Search Results for: ototoxic

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am writing to you as I am trying to find out the reason for my hearing loss. I am 28 (female) with a mild—moderate—severe hearing loss (at low—middle—high frequencies). My hearing loss was first noticeable at age 20. I had my first audiogram at age 26, so […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: Someone just gave me a copy of your book, Ototoxic Drugs Exposed, and now I know why I lost my high frequency hearing while I was in my 40s. When you are very verbal and love music and talking, this is a pretty traumatic thing. Starting in my […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady wrote: I am suffering severe balance problems, hearing loss and tinnitus since stopping Paxil 3 years ago. I never had tinnitus, hearing loss, or balance problems before I stopped taking the Paxil. In fact, I did not have any of these symptoms until about 3 months after I stopped […]

 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. An eZine reader in Australia wrote: “Thanks once again for the excellent newsletter. The subject of ototoxic earwax removal medications got me checking the products we have in Australia. One particular product which sells under the brand name here of “Cerumol” lists amongst it’s contents ortho-dichlorobenzene and para-dichlorobenzene. I note that […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. You would think that a medication to remove ear wax would not damage your ears, wouldn’t you? Don’t bet on it. A new study at The Montreal Children’s Hospital revealed a shocking truth—such preparations can be very damaging to our ears. Here’s the report. A new study, led by researchers at […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: Can a person drink grapefruit juice, or eat grapefruit without taking medications with it and be ok, or does grapefruit affect hearing loss period? If you are not taking any medications, eat/drink as much grapefruit as your heart desires. It doesn’t affect ears. It’s not the grapefruit that […]

  by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. December 21, 2007, Revised January 29, 2015   A lady explained, I have an ear infection, tinnitus, and a history of hearing loss in my family. My MD has prescribed a medication that I can not find any information about, ‘Augmomyn’. He says it is a “type of Amoxicillin”. Do […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked, I wondered if you knew about the ototoxicity of food products such as decaffeinated tea. I read that tea is high in Salicylates, as are also a lot of fruits. Does this mean that drinking/eating these things can make my existing tinnitus worse? Interesting question. It is true […]

  by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. ©  Oct 11, 2007; revised Jan 9, 2019   A person asked: “Is Cipro ototoxic?” Cipro is one of the brand names of the generic antibiotic Ciprofloxacin. Ciprofloxacin belongs to the Quinolone class of drugs, all of which can be quite ototoxic. Ciprofloxacin can cause severe hearing loss, loud tinnitus, […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.   According to a recent article in the American Family Physician, Falls are the leading cause of injury-related visits to emergency departments in the United States, and the primary cause of accidental deaths in persons over the age of 65 years. The article continues, “More than 90% of hip fractures occur […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.   I had previously written an article called “Gabapentin Does Not Work for Tinnitus“. In response to this article a lady wrote: I had to respond to the article about Gabapentin. I had to see a new doctor for my migraines. Whereas my previous one, who moved away, had been quite […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.   A lady asked, Just curious. When the doctor prescribes prescriptions, should I ask if this is an ototoxic medication and whether there is a substitute that works just as well? I want to be more prepared in the future. It’s a great idea to be prepared beforehand. If there is […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: Have you ever heard of epidurals used during labor and delivery being ototoxic? The reason I ask is because I met a woman whose child was born deaf 6 months ago. She had received 4 different epidurals during her labor and delivery because none of them seemed to […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A man asked: It seems like everyone is getting vaccinated with the Twinrix Hepatitis virus vaccine. Do you know how safe it is? Does it affect hearing? I have no information indicating Twinrix causes hearing loss. However, it can cause dizziness, vertigo, tinnitus and middle ear pain–so you might want to […]

by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A parent asked: Can you please tell me if the antibiotic “Bactrim” is known to be ototoxic? My son was prescribed this medication because of an exposure to whooping cough.” Bactrim (Trimethoprim) is somewhat ototoxic. It is not known to cause hearing loss, but it can cause tinnitus (ringing in the […]

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Support group formed for people whose ears have been damaged by ototoxic drugs. This includes things such as hearing loss, tinnitus, hyperacusis and all sorts of balance problems.