Ringing In Ears And Neuropathy

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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 »

Ear ringing

Dear Dr. Feinberg,Is tinnitus (constant ear ringing) and coated (white)tongue an OI or just a side... Read more »

Response from Judith Feinberg, M.D. »

ears ringing

Dr DocLately my ears have been ringing. I am poz since 2003 and still meds free....I think it is... Read more »

Response from Keith Henry, M.D. »

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ringing in the ears

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi,

I had a high risk overseas unprotected male to female encouter about a month and a half ago. I got a blood test at 2 weeks which was negitive, but i realize those results are meaningless at this point. Lately I have been experiencing bad... Read more »

Loose Teeth

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

HAS anyone heard of somebody getting loose teeth with ringing ears and neuropathy during seroconversion Read more »

To unlucky: Blocked ears

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Hi Unlucky,

How are you doing? I am still going to test at 9 and 12 months because of persisting symptoms, in particular blocked ears. I remember you said you had a similar problem - I just wondered if you could tell me how long your ears felt... Read more »

Seroconversion and Peripheral Neuropathy

Posted by Anonymous, 5 Replies

This is a question for anyone who is living with HIV or who has recently been diagnosed as HIV positive:

Did any of you experience the numbness/tingling in the feet, legs, hands and arms during your seroconversion?

If so . . . for what period of time... Read more »

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