Can Antidepressants Inhibit Recovery from Tinnitus? Is There Any Evidence?

[GBB]

I ask because I've gone on and off Nortritpyline 2 times. Each time I'm on it my overall bilateral tinnitus is better, but the left ear which is usually quieter get louder with a new tone.

This concerns me because if it is blunting tinnitus overall, but inducing new tones, I wonder if it might inhibit recovery.

Probably no real answer here but it is a weird conundrum.

 

[T_Almost_Gone]

I'm not sure if this answers your question but there are lots of people here who got tinnitus from anti-depressants - including me and I had no hearing issues prior.

Your previous times on Nortritpyline: how long did you take it for & at what dose? The risk is that if you exceed your personal threshold then you'll get the full effect of tinnitus. Mine was 150mg.

 

[weab00]

Somebody's hyperacusis nerve pain here mostly cleared up on Nortritpyline. I wanted to give it a try but this concerns me. Regardless I'll take more tinnitus tones in exchange for abating the pain.

 

[GBB]

I'm not sure if this answers your question but there are lots of people here who got tinnitus from anti-depressants - including me and I had no hearing issues prior.

Your previous times on Nortritpyline: how long did you take it for & at what dose? The risk is that if you exceed your personal threshold then you'll get the full effect of tinnitus. Mine was 150mg.

I'm only on 50mg - it's helped me so far.