Hearing Loss May be Caused by OTC Pain Killers

The New York Times published a story on 12/14/16 describing research suggesting increased risk of hearing loss with increased intake of tylenol and NSAIDS (i.e., ibuprofen) on a prolonged regular basis. The risk was relatively modest, but present. The association of hearing loss with such pain reliever medications is actually not new news as there have been research papers documenting this phenomenon over the past decade. [ link ] Although the current paper reported aspirin was not assoc…

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Hearing Loss May be Caused by Aspirin, Tylenol, and NSAIDS

Researchers from Harvard and Vanderbilt reported that men who regularly take aspirin , tylenol , or NSAIDS (like ibuprofen ) are at increased risk of hearing loss . This increased risk of hearing loss is significantly higher the longer the duration of regular use (defined as 2 or more times per week) and if regular use starts under the age of 50 years. For women, however, only tylenol and NSAIDS were found harmful to hearing (not aspirin). Indeed, the conclusion is that regular over-the-…

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Periodic Fevers in a Child - PFAPA

Fever in a child is not uncommon. After all, they get a lot of infections whether it be ear infections , tonsillitis , viral syndromes , etc. However, what can be particularly vexing and confusing for both physicians and families is a child who keeps getting recurring fevers every few weeks out of nowhere for seemingly no reason and no obvious infectious source. The typical scenario is a child with abrupt onset of fevers to ~102 degrees F or higher that lasts 3-7 days and just as inexpli…

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