Does Nasacort Cause Tinnitus? Are You A Chicken Or A Mouse?

Does Nasacort cause tinnitus, or ringing in the ears? Some people think so, and some don’t. Phenotypic variance?

“I’m a doctor, so I can say this with a straight face: Don’t trust your doctor. There’s no question in my mind that today most doctors are businessmen first and doctors second. And you shouldn’t trust your doctor anymore than you trust your stockbroker, (if you are foolish enough to have one).” Dr. Peter Rost.

Does Nasacort cause tinnitus, or ringing in the ears?

Recently, a medical professional friend of mine, who I respect and trust, suggested that I take Nasacort for my annual grass pollen allergy attack, so I did.

I took once, carefully following the instructions, and it helped a lot.

I used it again the next day, but about 1-hour later I had the worst ringing in my ears you can imagine. I had never experienced anything like this in my life before! Does Nasacort cause tinnitus, I wondered?

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At first I thought it was the dishwasher, which was running at the time. So, I went outside, and there it still was, a dreadful ringing sound, that seemed to come from inside of my ears. I was literally horrified! I love silence! Blocking my ears made no difference. Classic tinnitus, or ringing in the ears. It was still there, but fading, as I went to sleep a few hours later.

I was VERY relieved to find it gone in the morning.

I now know how crippling tinnitus can be.

To be added to my empathy list!

Doctors, other Medical Professionals, and the Pharmaceutical Industry, know a lot, but they don’t know everything. They certainly don’t know your particular genetic, nutritional, life-style and other phenotypic oddities. Furthermore, doctors are under considerable time constraints, and the better the doctor the greater the constraint.

This is why I say, don’t just blindly trust your doctor, think.

Clearly, you should take your doctor’s advice into account, but you could also do a little research on the issues, and work with your doctor, or other health professional.

Report adverse reactions to the FDA. Drug manufacturers can’t possibly ensure the safety of all drugs for all people - it’s not a reasonable request. We, the patients, have to be part of the medical team! That is why I reported my abdominal aortic aneurysm stent graft-induced hypertension to the FDA, a few years ago.

Interesting book with very valuable ideas on improving doctor-patient interactions.

Don’t think of the Pharmaceutical Industry or your Doctor as an adversary. Think of them as team members, with YOU AS TEAM LEADER! Yes, you! We are all different, and we each have to take some responsibility for our health. It’s only too easy to blame and threaten to sue, when all these people are doing is trying to help you get better, and make enough money to maintain an expensive industry.

Do I agree with Dr. Peter Rost? Well, I wouldn’t trust a stockbroker to look after my needs at the expense of their own. They have to earn a living. But WE make the investment, so WE get to decide. There is always plenty of information available when it comes to a stock purchase or a medicine.

Why me? Why did I have Nasacort-induced tinnitus? Well, there is a potential clue - my hearing is very odd, being characterized by a weird sensitivity to very low levels of certain noises, along with an intense pain response to the low frequency beat of certain drums, enough to drive me out of the room, or the county, and most notably, I have a complete inability to filter noisy conversations. My friends will all be talking normally in a busy restaurant, fully understanding the exchange of information, while I sit locked in a bubble of incoherent noise, completely cutoff from the conversation.

I suspect that Nasacort might well cause tinnitus in some people and fix it in others. The trick being to identify these respective populations, in order to reduce risks of ringing in the ears to one group, whilst allowing the remainder to enjoy the remarkable Nasacort allergy relief that I enjoyed for only one day. Bummer!!!! Do I blame the manufacturers of Nasacort for my problem? No Way!

We each have to take some responsibility for our health and investments.

If you feel like suing someone, when you didn’t bother to read the fine print, or even the big print, go sue yourself, because it’s your fault, my friend. Sorry to be harsh, but it’s true.

The blame mentality is slowly bringing our wonderful medical machine to it’s knees.

And it’s our fault, not theirs!

The medical profession saved my life through the magic of aortic surgery (twice), and I really appreciate it. Why do you think the URL for this blog is athletewithstent.com?

Now I REALLY appreciate the sound of silence - imagine losing that!