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Do Statins Cause Tinnitus

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I take lipitor (atorvastatin) and believe this causes the pulsatile tinnitus I am experiencing.

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weee

Interesting - I'm on 40mg atorvastatin daily and in the last few months have developed tinnitus - not pulsating though...

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christos1

I am on 20mg Lipitor and have not experienced any problems the beast advice i can give is talk to your GP who may try you on a different statin

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sandybrown

What are your cholesterol lipid numbers on the last blood test numbers?

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