Chronic ear infections can sometimes lead to permanent hearing loss. Many treatments of generations past are what have resulted in today’s seniors with scarring and hearing impairments from childhood ailments and resulting remedies. Until recently, doctors aggressively treated ear infections with antibiotics, hoping to lessen the impact of repeat infections or resulting hearing loss. But [...]
It’s true that loud music, chronic ear infections, certain pre-natal conditions, and even some illnesses can cause hearing loss. But another common cause of hearing loss, especially in developing countries, is ototoxicity. An ototoxic hearing loss occurs when a person takes or is prescribed a drug that causes hearing loss as a side effect. Ototoxic [...]


