"Side effects
Side effects for Vicodin include an allergic reaction, seizures, clammy skin, severe weakness, dizziness, hyperventilation, unconsciousness, jaundice (yellowing of eyes or skin), unusual fatigue, bleeding, bruising, stomach pain, constipation, dry mouth, nausea, vomiting, decreased appetite, muscle twitches, sweating, hot flashes, itching, tinnitus, hearing loss, decreased urination, and decreased sex drive. Vicodin (in terms of hydrocodone) also has depressant effects on the central nervous system. However, some of the less mundane effects can be desirable effects that are sought after by some. Those effects include euphoria and drowsiness, as well as slowing of the pulse. Vicodin may also be a cause of stomach ulcers, although this is assumed to be due to the addition of other non-narcotic analgesics to hydrocodone preparations (e.g., aspirin, and ibuprofen). Paracetamol does not cause ulcers, unlike NSAIDS."

at the end it says it even causes AIDS.
it doesn't feel bad! i'm on this stuff now from dentist

I’m hella paranoid about my hearing. My audiologist says it’s fine, but I want to join the Marines and yeah. I looked at the requirements and all, and my test says I’m in the normal range, but can you still have inner ear damage if you don’t have hearing loss? I heard that military tests your hearing to make sure you can hear and to see if you have inner ear damage because it will mess up your balance.

I was rearended by a teen talking on her cell phone. Suffer whiplash etc. Prior to the accident I did not have high blood pressure or tinnitus. A specialist at the Clinic ran tests. Test prooves hearing loss gap of high frequencies where people with this "dip" suffer tennitis. Finally a test prooves I was really hurt. But both technician and doctor immediately said they can not confirm it was caused by the accident? Doctor was a real jerk. talking about how many people suffer from tinnitus and there is no cure. Told me to put my radio on FM at night between channels. I am already going out of my skin from the nonstop buzzing in my ear. I will go nuts if I listen to off station noises. The doctor was so quick to dispute liability for the accident. I did not have buzzing in my ears before the accident. I would have gone to the docs. Then he said maybe I would have woken up in five years with tinnitus any way. I am in my late 50's. I was never exposed to loud noises prior to the accident to cause hearing loss. Why would the doctor screw up my chances for a settlement? Her insurance company has been paying the Clinic's bills for PT and doctor visits including ER visit.

I am 20 now, but when I was 13, I started getting vertigo attacks and very loud constant ringing in my ears. fluctuating hearing loss too. I had all of the typical Meniere’s symptoms. including over the past 7 years a worsening brain-fog and depression.

I was diagnosed with “Meniere’s syndrome” at 15. last year I put on 60 pounds rapidly without change in diet. My thinking is becoming sluggish. I just got a blood test back, I have low cortisol, low progesterone, low testosterone, elevated TSH.. my doctor’s referred me to an endocrinologist, further blood tests, and a CT scan. This may not help at all, but prior to getting “Meniere’s” I remember waking up a lot with lower back pain

I’ve read that hypothyroidism can cause all of my symptoms – hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, weight gain, mental symptoms, tiredness, depression..I’m wondering if maybe I don’t HAVE Meniere’s Disease, is there is ANY possibility that a thyroid or hormone problem could be at the bottom of this ALL? And if so what is the prognosis for having had it so long, untreated? :/ thanks SO much

He wears his hearing aids sometimes them complains about loud noises such as washing dishes, dog bark, screen door, and takes out hearing aids out. He is 81 years old and has had loss for over 10 years.
Thanks, for the answers, but he has been to the Doc many many times. the volume is so low now that we need to repeat everything unless he is looking right at us. The hearing aids are top of the line and he has tryed many different kinds. Looking for advice on helping him, myself and our grown children so we are not driving each other crazy. Daughters are use to talking loud because he does not wear the aids all the time (the loud noise, they make his ears itch). When they forget, get excited, laugh loud, yell for the dog, he yells in pain grabs the aids out of his ears and gets mad at the girls.

