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Ringing noise in my ears

Hi Dr. Thanks for the beautiful site and your assistance. I am HIV+ for about four months now, I started with Combivir+Stockrin for two months and I switched to Truvada+ Stcockrin since; I am undetectable <40, CD4 630 and CD% 42, I have just...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

Tinnitus (ringing in the ears) if fairly common in the general population and is often enigmatic. Many ear conditions such as Meniere's disease can cause it. A full ear evaluation including audiology and sometimes scanning (CT or MRI) is often... Read more »

HIV positive but all in my head!

I tested HIV positive last month. I just had an idea. What if the disease is all in my head? Couldn't stress cause an antibody positive test result? After all, I hear experts on this forum tell people all the time that all kinds of...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I think you have a misunderstanding about the role of anxiety in causing symptoms. Sometimes people get a negative test for HIV antibodies, but have difficulty accepting the result due to their anxiety about HIV infection and its consequences. Some... Read more »

HIV Related or All In My Head?

I've been infected for 7+ years and I'm in my early 30's. I'm not on meds yet, because my numbers have been good. I often worry about every little thing. I'm sure most of my issues are just stress related, but I do...

Response from Joseph McGowan, M.D., F.A.C.P.

North Shore University Hospital

What you are going through is not at all unusual. Many people start to worry about little things that, most likely have no significance.It is true that HIV can cause gum disease and it is very importnat to maintain good oral hygiene. See the... Read more »

Does Atripla causes Tinnitus?

I recently developed tinnitus(it been mild off and on for a while but recently its gotten worse)so i went to see a ENT doctor he checked my meds that i've been taking for years(atripla,sertraline hcl,diovan hct,metformin hcl...

Response from Keith Henry, M.D.

University of Minnesota, School of Medicine

I have had a small number of patients develop tinnitus possibly from lamuvudine or emtricitabine (latter in Atripla) though often difficult to know for sure since often taking multiple drugs (like you) and tinnitis is fairly common in the general... Read more »

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Stomach noises

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I am having an extremely increase in stomach noises. Could this be a symptom? Stomach noises I had and still occasionally get that, I thought it was stress, then I thought it must be the antibiotics I was on. Maybe it was both but I began getting... Read more »

HIV may be in your head, not your veins........

Posted by rjasin123, 2 Replies

From our own experts at thebody.com
http://www.thebody.com/sowadsky/worried.html

"Many people are fearful that they have HIV, even though they are either at very low risk of infection, or have tested negative for HIV. The common term informally used... Read more »

condom broke can cause HIV ?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hello I had weared the condom but I didn't put in. I was just rubbing my penis with her thyes but unfortuntely the condom broke. But there was no fluid or pre cum was there.
Now I found after 4 weeks that there very very small ulcer (pin head size)... Read more »

Is it all in our heads?

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

I mean all the stuff about ars and hiv symptoms. Could they all not be something else or just created by the mind? I sometimes wonder.

Is it all in our heads? If you beLIEve in it!

Is it all in our heads? Your mind can cause severe anxiety when... Read more »

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