Hello everyone, I hope you're managing well.
In February, I was prescribed 50 mg of Metoprolol daily for palpitations. It worked somewhat, but the dosage wasn't enough. When I went back to the cardiologist to request a higher dose, they instead prescribed 12.5 mg of Carvedilol twice a day.
At the time, I didn't know anything about this medication. Since I was in the clinic, I didn't think to ask whether it was ototoxic (though, to be fair, I doubt the nurse would have known). After I left, I came across a report suggesting that Carvedilol is the only beta blocker significantly associated with hearing loss.
I did some further research and found conflicting information. For starters, there are very few mentions of Carvedilol here or on /r/tinnitus. One of the few posts that does mention it links to a study in which, out of 48,155 people, only 162 (0.38%) reported tinnitus as a side effect.
I'm really confused about all of this and don't know which sources to trust.
For what it's worth, I didn't experience any tinnitus increases during my one month on Metoprolol, even though that drug is also listed as ototoxic.
In February, I was prescribed 50 mg of Metoprolol daily for palpitations. It worked somewhat, but the dosage wasn't enough. When I went back to the cardiologist to request a higher dose, they instead prescribed 12.5 mg of Carvedilol twice a day.
At the time, I didn't know anything about this medication. Since I was in the clinic, I didn't think to ask whether it was ototoxic (though, to be fair, I doubt the nurse would have known). After I left, I came across a report suggesting that Carvedilol is the only beta blocker significantly associated with hearing loss.
I did some further research and found conflicting information. For starters, there are very few mentions of Carvedilol here or on /r/tinnitus. One of the few posts that does mention it links to a study in which, out of 48,155 people, only 162 (0.38%) reported tinnitus as a side effect.
I'm really confused about all of this and don't know which sources to trust.
For what it's worth, I didn't experience any tinnitus increases during my one month on Metoprolol, even though that drug is also listed as ototoxic.
