Dramamine and Ear buzzing - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Ear buzzing is reported as a side effect among people who take Dramamine (dimenhydrinate), especially for people who are female, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for 1 - 2 years also take Fish Oil, and have Gait disturbance.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Ear buzzing when taking Dramamine. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,091 people who have side effects when taking Dramamine from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Dramamine?

Dramamine has active ingredients of dimenhydrinate. It is often used in motion sickness. eHealthMe is studying from 1,386 Dramamine users. Check the latest studies of Dramamine.

What is Ear buzzing?

Ear buzzing is found to be associated with 2,206 drugs and 3,102 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Ear buzzing.



On May, 15, 2026

1,091 people reported to have side effects when taking Dramamine.
Among them, 10 people (0.92%) have Ear buzzing.

Could Dramamine cause Ear buzzing?

Among these 10 people:

How long have people been on Dramamine when they have Ear buzzing? *

  • < 1 month: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 6 months: 0.0 %
  • 6 - 12 months: 0.0 %
  • 1 - 2 years: 100 %
  • 2 - 5 years: 0.0 %
  • 5 - 10 years: 0.0 %
  • 10+ years: 0.0 %

What is the gender of people who have Ear buzzing when taking Dramamine? *

  • female: 60 %
  • male: 40 %

What is the age of people who have Ear buzzing when taking Dramamine? *

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 11.11 %
  • 30-39: 11.11 %
  • 40-49: 11.11 %
  • 50-59: 22.22 %
  • 60+: 44.44 %

What are other drugs people take besides Dramamine? *

  1. Fish Oil: 4 people, 40.00%
  2. Zyrtec: 3 people, 30.00%
  3. Percocet: 3 people, 30.00%
  4. Ampyra: 3 people, 30.00%
  5. Beta Sitosterol: 3 people, 30.00%
  6. Vitamin D3: 3 people, 30.00%
  7. Coq10: 3 people, 30.00%
  8. Diovan: 3 people, 30.00%
  9. Flaxseed: 3 people, 30.00%
  10. Hydrocodone: 3 people, 30.00%

What are other side effects people have besides Ear buzzing? *

  1. Headache (pain in head): 4 people, 40.00%
  2. Therapeutic Response Unexpected: 4 people, 40.00%
  3. Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the nasopharynx): 3 people, 30.00%
  4. Indigestion: 2 people, 20.00%
  5. High Blood Pressure: 2 people, 20.00%
  6. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 20.00%
  7. Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 2 people, 20.00%
  8. Swelling Face: 2 people, 20.00%
  9. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation): 2 people, 20.00%
  10. Hypersensitivity: 1 person, 10.00%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Gait Disturbance: 4 people, 40.00%
  2. Multiple Sclerosis (a nervous system disease that affects your brain and spinal cord. it damages the myelin sheath): 3 people, 30.00%
  3. Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 2 people, 20.00%
  4. Speech Disorder: 1 person, 10.00%
  5. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 1 person, 10.00%
  6. High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 10.00%
  7. High Blood Cholesterol: 1 person, 10.00%
  8. Heart Disease: 1 person, 10.00%
  9. Headache (pain in head): 1 person, 10.00%
  10. Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia (long lasting type of cancer that starts in the blood-forming cells of the bone marrow and invades the blood): 1 person, 10.00%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on dimenhydrinate (the active ingredients of Dramamine) and Dramamine (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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