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5 W Central Avenue West
Omak, WA, 98841
United States

5094223100

Signs Of Hearing Loss

hearing loss

Signs of hearing loss 

  • Asking people to repeat themselves

  • Difficulty following conversations involving more than two people

  • Thinking that others are mumbling a majority of the time

  • Difficulty hearing speech in noisy situations

    • can't hear waitress talking over background noise, etc... 

  • People commenting about how loud your T.V. volume is

  • Inappropriate response in conversation

  • Stress from straining to hear what others are saying

  • Withdrawing from enjoyable social situations

  • Family history of hearing loss

  • Diabetes, heart, circulation, or thyroid problems

  • History of exposure to loud noises at work and/or leisure activities

    • welding, train conductor, construction worker, etc...

    • live concerts, football games, loud music from playback devices, etc...

  • Taking medication that can harm the hearing system (ototoxic medications)  

commonly used Ototoxic medications 

 

Drugs That Can Cause Hearing Loss: 

  • Salicylates

    • Toxic effects appear to be dose related and are almost always reversible once medications are discontinued. 

  • Chemotherapeutic Agents

    • The ototoxic effects can be minimized by carefully monitoring blood levels. 

  • Antibiotics

  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS) 

    • Toxic effects are dose related and are almost always reversible once medications are discontinued.

  • Mucosal Protectant 

  • Diuretics

    • These are usually ototoxic when given intravenously for acute kidney failure, acute hypertensive crisis, or acute pulmonary edema/congestive heart failure. Rare cases of ototoxicity have been found when these medications are taken orally in high doses by people with chronic kidney disease. 

  • Quinine

    • The ototoxic effects are very similar to those of aspirin.

  • Narcotic Analgesics

 

Drugs That Can Cause Tinnitus

  • Antibiotics

  • Cardiac Medications

  • Glucocorticosteroids

  • Vapors, Solvents

  • Anesthetics

  • Antimalarials

  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)

  • Miscellaneous Toxic Substances

  • Diuretics

  • Psychopharmacologic Agents

  • Anti-Neoplastics

  • Others

    • Thalidomide (Thalomid) 

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