Ototoxic drugs and hearing loss

[smopo24]

Originally Posted by lukedavo

I heard even moderate use of the yeah-yo, can cause irreversable tinnitis within 2 years.

what is the yeah-yo?

[lukedavo]

seriously? I do dat shit fo fun maing! Chu got da yeah-yo? (Well not anymore, but its a Scarface reference, come-on)

[smopo24]

Originally Posted by lukedavo

seriously? I do dat shit fo fun maing! Chu got da yeah-yo? (Well not anymore, but its a Scarface reference, come-on)

i never saw it, and have no desire to see it....oh well.

[johnS]

http://www.media.rice.edu/media/News...E=VIEW&ID=7782

Everything is toxic in high enough doses. I wonder how much aspirin you have to gobble before you cause damage?

[smopo24]

....i should have know that weak lipid membranes would be trouble. i've heard that in high enough amounts (many pounds), spinach can be toxic as well; take that popeye!

[johnS]

BTW, my father in law is a cardiologist, and he says it takes very high doses of aspirin to damage your hearing. FWIW. I'm glad I now know that the potential is there, even if it's unlikely ever to occur.

[puffpastry]

I thought it was spelled "yay-o," you know, like a little of the yay, the woohoo. Honestly, I never touched the stuff myself.

By the way, I did a medical study one time where I had to take abnormally high doses of ibuprofen drug and listen to music at160dB for two weeks straight. I'm fine.

[H.I.Z.]

I'll wait until the buzz wears off to hear more about this:

[clineaudio]

Originally Posted by johnS

BTW, my father in law is a cardiologist, and he says it takes very high doses of aspirin to damage your hearing. FWIW. I'm glad I now know that the potential is there, even if it's unlikely ever to occur.

Yes, large doses to DAMAGE hearing, but only small doses to make your ears ring