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Hearing Loss from Hyrdros

Have any of you experienced a loss of hearing with your use of narcotics?
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hi my friend,,so sorry about that..it's a horrible feeling.
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352798 tn?1399298154
Yes, huge loss in my good ear and more in my other ear. Tinnitus I have dealt with for years but it is so loud sometimes I can hear it over a passing train.
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yes..ringing in the ears is a listed side effect of hydros and many other pain meds..I have lost partial hearing in my good ear(deaf from mumps in the other)..the ringing has gone away but i lost 7% of hearing in my other ear and the dr's said i won't likely get it back..
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I get ringing in my  ears alot and also this plugging sort of thing when I'm using.....
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Yes, ringing in the ears or tinnitus is a fairly common side effect..I've got it along with a partial hearing loss..or so my wife says.

Jim
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237152 tn?1206651036
I don't know about hearing loss, but I do get a lot of ringing in the ears.  I never really thougt about it, but maybe that is related to my addiction.
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WOW, I knew my hearing was getting worse but I didnt know *I* did it. I thought it was because I was getting older, although I am in my 40's. Damn.....just goes to show how evil this drug really is. I wonder if there is any hope for recovery of hearing after you stop? Sounds like from the above posts, that there isnt. I had no idea. Well this gives me more incentive to stop. I do not want to be deaf AND dumb (from relapsing).
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yes, my hearing was perfect before my addiction...i have some mild hearing loss in both ears Dr said it was from heavy opiate use...
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I have not heard of that but it does show how damaging these things are to us. I know just withdrawing off these things it affects every function of the mind and body. Sinus, every joint, everything...
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Yes I also have heard of this being common among opiate users, I have a friend who cant hear very well out of her left ear due to long term vicodin use, also Rush Limbaugh who talks about politics on the radio is I believe, partially deaf due to oxicotin abuse, it just goes to show that opiates are damaging mentally & physically to the human body & mind. Penelope
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