Every time I stop treatment, I end up with either a bad cold or sinus infection. Is that strange or what?
Susan
I have had constant ringing, and sinus pain since I finished my treatment. Docs say I have sinusitis, but I think there must be a connection to the treatment or the disease itself. The docs just don't know evrything.
Nan, Looked for an email and didn't see one. Also, don't have your addy. How about dropping me a line?
I've had an itchy ear since this last treatment. I had the doctor check it and the nurse cleaned it out, but it's still itching. I don't know if the treatment had any bearing on this or not. Now that I'm off treatment, with a period of time for the drugs to clear out, hopefully, my ear will return to normal.
Susan
I had very mild ringing in my ears periodically before TX. During TX, I had severe ringing in my ears (I attributed it to the Riba but I was anemic too) and the severe ringing is still there now, 3 weeks after TX. I can't stand to be in a really quiet place--the ringing drives me crazy!
I believe that this ringing is listed on the drug side effects for Riba. It's one of the less common side effects (I think).
The outside of my right ear itches me like crazy and has for the majority of tx. Sometimes I scratch it so much it turns bright red - my doctor found nothing wrong with it at all of course.....but it drives me MAD!
And it's only the right one and it has no riba bumps nothing. I figure I'm just destined to look more and more freakish as time goes by...God love this disease LOL
i have had ringing-esp when smoking and off& on all during trx...i think it's result of lowered oxygen in blood and therefore in my brain!....ahhhh the fog thickens& i can't even remember the plot.
Did you ask your Doc about it? Maybe you have an inner ear infection or possibly wax build-up??? My brother had vertigo and his Doc seemed to think it was because of major wax build-up. After he cleaned his ears out the sx. eased off. It's worth looking into.....good luck.