ringing of the ears

[mikeee428]

Anyone ever think that the pressure of the cpap machine would cause ringing of the ears? I've been on the machine for over 8 years and had ringing of the ears before but not as bad as it is getting now. Just starting to drive my crazy. Yea I could blame it on anything but wanted input from anyone out there.

[tillymarigold]

I had been on Wellbutrin before CPAP (mis-dx'ed with dysthymia) and that causes ringing of the ears, which persisted until I'd been on CPAP for a few months. So I had the opposite experience.

Are you sure you don't grind your teeth?

[greenvelvetdragon]

when i first started cpap i felt my hearing was going fuzzy for the first couple of months. it freaked me a bit at the time, so i kept a close watch. that feeling dissipated in another few weeks and i have since experienced no problems. i never had a ringing, just muffled. i began to use ear candles after cpap because of the muffiliness (is this a word???) and that helped enormously. my father experienced severe tinnitus (he was not on cpap) and was treated with medication to assist. it was very distressing for him and i know many people with the condition. you may want to talk to your doctor or consider an audiology review. good luck to you and i wish you well, this condition is no fun.

all the best
GVD