by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, After you’ve already lost all your hearing, what difference does it make whether the drug you are taking is ototoxic or not? That’s a good question. If you now have no useful hearing remaining, you wouldn’t think you’d have to worry about taking ototoxic drugs, would you? I […]
Ototoxic Drugs
Non-Ototoxic Over-the-Counter Pain Relief
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked, If Ibuprofen (Advil), Aspirin, Naproxen (Aleve), and Acetaminophen (Tylenol) are ototoxic, what’s safe for over the counter pain relief? I don’t keep track of all the over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers or any other drugs for that matter. I just keep track of drugs with ototoxic side effects. […]
Which Blood Pressure Drugs Do Not Cause Tinnitus?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I am 64 years old, and I have had tinnitus since around 1990. I have been taking Propranolol since 1979, which was originally prescribed for my migraines. At this point in my life, I have developed hypertension which is not controlled by this dose of Propranolol. My doctor […]
Esomeprazole and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man wrote, Three weeks ago I started taking Esomeprazole (40mg) 1 tablet daily in the morning before breakfast because of a case of stomach and gastric reflux sufferings. Everything was going well, but about four days ago I started to suffer from strange noises in my ears like bells—very sharp […]
Tinnitus, Ear Pain and Zolpidem
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote, I think the tinnitus and intense ear pain I’ve had for 17 months might be a combination of things—Eustachian tube dysfunction from a lot of airplane flights, and some arthritis in my jaw joint aggravated from dental work? I have been taking 5 mg. Ambien to sleep all […]
Weird Hearing Loss and Tinnitus from Taking Atenolol
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A medical doctor contacted me because he had a weird set of symptoms. A few times a year he would suddenly get loud tinnitus in one ear that seemed to come out of nowhere and for no reason. Then his hearing would begin to fade away. This would last an hour […]