The abuse of painkillers can also cause deafness

Painkillers are often used, such as toothache and stomachache. But the side effects of painkillers are well known to many people as the possibility of addiction. But in addition, the researchers found that long-term use of painkillers can lead to hearing loss.

Analgesics or hearing loss?

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Boston women’s Hospital believe that long-term use of analgesics has a high risk of hearing loss, and the greater the amount of drugs used, the greater the risk of hearing loss.

The researchers analyzed data from 55850 women who took painkillers to varying degrees. Statistics show that women who have used paracetamol or non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen for 6 years or more have a much higher risk of hearing loss than those who have not used it for such a long time. The researchers, who reported the data to Harvard Medical School, tried to analyze the link between the women’s reported hearing loss and their use of ibuprofen, paracetamol and aspirin.

The results showed that long-term use of ibuprofen and paracetamol increased the risk of hearing loss in women by 10% and 9%, respectively (the control group was women who had used these drugs for less than one year). Interestingly, however, the researchers did not find a direct link between high-dose aspirin use and hearing loss. It is known that the use of high-dose aspirin can cause hearing loss, but in the past two years, the medical community has rarely used such a high-dose aspirin. Even so, the researchers caution against using aspirin as little as possible.

More and more studies have shown that NSAIDs or paracetamol are associated with hearing loss, although the underlying biological mechanism is not clear. The researchers concluded that the two may be causal, with 16.2% of hearing loss women in the study either due to the use of ibuprofen or paracetamol.

However, the subjects of the study are only white elderly women, so further research is needed to expand the population to better explore the relationship between painkillers and hearing loss.

What is analgesics?

Painkillers are drugs that partially or completely relieve pain. Painkillers can be divided into non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and central painkillers. Common are aspirin, painkiller, analgin, indomethacin, ibuprofen, celecoxib, Rotundine and narcotic analgesics and so on.

Try not to use painkillers if they are not necessary. The more frequently and in large quantities, the greater the risk of hearing loss. Especially for children and pregnant women, the use of such drugs must be careful.

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