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What Causes Tinnitus While On Clarithromycin?

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Posted on Sat, 25 Feb 2017
Question: I have been diagnosed with h pylori recently and been given amoxicillin 1 mg 2x day
Clarithromycin 500mg 2x day, 14 days
Metronidazole 500mg 2x day, 14 days
Ranitadine 300mg 2x day 14 days. The problem is that i had a lot of side effects naseas, diarhea with tinnitus being the main side effect. Have these antibiotics caused my tinnitus.??
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Answered by Dr. Riddhi Shah (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Tinnitus might have caused due to Clarithromycin

Detailed Answer:
Hi,thank you for posting your query on health care magic.

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern.

Among the medicines which you are taking for H-Pylori infection,Tinnitus might be caused by Clarithromycin.

If you have recently started these medicines,then your doctor may change this antibiotic-Clarithromycin to another group of Antibiotic like Levofloxacin(from Quinolone group of antibiotic) or in most of the cases,Tinnitus would stop after discontinuing the medicine-Clarithromycin.

For the side effects like nausea,diarrhoea,etc, it may be caused with any of the medicines,which you are taking due to disruption of intestinal microbial flora.

Taking a Probiotic will help you.
Drink lots of fluids to prevent dehydration.

Hope this answers your query.I would be happy to answer if you have any follow-up questions.Take care.

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What Causes Tinnitus While On Clarithromycin?

Brief Answer: Tinnitus might have caused due to Clarithromycin Detailed Answer: Hi,thank you for posting your query on health care magic. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern. Among the medicines which you are taking for H-Pylori infection,Tinnitus might be caused by Clarithromycin. If you have recently started these medicines,then your doctor may change this antibiotic-Clarithromycin to another group of Antibiotic like Levofloxacin(from Quinolone group of antibiotic) or in most of the cases,Tinnitus would stop after discontinuing the medicine-Clarithromycin. For the side effects like nausea,diarrhoea,etc, it may be caused with any of the medicines,which you are taking due to disruption of intestinal microbial flora. Taking a Probiotic will help you. Drink lots of fluids to prevent dehydration. Hope this answers your query.I would be happy to answer if you have any follow-up questions.Take care.