Sertraline Hydrochloride Withdrawal-Induced Unilateral Tinnitus: Case Study
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Sertraline hydrochloride (Zoloft-Roeris Division, Pfizer Incorporated, New York) is an antidepressant medication that has numerous side effects, including dizziness, nausea, and tinnitus, documented during the period of medication . This presentation reports on Zoloftinduced unilateral tinnitus that resulted from withdrawal of the medication in a male patient with bilateral hereditary sensory hearing loss and concomitant clinical depression .
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