http://hearing-aids-nashville-tn.com/ It shouldn’t be surprising that many commonly prescribed medications are potentially hazardous to the ears

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2. The effects of medication on
hearing and balance

3. It shouldn’t be
surprising that many
commonly
prescribed
medications are
potentially
hazardous to the
ears

4. As an audiologist, my concern is with
the possible increase in hearing
and/or balance disturbances that
these medications can cause

5. More than 300 (of nearly700) of the side
effects listed in the Physician's Desk
Reference (PDR) can influence hearing
and/or balance function

6. Medications that
affect the amount of
fluid in your body
can also wreak
havoc.

7. The fluid-filled hearing and balance
structures of the inner ear normally
function independently of the body's
overall fluid/blood system

8. If a medication changes the volume
or composition of the body’s fluid or
blood supply, the amount of
endolymph in the inner ear system
may fluctuate as well

9. This fluctuation is thought to cause
the symptoms of endolymphatic
hydrops or Meniere's disease, which
causes pressure or fullness in the
ears, tinnitus (ringing in the ears),
hearing loss, dizziness and imbalance

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