I have just been told I have a middle ear effusion that isn't because of an infection. I am currently taking methotrexate, so the effusion is just being monitored for now. I know RA can cause deafness as it effects the small bones sometimes in the middle ear - my mother went deaf as a result of this process, although I think it's quite rare. Or is it??.
Just wondered if anyone else has had problems with th... - NRAS
Just wondered if anyone else has had problems with their hearing with RA? c
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Hi Ariadne, I have not come across this before. I have been on MTX for nearly 3 1/2 years but not noticed any problems with hearing although it has affected my teeth!
I certainly haven't been warned about deafness by my consultant. May be worth a chat with yours.
LavendarLady x
and lungs, kidneys and liver, blood and skin sometimes. And gut and hair commonly
in fact the warnings for this drug are frankly quite scary! Hope you are doing ok LL xx
Hi Ariadne, yes ok at present apart from the damp and cold affecting my joints but I think that affects us all this time of year.
when I read through the MTX leaflet when I was first put on it, that was also very scary, so much so, I wondered how on earth they had got it passed for human consumption!
I have been warned about the effect of MTX on heart, lungs, kidneys, liver etc but monthly blood tests will show any adverse reactions (I hope). I know my consultant monitors me closely (bless him) and my GP is also very good. She gets concerned if she hasn't seen me for a few months and is very quick to pick up any abnormalities in my bloods!
LavendarLady x
I have hearing loss and ringing, minute thank gosh due to Meniers disease. I haven't noticed any changes since being diagnosed with RA.
I have tinnitus and i've had it for 16yrs,but it has got worse in the last few months. I have a earing aid but at the moment even that doesn't mask as much as it did. xx
OMg Sylvia, I didnt know you had Tinnintus/ I have had it since 1992, since the birth of my last daughter! I have been to so many specialists they say we dont know what causes it. Mine is a swooshing/heatbeat/banging sound ect.. nearly drives me crazy. have had CT scans, MRI & MRA's, angeiogranm of my brain ect...NOTHING!!Its so horrible..What does yours sound like?? I sometimes take sleeping pills just to knock myself out so i dont hear it???I hate it.......
~~CATHY~~
ditto cathy to all what you said. It drives me nuts as well.Mine was caused by a drug they put me on 16yrs ago to try to shutdown my ovaries,sad to say it didn't work and thats how i got tinnitus. For the last year i've been wearing my earing aid all day long only taking it out to go to bed. I can sleep mind you the amount of drugs i take its not surprising.
Sylvia.xx