Are there medications, vitamins or supplements that contribute to tinnitus?
I don't have a list of specific meds, vitamins and etc but here is a list of a lot of things that could be causing it or aggravating it:
Some Possible Causes Include:
• Wax impaction of the ear canal
• Noise-induced or other hearing loss (inner ear damage)
• Medications which are damaging to the inner ear (ototoxic drugs) such as aspirin, some antibiotics, some chemotherapy drugs, and some diuretics (water pills)
• Medications that cause tinnitus as a side-effect (there are more than 200 such medications)
• Ear infections or ear fluid
• Disorders of the middle ear bones such as otosclerosis
• Anemia
• Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid)
• Temporomandibular joint problems (TMJ) or jaw misalignment problems
• Cardiovascular disorders
• Cervical vertebrae problems
• Tumors (rare, often benign and slow growing tumors of the cochlear, vestibular or facial nerves)
• Physical trauma to the head or neck
Factors That Can Aggravate or Intensify Tinnitus:
• Noise exposure without use of appropriate hearing protection
• Caffeine
• Nicotine
• Alcohol
• Medications such as aspirin products, ibuprofen, salicylates and many mycin drugs
• Anxiety or depression
• Fatigue (many sufferers report increased symptoms at night before bed)
• Paying attention to the tinnitus (many people report that it grows louder as they are talking about it or if they think about it and focus on it).
(source: acenta.com)
I hope this helps!
Best,
K.G.
K.G.: Thank you. I will check out these factors. Jersey6