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I was recently diagnosed with Bronchiectasis.

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@bomar Hi there. I see that you have just recently joined our group. Welcome. To answer your question about hearing and vision issues; it is the medications to treat mac that can give you those side effects, not the bronchiectasis itself. If you are ever put on the 'Big 3' as we like to call them; then you must have baseline tests done for hearing and vision. Sometimes one of the meds can cause hearing loss or tinnitus (ringing in the ears) another may cause temporary or permanent vision issues. Has your dr discussed putting you on a three antibiotic treatment plan? Most drs like to prescribe that, but there are other alterrnate ways to treat mac. It would depend on the specie of mac you have and the extent of your infection and susceptibility tests. Please scroll down our topic list on the Discussion Board on this group's main page. There you will find LOTS of info from our past posts.

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Thank you for your comments. I recently joined this group and am very grateful for it. I have been on a daily regime of Azithromycin, Rifampin and Clofazimine for 7 months. I have long standing glaucoma, and a history of 2 retinal detachments and very dry corneas. My respirologist decided to avoid Ethambutol because of its known visual side effects. However, I have developed blurred vision in my “ good eye” which is intermittent ( duration 2-3 hrs) and increasingly severs ( vision drops to 20/200) and occurs every few days. This is very frightening. Has anyone else experienced this problem on these meds? Thank you for any information.