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Can birth control cause tinnitus?

I was on lo loestrin but then switched to a crappy generic brand called microgestrin fe 1/20 and while I took the pill, I had severe side effects such as sharp pains in my chest, numbness in my legs, pains going down my shoulder and arms. I also had a night where I started to hear a painful ringing in my right ear. I did go to the doctor about my ear and he gave me ear drops and it did go away after couple of days.

I stopped taking the birth control pills about two weeks ago and the pains in my body did go away. But, I get really bad headaches and neck/back pains and now I hear ringing in my right ear almost continuously and it has worsen. It use to be only during the night but now it's throughout the day. Was it possible that my birth control caused this ringing in my ear? And maybe it was a withdrawal symptom? I never had this type of problem ever and it only started when I took my birth control.

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