To: krb
It wouldn't surprise me if the pain medications were related to the hearing loss.
To: ThePythonicCow
It wouldn't surprise me if the pain medications were related to the hearing loss.Perhaps weight loss too.
45 posted on
10/10/2003 12:29:20 PM PDT by
Protagoras
(Putting government in charge of morality is like putting pedophiles in charge of children.)
To: ThePythonicCow
"It wouldn't surprise me if the pain medications were related to the hearing loss." From a medical website:
"Doctors aren't yet entirely sure how Vicodin causes hearing loss. One theory is that the opiates damage the delicate hair cells inside the inner ear, which act like tiny microphones to transmit sound vibrations to the brain. The effect also may involve nerve endings in the ear called opioid receptors, which are sensitive to overstimulation."
106 posted on
10/10/2003 12:40:19 PM PDT by
KriegerGeist
("The weapons of our warefare are not carnal, but mighty though God for pulling down of strongholds")
To: ThePythonicCow
The House Ear Institute checked for drugs back in 2001. They said his hearing lost was not caused by drugs. Certain drugs will cause hearing loss. They will screen for those drugs. Maybe he was on a different painkiller which is excluded from those drugs that cause hearing loss.
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