Are there any blood pressure medications out there that are not ototoxic?

Answer 1

Robert - I don't know why people have voted negative on c_schumacher's answer, but in fact, what he says is true. While many medicines are potentially ototoxic, virtually none of the antihypertensives that we use have this adverse effect. The most commonly used classes of antihypertensives are ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor antagonists, beta adrenergic antagonists, calcium channel blockers, and diuretics. Of these, only loop diuretics (furosemide, torsemide, bumetanide and ethacrynic acid) have the potential to cause ototoxicity. However, loop diuretics are really not good blood pressure medicines, so we don't usually count them as antihypertensives. The ones we DO use (the thiazide diuretics) are not really known to cause ototoxicity. I hope you find that helpful!

Answer 2

Nearly all of them. There are probably over a 100 varieties of blood pressure medications. Discuss this with your physician. He/she will be able to specifically direct you to an ideal agent for your particular set of needs.