{"id":1216,"date":"2022-03-18T22:43:49","date_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aaronshearingcare.com\/?p=1216"},"modified":"2022-03-18T22:43:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-18T22:43:51","slug":"can-otc-pain-relievers-cause-tinnitus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aaronshearingcare.com\/can-otc-pain-relievers-cause-tinnitus\/","title":{"rendered":"Can OTC Pain Relievers Cause Tinnitus?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers have been helping people kick headaches and overcome sprained ankles for generations. However, new research has linked frequent use of these drugs to tinnitus<\/a>. We review the study below.<\/p>\n\n\n

What Is Tinnitus?<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Have you ever been standing too close to a Vero Beach Volunteer Fire Dept.<\/a> station when a truck pulls out and then felt a ringing in your ears for minutes or hours later? This is known as tinnitus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While tinnitus often presents as a ringing sound, it can also sound like a roaring, hissing, whistling, humming or buzzing. And while it may be triggered by a loud noise, the tinnitus itself has no external sound source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approximately 15-20% of the population<\/a> is affected by tinnitus.<\/p>\n\n\n

About the Study<\/h2>\n\n\n

The researchers behind this 2022 study, entitled \u201cLongitudinal Study of Analgesic Use and Risk of Incident Persistent Tinnitus,\u201d sought to uncover whether there\u2019s an association between taking aspirin, NSAIDs or acetaminophen and experiencing tinnitus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data was collected between 1995 and 2017 from 69,455 women as part of the Nurses\u2019 Health Study II. After examining this data, researchers found that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n