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I have tinnitus. I don't recommend it

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185 points gregsadetsky | 3 comments | 21 May 25 22:50 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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pier25 ◴[22 May 25 01:33 UTC] No.44057913[source]▶
Both my wife and I started experiencing tinnitus days after the first covid shots. I will never be able to prove the shots were the cause but there was really nothing else happening in our lives back then.

In my case it was never severe but I've heard of people woken up by their tinnitus.

Thankfully it has mostly subsided. These days I barely notice it unless I'm in a very quiet environment.

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instagib ◴[22 May 25 08:27 UTC] No.44059964[source]▶
I got mine from Covid. I’ve read that some medicines may have a side effect of tinnitus and stopping them can make it disappear.
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1. OutOfHere ◴[22 May 25 13:13 UTC] No.44061727[source]▶
Some medicines cause permanent tinnitus too by killing of hearing cells. Stopping them medicines then does not make the tinnitus disappear; it is permanent. One such medicine is valproate.
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2. instagib ◴[23 May 25 00:38 UTC] No.44068647[source]▶
Valproic Acid is such a unique drug. They did studies which included it and found using only that substance instead of a compound with it led to the benefit without other significant side effects.

It’s on my list. Great news, 11% chance of tinnitus reported in one study and 7% in another. Tinnitus > Migraines any day.

https://reference.medscape.com/drug/valproic-acid-343024

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3. OutOfHere ◴[23 May 25 04:39 UTC] No.44069892[source]▶
I hsd used it briefly for pressure migraine. It gave me permanent tinnitus.