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Can High Level Of Biotin Intake Cause Tinnitus?

Hi! I was wondering if higher amts of biotin could be causing tinnitus. I have it on both ears...quite loud, I might mention. It does keep me awake at night and have been noted to have a hearing deficit by my ENT. I take multivitamin with biotin plus additional supplement for hair and fingernail growth. Thank you for your time.
Fri, 6 Nov 2015
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Hi Dear ,

As per your query you have in both ears and you are unable to sleep and also has hearing loss . Tinnitus can be cause by many factors like stress , temporomandibular joint problem , wisdom tooth , cervical spondolysis and increase blood pressure . Biotin is not known to cause problems like tinnitus . The most common cause for tinnitus is hearing loss . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order certain test like audiometery , CT scan ,MRI , low and high pitched ringing to rule out conditions like hearing loss , exposure to loud noises , earwax build-up , middle ear infection . Doctor may treat it according to the diagnosis , he/she may prescribe medicine like eprisone , sedative and antibiotics . Doctor may also recommend hearing aid and prescribe supplement like ginkgo biloba . For now drink green tea thrice a day , do meditation and yoga and take proper rest .

Hope your concern has been resolved.

Get Well Soon.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Harry Maheshwari

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Can High Level Of Biotin Intake Cause Tinnitus?

Hi Dear , As per your query you have in both ears and you are unable to sleep and also has hearing loss . Tinnitus can be cause by many factors like stress , temporomandibular joint problem , wisdom tooth , cervical spondolysis and increase blood pressure . Biotin is not known to cause problems like tinnitus . The most common cause for tinnitus is hearing loss . I would suggest you to consult ENT specialist for proper examination . Doctor may order certain test like audiometery , CT scan ,MRI , low and high pitched ringing to rule out conditions like hearing loss , exposure to loud noises , earwax build-up , middle ear infection . Doctor may treat it according to the diagnosis , he/she may prescribe medicine like eprisone , sedative and antibiotics . Doctor may also recommend hearing aid and prescribe supplement like ginkgo biloba . For now drink green tea thrice a day , do meditation and yoga and take proper rest . Hope your concern has been resolved. Get Well Soon. Best Wishes, Dr. Harry Maheshwari