Infrequently Used OTC Medications Without Any Ototoxic Effects?

[Afeef]

Hello!

In our day to day life we come across with some HEALTH PROBLEMS like HEADACHES, STOMACH FLU, NAUSEA, FEVER , COMMON COLD, CHEST CONGESTION, TOOTH ACHES, LACK OF SLEEP (hopefully not a sign of more severe health problem) and for these we often opt for OTC meds but we should know if these meds, painkillers are safe to consume especially for tinnitus sufferers because every time a person takes these drugs he might be wondering if these drugs are safe for him and will not worsen tinnitus (increase in tinnitus may be temporary).

I would request any knowledgeable person about drugs to kindly list drugs for these health problems for good relief and that are safe to take for some time & are not ototoxic.

Thanks
Afeef

 

[Nucleo]

Ototoxicity is blown way out of proportions on here. A medication that increases your tinnitus perception does not mean it is ototoxic.

For a drug to be considered ototoxic, it needs to directly affect the hearing apparatus. There are very few meds that do it. The most notorious examples are antibiotics of the macrolide family (usually drugs that end in -mycin) and platinum based cancer drugs.

Regarding OTC ototoxicity, aspirin is known to cause dysfunction of the hearing organs at high dosages and ibuprofen is also rumoured to increase noise damage susceptibility if used long term.

I am not aware of anything else.

 

[Afeef]

Thanks for response !

Anyone knowledgeble please give a list corresponding to different health problems .

 

[erik]

I agree with @Nucleo 110%! ---I will add even if a med is listed as ototoxic, it may only be ototoxic at only .5%-5% and even then unlikely to cause hearing loss. The only ones you really need to be cautious of are Loop Diuretics, Chemotherapy agents and Quinine class drugs.

 

[Xorthian]

My friend got tinnitus after week of using blood pressure medication.
Ototoxicity certainly isnt blown out of proportion.