{"id":1259,"date":"2011-04-11T09:43:09","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T09:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/?p=1259"},"modified":"2011-04-11T09:43:09","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T09:43:09","slug":"painkillers-may-cause-increased-hearing-loss-in-men-9099","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medic8.com\/news\/painkillers-may-cause-increased-hearing-loss-in-men-9099\/","title":{"rendered":"Painkillers may cause increased hearing loss in men -9099"},"content":{"rendered":"

American researchers have found a link between common painkillers and hearing loss<\/a> in men under 60. Over the counter painkillers such as aspirin, paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs e.g. Ibuprofen appears to double<\/strong> the risk of hearing loss.<\/p>\n

This risk of hearing loss effectively doubles in men under 50 but drops once they reach their fifties. It continues to fall even further once they reach their sixties.<\/p>\n

Interestingly enough there is no greater risk in men aged over 60. But they are likely to have a 16% chance of hearing loss compared to men of the same age who do not take painkillers.<\/p>\n

Regular use is defined as taking painkillers a couple of times a week. The longer someone takes painkillers the greater the risk.<\/p>\n

The study has been confined to men only but researchers believe that there may be a similar problem with women.<\/p>\n

What researchers do say is that even though they have found a link between painkillers and hearing loss, this does not prove that they directly cause deafness.<\/p>\n

Researchers from Vanderbilt University, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston and Harvard University Brigham and Women\u2019s Hospital have published their findings in the American Journal of Medicine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

American researchers have found a link between common painkillers and hearing loss in men under 60. Over the counter painkillers such as aspirin, paracetamol and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs e.g. Ibuprofen appears to double the risk of hearing loss. This risk of hearing loss effectively doubles in men under 50 but drops once they reach their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":888008809,"featured_media":5536,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[814],"tags":[815,816,817,236],"class_list":["post-1259","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hearing","tag-hearing-loss","tag-ibuprofen","tag-male-hearing-loss","tag-painkillers"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t