a divorce because my wife had an affair. It left me with a condition most dermatologists never heard of. Everyday is brutal to get through, but I continue to work. I used to be...
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    First Morbihan Disease, Now Tinnitus from Lasix (Furosemide): I've Had Enough of This Life

    Hi I’m 45 and 4 years ago I had a mild skin disease that was being treated by dermatologists. I had a rare late onset medication reaction, and when I reported the symptoms they misdiagnosed me and kept me on the offending medication. It caused a condition called Morbihan disease, leaving my...