I have been on Tamoxifen for 1 month and start to get tinnitus which occurs all the time (not occasionally), when it's night it's worse 'cause it's much more quiet; and at day time when it's not very noisy I can feel it as well.
Tinnitus is not mentioned on the material about SEs from Tamoxifen I got from the clinic....but want to know anybody got the similar situation and will it dissapear someday?
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katiejane Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 296 |
Nov 2, 2009 11:07 pm
katiejane wrote:
I have been on Arimidex for 2 years and have also developed tinnitus. It didn't start until 3 months ago but is with me all the time. I have no idea if it is a SE of any of these meds. I did see an Audiologist and he said that I do have slight hearing loss. Wonder if it's a side effect of chemo.? It is very irritating to say the least! Diagnosis: 6/13/2007, ILC, Stage IIa, Grade 3, 3/28 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- |
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hlya Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 204 |
Nov 3, 2009 01:22 am, edited Nov 3, 2009 01:23 AM
by hlya
hlya wrote:
Hi, Katiejane, I guess it's from Tamoxifen. I heard menopausal women could get tinnitus, may I know how old you are? I am pre-menopausal and got ILC as well...:( |
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mcgaffey Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 214 |
Nov 3, 2009 07:02 am
mcgaffey wrote:
I developed tinnitus after being on Arimidex for one year. I am at 2 1/2 years now and It comes and goes but was awful to start with because I wasn't used to it. Now I am used to it and can "mask" it out so to speak. I am 62, with ILC. I had no hearing loss at my last check up. I had MRI to check that it wasn't a tumor etc. etc. and so forth. I have learned to live with it.UGH. |
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hlya Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 204 |
Nov 3, 2009 10:48 pm
hlya wrote:
mcgaffey: Thanks. should I requst for MRI as well? But I am not sure whether they would order for me or not as it's expensive. |
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mcgaffey Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 214 |
Nov 4, 2009 12:25 am
mcgaffey wrote:
hyla, My ENT ordered it to rule out the causes after I experienced vertigo and then developed tinnitus afterwards. The vertigo cleared up over time which I am so thankful for but the tinnitus is with me and sometimes is worse than others and sometimes is gone altogether?? I would talk with an ENT about your particular case. Best Wishes! |
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katiejane Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 296 |
Nov 4, 2009 12:37 am
katiejane wrote:
HYLA, I'm 53 and was pre- menopausal when diagnosed(51). They can't seem to tell me why this is happening! Katiejane Diagnosis: 6/13/2007, ILC, Stage IIa, Grade 3, 3/28 nodes, ER+/PR+, HER2- |
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hlya Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 204 |
Nov 4, 2009 01:30 am
hlya wrote:
Thank you ladies! |
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