She said that my ears weren't infected, but that there was a lot of fluid in there which could be causing my hearing loss, headaches, unsteadiness, and tinnitus. She refered me to an ENT specialist, but I can't get there until Tuesday.

My ears aren't stopped up, but I DO have a bit of a head cold, and want to know how common it is for this problem to cause other larger problems (like mennigitis, for one).

Any answers would be largely appreciated.

The idea just popped into my head last night that I could do a research project to see if this is the case. Especially with the popularity of the airtight earbud and after reading about lawsuits against apple for hearing loss, I really wonder if all of this loud music is widening our ear canals or making our eardrums less sensitive over generations. Hm, maybe it’s the style of earphones that’s the culprit, since some people like listening really loud, compression or not.

Tinnitus is ringing in the ear.

My b/f snores so loud, I can't sleep, even with earplugs. Recently I hear high pitches sometimes in ear or swooshing sound but hearing in general seems fine.

B/f went to dr. and he just told b/f lose weight. Co-pays cost too much to just keep going back.

I know some of you worry about sleep apnea, in general he doesn't seem to stop breathing or have sleepiness during the day. Only once he woke up gasping for air like he forgot to breathe.

The question is, sleeping next to him, can Iose hearing? It's so loud, that he can be heard downstairs. Sometimes he'll let out this enormous snore that even wakes him.

Uggghhh, going crazy!!!

I am 32 years old and have been told last week that I have hearing loss in both ears and that the one is much worse. There is a good chance I wont get any improvement on this in fact its probably going to only get worse. How do I deal with loosing my hearing at such an early age? Its driving me nuts already to keep making people repeat themselves. Im depressed and hurt and just dont know how to deal with the thought I might loose my hearing alltogether.

I have hearing loss in my right ear plus tinnitus. I have had a headache in the ear and behind the right ear that goes down to my neck. The MRI didn't show any signs of a tumor, but the pain is consistent. I wanted to know if anyone else has these symptoms and know what could cause them.

I listen with my earphone a lot, but it's not loud, only about 1/4 the entire volume, I'm afraid I'll have permanent hearing loss, is that loud enough to cause me hearing loss?

I've had tinnitus for over a year now. Mine is a high pitch/hum, I can drown it out in the right environment, almost can feel it when it is very quiet. I don't believe that mine is caused by hearing loss/damage like the ENT's are saying. Why? Cause I can make my tinnitus louder when I move my jaw a certain way, or when I flex my neck muscles and other movements. If the noise is coming from my brain or from ear damage, how the heck can I make it louder???? Doesn't make sense at all! So, I'm trying to figure out what IS causing it. I have had many tests that can rule out a few things. I've had an MRI, no tumors. Checked thyroid, diabeties, Iron level, cholesterol, high blood pressure, all are OK. So what else could it be?

What causes hearing loss? What is actually going on inside the ear when this happens? What are some other hearing disorders? What are the causes of those other disorders?

I've experienced temporary hearing loss when I have flown on commercial airplanes the last couple of times, never before.So this does worry me that I may have eventual hearing loss from this, i'm 31 years old. And it usually lasts about 24 hours.

I am male, 40, have tinnitus (constant ringing) in my left ear which I have had for years and did not care about, and high frequency hearing loss in my left ear (65 db) probably worsening for years and haven't cared about. Nerve damage indicated (25db at high frequency). Right ear hearing is normal (a flat 20db across the graph). And certainly, my right ear seems fine. Grandmother had some hearing loss. Because of problems hearing at work, I went to a hearing center. He recommended a specialist and asked if I had been exposed to any traumatic sounds. I have not as far as I know i have not. I chose to wait until after Christmas on the 27th to see a specialist. I wish I had not waited or at least not looked on the internet as I am now worried about all the bad stuff I read. I am looking for answers from professionals only. I can read the internet. Given what I have described, what are the most common to least likely causes of my hearing loss? And are tumors rarely the cause?