From: john schweinfurth
To: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Subject: Re: Comments on prilosec
Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>




On Thu, 16 Dec 1999 20:39:18 -0500, VOCALIST wrote:

> Hi, I use prilosec and have recently been dianosed with tinnitus(
> ringing in the ears.) I've been reading about side effects and they say
> that the drug could interfere with Vit. B-12 absorption. It is thought
> that one of the causes of tinnitus is low Vit B-12. I'm wondering not
> if fI should go off it. Then hear comes the stomach problems again!
> What's a person to do. Why did you stop taking it? Thank Kathy B.

Tinnitus has not been described with prilosec. Are you taking any other
meds (like aspirin) or exposed to noise?

John M. Schweinfurth, MD
Laryngology and Professional Voice Care
Assistant Professor
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
(615) 322-6180





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