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What Causes Tinnitus And Temporary Vision Loss After Smoking Cannabis?

Hi, yesterday I heard a loud ringing in my ears about 30min after smoking pot which lasted for about an hour. Also during this episode my vision blackend in a similar way to when one gets out of bed quickly. Please respond for this has been bothering me all night.
Mon, 20 Jul 2015
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Hello,
Welcome to health care magic. I am Dr Alok Sinha, MD Psychiatry from India. I have read your question carefully and understood it. I can understand your concern. I will try my best to answer your query.

Pot (cannabis) is a common drug of abuse. It causes a lot of abnormal experiences as below:-
1. Perceptual experiences like hearing loud, difficulty in assessing passage of time, tinnitus. One of these abnormal perception is tinnitus (ringing sound in ear).
2. Disturbed thinking:- persecutory ideas as if he/she has been poisoned, fear of something going wrong, fear of death, anxiety, panic attack etc

On eyes it may cause dilatation of pupil causing blurred vision.

The effects come within a minute of smoking and last upto 3-4 hours depending upon the dose.

You need not worry this time as the effect is due to acute intoxication. But regular cannabis use has long term deleterious effects on body and brain.
It can cause permanent mental illness.

I advise you to quit this habit at the earliest. You may take professional services of a rehab center/psychiatrist for de-addiction.

I hope it answers your question. I wish you a drug free life.
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What Causes Tinnitus And Temporary Vision Loss After Smoking Cannabis?

Hello, Welcome to health care magic. I am Dr Alok Sinha, MD Psychiatry from India. I have read your question carefully and understood it. I can understand your concern. I will try my best to answer your query. Pot (cannabis) is a common drug of abuse. It causes a lot of abnormal experiences as below:- 1. Perceptual experiences like hearing loud, difficulty in assessing passage of time, tinnitus. One of these abnormal perception is tinnitus (ringing sound in ear). 2. Disturbed thinking:- persecutory ideas as if he/she has been poisoned, fear of something going wrong, fear of death, anxiety, panic attack etc On eyes it may cause dilatation of pupil causing blurred vision. The effects come within a minute of smoking and last upto 3-4 hours depending upon the dose. You need not worry this time as the effect is due to acute intoxication. But regular cannabis use has long term deleterious effects on body and brain. It can cause permanent mental illness. I advise you to quit this habit at the earliest. You may take professional services of a rehab center/psychiatrist for de-addiction. I hope it answers your question. I wish you a drug free life.