does vancomycin cause hearing losss?
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If the dose is too high it causes otto toxicity which is a fancy way of saying hearing loss.
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Go to the doctor.  It could be an infection and with tubes that can cause deafness.  Hope you feel better soon.
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Try Mucinex.   It is the generic OTC of guifenisen, a decongestant.  I suffer from chronic ear infections but Mucinex has reduced the number drastically.
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Doing a search in yahoo brought up this:\n\nMénière's (pronounced "men-years") disease is a disorder of the inner ear that affects hearing and balance. It causes sudden attacks of vertigo (a spinning sensation), tinnitus (a loud ringing in the ears\n\nSo I'd say yes. On the otherhand, unless that's been an official diagnosis I wouldn't jump to that conclusion. You can get dizziness from any problem with the inner ear, such as an inner ear infection. Ear infections I've had many, many times. (Sometimes I'd just close my eyes and lose my balance.) It goes without saying (so I'll say it!), if you're suffering from dizzy spells, you should definately talk to a doctor. (I used to think inner ear infections were just annoying, until I found out the infections can lead to permanent hearing loss.) Good luck.
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I have no idea what the other guy was talking about.\nTinnitus - ringing in the ears:\n\nIncreased blood pressure\nLoud sounds (loud sounds add up eventually)\nNSAIDS, motrin\nAspirin\nAnd antibiotics
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Garlic, as one of the answerers already said, is a natural antibiotic when eaten raw. However, my suggestion is that it could be dangerous to let an ear infection go without treatment because it can get so bad that it can lead to eventual hearing loss; this happened to someone I knew years ago. Call a doctor, and if it is finances that keep you from going, explain it to them. There are public health clinics that you may be able to go to, but be prepared for paperwork. Although I am a natural/alternative medicine advocate, I still feel there are times when a visit to the doctor is necessary, (or a homeopathic practitioner if you are fortunate enough to live near one). Please don't take a chance with your hearing, call around if it is financial and hopefully you will be able to find a doctor who is willing to work with you with the cost of the visit/antibiotic. I hope all goes well for you!
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Would you please call your family doctor it could be lots of things. From an inner ear issue or worst Please get to some sort of Medical provider. Do not go alone.
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I was looking up some info on Chronic Ear Infections for you and ran across these sites on Chronic Otitis Media - causes and cures that I thought you might like to look at.  There is too much information to post here or else I would - its hard to condense it into something that would be really useful for you.\n\nhttp://www.umm.edu/otolaryngology/ear_infections.html\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000619.htm\n\nhttp://health.allrefer.com/health/otitis-media-chronic-info.html
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This question can't answered until you find out what has caused it.  The condition is called Tinnitus, and it is usually permanent, and nearly untreatable.  It is also usually progressive, meaning that it gets worse as you get older.  It is caused by the sensor hairs being permanently bent over in the cochlear section of the inner ear, or by nerve damage. See an audiologist, fast.  It can be brought on, or aggravated, by certain medications.  Ibuprofen and antibiotics make mine worse.  But the most important thing to know is; recognize if you are causing the damage yourself.  Do you work with power tools?  Shoot guns?  Play your stereo way too loud / in the clubs regularly or jam with the band unprotected?  If yes to any of these, then it is you that is causing the damage, and it will only get worse.  People have committed suicide because the noise drove them mad.  So; to sum up, get checked out, and take a close look at your habits.  Damage can occur in thousandths of a second, and once done, there is NOTHING that can be done to repair or heal it.
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Gonna have to go to the doc for this one, Hon.  It could be a couple of things.  Maybe, an inner ear infection.  And you would need antibiotics.
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What? hahaha.. NO. It may cause your eardrum to be irritated, but it cannot in any way cause brain damage. Please slap whoever told you that!
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I have the same thing and I looked it up on the internet and a big cause of that is chocolate be cause of the caffine I qiute eating chocolate and dring decaf and stay away from alot of soda that has caffine in them there could also other reasons for it and it could be inner ear problems but I would go to the dr and find out what is causing it. I should take my own advise but I have a fear of drs, god bless.
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I was recently ill and had an infection and fluid buildup in both ears that caused intense pressure.  I tried chewing gum and making myself yawn to get them to pop. I even went for a drive to a ski resort hoping the change in altitude would make them pop but nothing would work.  My doctor told me that I would just have to let nature take it's course and to wait for the fluid subside.  I couldn't stand not being able to hear or the feeling the pressure caused so I asked my pharmacist if he could recommend anything.  He suggested I take Claritin or the generic equivalent to help dry up the fluid.  I will say that it didn't take care of it over night but I believe that it did speed up the process.  Within a couple of days one of my ears began popping and a few days later the other ear did the same.  It took about a full week for them to go back to normal once I took the pills.  \n\nKeep in mind that I don't work in the medical field.  I am simply relaying what worked for me in a similar situation.  I also had a friend with the same ear problem and she put drops of rubbing alcohol in her ears.  She claimed that that method worked for her.  I hope this helps and I'll keep my fingers crossed that your ears will be popping soon!
