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Ear ringing
Hi there,Over (at least) the past six months I have had constant ear ringing in both my ears. When I mentioned this to my HIV doc, she said she had received some similar recent complaints from other patients.I am currently on Kaletra tabs and...
Response from Brian Conway, M.D.
University of British Columbia
I am not at all aware of this being a side effect of the medications you are taking. The first step I would take would be to have a good ENT examination performed along with a hearing test. This will establish whether there is a physical basis for... Read more »ringing in my ears
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