I wonder about the contribution of longer exposure to personal "noise makers" to this age group like headphones, Walkmans, ridiculously loud car stereos, etc.
NSAID but not heard ping.
There’s something to it, I suspect. I take an aspirin a day and often have trouble hearing Mrs ComputerGuy.
I wonder what “regular” use is, exactly.
I believe listening to crap music in cars where it rocks my car sitting next to it causes much more hearing loss.
Huh?
Oh -- Yes, Indeed We Know
That People Will Find A Way To Go
No Matter What The NSAID
And Love Is Fine For All We Know
For All We Know, Our Love Will Grow
-- That's What The NSAID
So Won't You Listen To What The NSAID
“...particularly in younger men, below age 60.”
Woo Hoo! It’s official, I am a “younger man”. In your face, grandkids!
I think it startling to learn that hearing loss is so prevalent in our country among younger individuals, and that none of these Havard types think to address that directly. A study like this is compromised unless you take into consideration some of the reasons people are taking aceteminophin on a regular basis. Is it the Tylenol causing the hearing loss or ,as many have suggested here, the initial reason ( loud music, loud noise) for taking the medicine?
I can tell when I have taken aspirin or other pain reliever for a little too long. It kicks up the volume of my tinnitus.
I have a severe hearing loss due to auto-immune disease. When I take aspirin/NSAID for pain, my ears ring like crazy! I know first hand the effects of these medications have on hearing. Hearing loss is currently considered an epidemic. Most people see it as a sign of aging and in severe denial. Future generations will be better at handling this.