Ringing in the Ears - Anyone else have this?

Symptoms Physical
#1

Hi Everyone,

I know this symptom has been covered in the past, but looking through the forums, there is not much recent stuff on it.

Who hear developed a ringing in the ears/tinnitus symptoms while on finasteride or after stopping it?

I developed the ringing shortly after most of the original symptoms started to manifest themselves, the ringing just started one day and to this day has not yet stopped. I had my ear checked by my GP and he said it looks clear and fine, also there was no ear injury at all, so it developed out of the blue.

I know tinnitus has been linked to hormonal imbalances and I am hoping once I get my hormones back in check it should stop, but so far still it is still there, after about 2 months off of finastride. (BTW, I am currently feeling horrible, as I suffered the major post fin crash about a week ago, symptoms cam roaring back after a brief period of relief)

I have not had any blood work results yet, should have my first ones this week. (Bioavailable testosterone, Cortisol, TSH, T4 and CBC.)

Let me know guys…

Gino

#2

I have recently started getting it, although it’s not constant so it’s very easy to deal with.

#3

Why don’t you bump one of the older threads to keep the info together?

#4

my ears feel like they have water in them and its a constant ringing. had them seringed but made no difference. also my eyes have started to really hurt but i dont think either of these are fin related. what is weird is if i put my finger in my belly button its numb now and if i push down it is so hard. have not noticed this before anyone else have this

#5

Annon, the bellybutton thing is weird man. At times of recovery i have often had tenderness around my bellybutton area. It’s so strange how we have these small symptoms that are similar.

#6

Yeah, right before I had my mega crash, I noticed I had hearing loss in my right ear. I even went to the ear doctor because I wanted to know what the hell was going on, I didn’t even relate it to propecia. I also have tinnitus, which is annoying man!

#7

My take on it is that the tinnitus is probably related to anxiety, which is one of the symptoms of PFS.

I have had Eustachian Tube problems ever since I started on Propecia. Recently, my anxiety levels have gone through the roof, and with it my ET problems. I started taking GABA to reduce anxiety (which actually seems to work), and this also solves the tinnitus and ET problems temporarily. I take 4*200mg per day (I am NOT a doctor).

Also note that tinnitus is a condition in which neurons related to the ear keep on firing, causing the ringing sensation. As I understand, GABA inhibits excessive firing of neurons. GABA is like the opposite of coffee.

I just hope that the GABA keeps my problems down.

#8

i have tinnitus as well. floaters and blurry vision came soon after. nonPFS people also experience both at the same time

#9

Its visual snow syndrome. Causes vision problems and tinnitus at the same time. The reason is metabolism issues of brain. Go and search it.

#10

Hello,

Brand new to this forum. Let’s see, where do I begin. I took Propecia for a long time, from 1998 when it first came out to 2012. I never felt any side effects.

It has been a little over two years just recently I have noticed ringing, pressure in my left ear for about the past 3 weeks. It seems to get worse after workouts and if I drink alcohol. Sometimes during the day I notice it drift over to my right ear a bit but it mainly stays in my left ear. At first I thought it might be chronic tinnitus which is also scary, since I used to play in bands and generally did not treat my ears well when I was younger. Now I am convinced that it could be something else and possibly related to Propecia. I am going to the Doctor next week for a physical but I imagine he will refer me to an ear, nose and throat doctor and I imagine if it is Propecia related then they won’t find anything. Obviously coming to this forum is a bit terrifying as it seems like some have really suffered. I used to live in California where I could by it at a cosmetic dermatology clinic over the counter which only reinforced the idea that this stuff must be harmless…crazy.

#11

I developed vision problems and Tinnitus.

Now, 11-12 months afterquitting, vision troubles are almost gone and Tinnitus has lowered very much.

I hope they keep on fading and finally get cured.

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#12

ı have a few days tınnutus after fırst crash and its gone and after one year ı had second crash but not like fırst and tınnutus back and still rıngıng when thıs end

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#13

Yes, only in my left ear. It has been getting worse progressively (along with other problems mainly on that side of my body) since I quit. I have heaps of problems clearing the pressure in that side compared to the other which doesn’t have the tinnitus, but my ENT says the ear is physically fine.