This news is out of the American Journal of Medicine. The latest study reports that regular use of aspirin, acetaminophen (Tylenol) and other analgesics can ultimately lead to a hearing loss in men, especially under the age of 50. According to The Los Angeles Times, the use of acetaminophen more than twice weekly increases hearing loss while the use of related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and ibuprofen (NSAISA) increased the risk of hearing loss by nearly two-thirds.
Taking aspirin regularly increased hearing loss by about one third. More than 36 million Americans have hearing loss and it’s the most common sensory disorder.
Since researchers only studied men, and Caucasian men at that, there is no information on whether these results could be extrapolated to other people. With the extensive use of iPods cell phones and loud movie theatres, it would be interesting to see a study on the decibel level of everyday life and how that might be impacting hearing loss among middle-aged Americans.