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Exposure to high intensity sound.\naspirin overdose.\nphysical trauma.
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yes, take your medication as directed until you finish it. some people develop inner ear infections and dont know that they have strep throat until they pass out or develop severe nausea and vertigo, infections do not always produce in convienient symptoms but they do cause damage whether you feel it or not.
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Hello Bro,\n\n              There are many ways of looking at it.\nJust read the article below which throws light on how many hings can cause the problem you ae talking about. In summary, things that could cause the problems are:\n\n1.) A hard impact in the wrong place causing clot and clot bursting sometime later crwating a haemorrage.\n2.) Hereditary\n3.) Disease - Diabetes (which could also be herditary\n4.) Wrong drugs.\n\nAll i can say is the person having this problem needs immediate medical attention.\n\nRead the article below for more info.\n\nKeep hearing loss at bay \n\nDr. SHAILAJA NIKAM \n\nThere are many causes for losing one's hearing. Early identification is crucial to prevent or minimise loss of hearing.  \n\n\n\n\n\nPREVENTING loss of hearing must constitute a major programme for the well being of an individual. Efforts on the part of the State as well as the individual are required towards prevention — primary, secondary and tertiary. \n\nPrimary prevention requires the State to initiate programmes like immunisation against diseases, providing prenatal care, initiating neonatal screening programmes in the hospitals and hearing screening in schools. \n\nLegislation to keep noise levels within prescribed limits and a mandatory hearing conservation programme in industries are other measures. Efforts at the individual level must supplement the State initiatives. \n\nWhy wax? \n\n\nNature has provided glands that produce wax to keep foreign bodies like insects from entering the ear. The wax moves on its own towards the opening of the ear canal. Using sharp objects to remove wax harms the ear canal wall and the eardrum. Swimmers must ensure that the pool is clean. Use of earplugs can prevent contact with contaminated waters. \n\nThe Eustachian tube is the link between the middle ear and the back of the throat. It opens during yawning and swallowing. The exchange of air during this process helps in maintaining a proper balance of air pressure on both sides of the eardrum, which is essential for good hearing \n\nNot many know that fluid accumulation in the ear is detrimental to good hearing and can also damage the ear structures. So, ears must be kept free of discharge, which is caused by poor ventilation of the middle ear. \n\nFluid secreted by the mucous lining of the middle ear fills the vacuum. Fluid fills the space normally occupied by air in the middle ear. Thus ensuring good ventilation of the ear through a patent Eustachian tube is a potent preventive measure. \n\nInflammation \n\n\nOtitis media or inflammation of the middle ear can be acute, secretory or chronic. Acute otitis media is caused by general infection such as measles, chicken pox, or infection conveyed to the ear through blood stream. \n\nMore commonly, it is due to infection spreading through the nose, nasopharynx, and sinuses via the Eustachian tube. Due to inflammation, the swollen Eustachian tube does not drain the pus. So, the fluid or pus is retained in the middle ear cavity. The pus may escape or drain through a ruptured or incised tympanic membrane, the eardrum. \n\nIn case the thin partition between the middle ear and the brain is unable to obstruct the pus, it may break through the partition and cause meningitis. \n\nTreatment for otitis media should not be looked upon as complete until the tympanic membrane appears normal and hearing is fully restored. \n\nHearing loss may continue if the treatment is inadequate and if the infection comes through the Eustachian tube. Hence, the source of infection in the sinus and the nasopharynx must be treated fully. \n\nInfection \n\n\nMeasures aimed at primary prevention call for elimination of the causal agents, especially the viral and bacterial diseases known to cause hearing loss. Examples are typhoid, mumps, and measles. Hearing loss may also be secondary to chicken pox. \n\nTreatment for the infectious diseases must be sought and completed fully. Inadequate doses taken for an insufficien
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Not generally, no. However if the infection should get to your ears, which wouldn't be uncommon, it can affect the vestibular system, thus making you dizzy. Generally speaking, if you are having dizziness, you should see your doctor to get some antibiotics (if not taking them already) as an inner ear infection can do bad things if left unchecked. One should also consider the possibility that something else could be causing the dizziness at the brainstem...which would be really bad! Either case, see your Dr.