Okay... random question here, but has anyone suddenly developed tinnitus after their hip op? I got it whilst in hospital and it has stayed with me for the last 6 weeks. I did a bit of research today and it suggested some drugs such as asprin can cause it. I've been on daily asprin since my operation to thin the blood.
David
I googled your question, David. What I read said that large doses of aspirin can cause tinnitus. I don't know how large your dose is. One article I read said that a very small number of people are unusually sensitive to aspirin and develop reversible tinnitus at very low doses. It said that such people should avoid aspirin and contact their doctor for advice regarding alternative drugs.
You have been on the aspirin for 6 weeks. I was only on blood thinners for 2 weeks post-op. Perhaps you could call your surgeon and ask if you can stop taking them now, or if he can give you a different drug if he still wants you on them. Then you'd know if it were the aspiring causing the tinnitus.
My husband also developed tinnitus after being put on aspirin after his heart failure.
Nothing the Dr's could do about it or so they told us. And no way were they taking him off his aspirin.
I always thought it might have been the aspirin, but dismissed by Dr's.
Then he had a virus, that ended up with him having really bad reflux and local GP prescribed N-E-X-I-U-M, unexpected side effect was the tuinnitus was gone as well.
Reported that to our local chemist, he wrote up a report for his chain of chemists shops.
About three months later we visit the hospital for his regular echocardiogram and check with cardiologist, first question they ask is have you changed any medications, NO I reply, Oh yes, hang on one, for reflux, bonus is the singing in his ears has gone, cardio's reply to the effect, oh yes we are trailing this in the hospital with aspirin patients, I read aboout it in a chemists newsletter that it helped another heart patient.
I then asked was it helping patients in the heart ward, he replies oh yes its working wonders.
I have since found out that it is not a good idea to be taking big dose long term, as not good for your bones, so we have dropped back on strength of tablets, still working a couple of years later, at lower dosage.
Kind of makes sense to me, there is a little tube that runs from the back of your throat to your ears, and if you have reflux, even silent reflux, could the throat end of that little tube be inflamed and narrowed with swelling from the acid, ran this idea past my GP and he wasn't completly dismissive of my idea.
Sorry haven't had anything like that but it sounds really irritating. I hope you get it sorted out and it goes away soon. Wishing you well....Barb
Well I don't think that's what I've got, but it was convinced a neighbour had got a parrot, or that there was something nesting in our attic, it's not all the time but every now and again I hear a strange noise. Neil and the dogs can't hear it so I was coming to the conclusion that it was just me. Curiouser and curiouser !!!!
I developed tinnitus 14 years ago after I was admitted into hospital with very high blood pressure. They put me on strong beta blockers and after I came home, I realised that I had this awful noise in my ears like crickets or cicadas.
I've never taken aspirin only the blood pressure medication. I still have the tinnitus and have learned to live with it. It only really bothers my when I get anxious or stressed then it's very annoying.
I would love to know if there is a solution.
hi gwen,
I know that hypnotherapy works for tinnitus. .
I am a board certified clinical hypnotherapist and the clinic I worked for treated clients with tinnitus. .
Thank you renee, that's very interesting. I'll look into it further here.
Xx
David,
According to leaflets I was given, some hearing loss is the most common risk from the spinal sedation. I did get changes in my hearing post-op, but they have returned to normal since.
Graham
Hi Annie,
I was to take them for 6 weeks which is now up so I am waiting and hoping that this goes away. I've also seen my GP who has given me a nazel spray incase its sinus related.... Its particularly bad tonight...
My GP acknowledged that it could be the asprin... I hope that once its out of my system things return to normal...
That does sound quite curious. I have read that some people with tinnutus hear a chirping sound like a grass hopper... mine is a constant tone which is really annoying me.
Hi Graham,
I'll have a look at that. How long after surgery do you think your hearing went back to normal?
David
He said it sounds like a tree full of cicada's or grasshopper and it is constant, day and night, really wouldn't go away.
I did some reading on food options and cutting out coffee gave him some relief, he was a big coffee drinker for 40 years, so that was diffucult as well.
Also found that very bland food, no spices or onions also helped.
He starting talking about suicide would be an option unless it went away.
At that point we were able to get counselling through the hospital rehab unit, thank goodness.
All of this had been landed on him one day when he collapsed at home with congestive heart failure, previous day at work for 12 hours, even though he was very breathless, from there it seemed to go from bad to worse, as they found out what was going on with x-ray, enlarged heart, that then led to cat scan, mri scan, angiogram, getting him to start talking tablets that suited, had never taken more than a panadol previous as he had never been sick in his life.
His ability to cope mentally was really challenged, as he had never had a family member in hospital with the end result of death, even my Dad, his father in law, he was not allowed in too see him, and he had died of heart failure, the same as they were telling him that he had.
Gwen - the tablets mentioned above have worked wonders for my husband, about three days into the course for reflux he said the cicada's have gone.
I didn't believe him at first, but the sounds didn't come back until he stopped taking the medication, and then within a few days the ciciada's were back again, local GP just re-wrote the prescription for him and has continued to do so for the last 3 years barring a milder dose than they started him on, would like to try stepping down to even less, but manufacturer doesn't make a lessor dose.
David,
I really don't remember - probably a couple of weeks. I didn't get it after both operations - our reactions to individual operations are all as different as we are.
Best wishes
Graham - 🚀💃