Ototoxic Drugs

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Today it seems that more and more people have allergies, sinus infections and middle ear infections than ever before. Typically doctors prescribe antibiotics and other drugs to treat these conditions. Unfortunately, these drugs often can be ototoxic. To make matters worse, these conditions tend to recur so these drugs are prescribed […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Until the mid 1990s, Acetaminophen (known as Paracetamol in Europe) was not thought to be ototoxic at all. Thus in the second edition of my book, “Ototoxic Drugs Exposed” I do not even mention Acetaminophen. All that has changed. New research has revealed that rather than not being ototoxic at all, […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: Could you tell me if my sleeping pills, Amitriptyline, are ototoxic? I’ve become very concerned because my hearing loss was caused by prescription medicines after treatment for prostate cancer. The otolaryngologist kept on insisting it was coincidence, but then I did find out that the medicines, in fact, […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: I take Glyburide and Glucophage for Diabetes Type II. Is there any evidence that prolonged use of Glyburide or Glucophage XL is ototoxic? I have no information indicating that Glucophage is ototoxic, so you shouldn’t have to worry about that drug. Glyburide can be mildly ototoxic. It has […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I came across your extremely informative articles on the Internet, and I wanted to ask you a question. I was recently prescribed Aleve 220 mg and Soma 250 mg for a neck injury. I was instructed to take the two pills together in the evening for 7 days. […]