A Little-Known Side Effect of Opioid Painkiller Abuse: Permanent Hearing Loss
Certain types of hydrocodone, one of the most commonly prescribed opioid painkillers and the most commonly prescribed medication of any kind in the United States, can cause permanent hearing loss in people who abuse the drug. In the late 1990s, the House Clinic in Los Angeles began seeing more patients who were experiencing rapidly progressive …
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