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Does anyone know how long it takes for your ears to stop buzzing once you've begun taking Mino? I've been on Mino for 2 weeks now and even though my other symptoms have cleared, my ears are still buzzing. Thanks.
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What is your dose? You may need to start low and slow.
The buzzing is call tinnitus. Be sure to protect your ears from noise now and it's best to avoid headphones, especially the in-the-ear pods. Your ears are in a place where healing could happen, but if noise hits them, tinnitus could become permanent - or other vestibular symptoms could develop.
It's vital to wear ear plugs (or protective muffs) when around a hair dryer, vacuum and even a dishwasher.
Do not attend any loud concerts until your ears are better. Even with ear plugs, loud noise can still damage ears further (sound travels through bone and even through our nasal passages to the ear canals. You might attend concerts that are not loud, but still take ear plugs).
Anything over 85 decibels for 90 seconds can cause permanent damage. A hairdryer is about 100 db. So, past noise damage can also be showing up now but, hopefully, this will get better.
Many have experienced lessening of tinnitus with the supplements suggested and B-vitamins, fish oil and good anti-oxidants. If you don't, you may need to change medicines.
However, be aware that Azithromycin ( Zithromax) and Biaxin are also very hard on those who have tinnitus. So, those would not be the best choices.
While some people do okay with mino (and it seems to really help the brain), many have some serious reactions from Minocycline to the inner/middle ear, known as the vestibular system.
Minocycline can be ototoxic. However, NAC, one of the same supplements that help reduce liver toxicity, may be of help with the ears - according to some research I've seen.
B-6 may help, as may NAC, but it's no guarantee. If you experience any ringing in the ears (tinnitus), any sort of vertigo or other hearing side-effects, this can be a sign of toxicity for you and you should ask your doctor for a replacement.
Again, for reasons that are not clear, not everyone seems to have this problem. For those who do, it can be serious and attention should be paid.
Antivertiginous action of vitamin B 6 on experimental minocycline-induced vertigo in man
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The Road Back Foundation at www.roadback.org may be a place to see what helps others. I talked to someone there a while back and they said that the pelleted, time-released MINOCIN was easier for some.
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Thanks Keebler. I'll be careful of loud noises. I'm seeing my LLMD in a few days and I think she's going to change my meds.
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Glad to see you have an appt. soon. Be sure to get sleep and rest as you need it. Overdoing exercise can also increase tinnitus, so be sure to exercise wisely, not aerobics, right now.
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Also, it's important to avoid aspirin (it increases tinnitis) and, of course, all artificial sweeteners - especially aspartame/Nutrasweet/Equal and MSG in all its names.
Sorry, did I already say that magnesium is the best thing to do right now? To bowel tolerance. Fish oil is good, too.
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You might ask about taking NAC and andrographis.
I'll post a set of liver articles below - be sure to see the one about NAC.
And - for myself - andrographis has helped calm down tinnitus. It is mentioned in Singleton's book and thoroughly discussed in Buhner's. It also has many abstracts at PubMed.
It will probably increase fatigue the first couple weeks and increase urine production but it also reduces swelling that can really push up the tinnitus. It helps with sleep and (for me) calms down seizure activity so it is calming to the nervous system.
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I'll be back with links that I have just mentioned.
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NAC (N-Acetyl-Cysteine) -------
If milk thistle is not on your plan, NAC might be considered:
This, from a protocol for Chlamydia Pneumonia (Cpn) which is a similar chronic stealth infection. This treatment protocol is also similar to that of chronic lyme.
This is what one of the protocol authors says about the power of NAC to help protet the liver:
. . . "Surprisingly, the only anti-chlamydial agent that did not cause hepatitis in some patients was NAC. In fact, NAC is recognized as being protective.
See attached references.
My conclusion is that NAC should be the first agent in an anti-chlamydial regimen and should be a constant part of the therapy for this protective effect, not to mention it's effect against elementary bodies.
1 - Ben Balough, MD is the Chief of Neurotology at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. Dr. Balough's presentation was on ``Antioxidants: Their Role in tinnitus.''
Dr. Balough stated that antioxidants such as N-Acetyl Cysteine and Acetyl-L-Carnitine are very helpful in preventing hearing loss due to noise exposure or ototoxic medications.
They are not helpful in treating tinnitus after it has developed.
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