Ears become more sensitive to hearing loss loudness due to certain medication

[Orb]

I thought I would do a new thread instead of adding this point to the how much power thread.
It is to add to the comment raised by Ron and one most of us assume is ok (I used to as well) where he says:

I don't think 120dB for peaks is too loud. And, I regularly use an SPL meter when listening to music and watching movies. Average level for me is in the 80s.
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An interesting article was done this month in HifiNews by a Dr specialising in hearing as a follow up to a multi-month article started back in 2007 and this time covered causes and some resolution to hearing loss.
One surprise for me was that certain over the counter medications will cause our sensitivity to loudness to be lowered, meaning loudness that was ok if limited would cause actual damage.
This stems from the ototoxic medications-certain over the counter NSAID (aspirin-ibuprofen-etc), and certain antibiotics.
In past it was known these can cause damage due to ototoxicity, but the Dr states there is research to show these also lower our threshold at which loudness also starts to damage hearing.

So for us all it is worth remembering peak loudness that we thought was ok can still induce hearing loss if on various medication, some of which are common over the counter types as well.

Cheers
Orb

 

[mep]

Ask Rush Limbaugh about taking too many narcotics and how it can affect your hearing. It couldn't of happened to a nicer guy though.

 

[Kal Rubinson]

I thought he was pretty insensitive even before the drugs.

 

[amirm]

Posts deleted. Folks, let's stay away from politics.

 

[Mark (Basspig) Weiss]

That explains why I'm not totally deaf while encountering 140+dB peaks now and then. I eat mostly natural foods, take natural supplements and avoid doctors and pharmaceuticals like the plague.

 

[amirm]

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I have bolded the relevant section.

 

[Bill Hart]

Live rock music at concerts and clubs is usually way too loud. I use those etymonics(sp?) Star Trekkie-ear plugs. Saves your ears for another day, and I'll suffer the compromise in sound 'quality' which at rock shows is usually not that high anyway. One of the best examples of this, to me, was a show years ago at Carnegie Hall. Susan Tedeshi opened and was so loud, you couldn't hear anything clearly- it was distorted, blurred, and didn't serve her audience well at all, in my estimation. After a break, Etta James' band came on- at db levels far more comfortable and you could hear every note. And of course, Etta was magnificent, despite her troubled health. RIP.
As to drugs, well, that was along time ago, i was young ...
PS. Orb, Is there a list, apart from the drugs you mentioned?

 

[Mark (Basspig) Weiss]

I've recorded a few concerts over the years, and one had a band whose slogan is "if it's too loud, you're too old". With my trusty SPL meter with me that evening, I measured a peak SPL of 114dB. Background listening levels for me.

 

[Orb]

Whart,
no specific names were given just type-category.
But tbh I have not done a recent search as I was happy just to keep an eye out on the broader category as mentioned in 1st post.
If I get time I will try to look back at the article.
Cheers
Orb