KHOU.com says that regularly popping a dose of Advil or Tylenol can take its toll on your hearing. There’s a new study that closely examined the effects of OTC drugs. This is more focused on the long-term usage.
Women who took certain medications for six years were 10% more likely to develop hearing loss. This was based on a report from the New York Times. The pain relievers were classified as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. These were ibruprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve).
What 6 Years Of Pain Relievers Might Mean For Your Ears
Those taking acetaminophen (Tylenol) for the same period were 9% more inclined to report hearing problems. The team did not find diminished hearing associated with aspirin use. Read more…
Fox News tells us about the connection between these medications and hearing loss. The researchers did not find any associations with diminished hearing and aspirin use.
The mechanism behind hearing loss remains unknown and the study was not able to provide the cause, however, it adds to the increasing body of evidence that auditory problems are somehow connected to these drugs.
Long-Term Use Of Pain Relievers Like Advil Has Been Linked To Auditory Loss In Women Over 60, Researchers Say.
Writing in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers compared long-term users with women who took the same pain meds two or more times per week for less than one year. Read more…
The researchers compared the long-term users with women who took the same pain medication for two or more times every week for less than a year.
It involved 54,000 women between the ages of 48-73. They self-reported their usage.
The lead author of the study is Brian M. Lin from Harvard. He tells the Times that while hearing loss was low, the use of these drugs is so rampant that it may have consequences for public health.
What 6 Years of Advil Might Mean for Your Ears
Lin says don’t halt the meds, but longtime users should “talk to their doctor just to see if they really need to be on them.” (Studies have linked Tylenol use to hyperactivity in children and a “lack of empathy. Read more…
It’s important to regulate the use of these drugs in order to prevent any serious effects. Talk to your doctor if you really have to take these everyday and check if you really need to be on them.
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