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Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze
Thank you, Jillio. I had heard that, but wasn't sure of the particulars. From what I know, otoxicity from vicodin IS rare, but it can happen. As I previously stated, I was at a much higher ototoxicity risk from the antibiotics they had me on (gentamycin and vancomycin) than I was from the pain meds I've taken since my fibro diagnosis.
I would think, though, that the more ototoxic drugs you're on, the higher the risk for heareing loss may be.  |
Well, the risk is cummulative, but then, too, you can never be sure which drug caused it if you are taking several that have ototoxicity. Also, dosage is important. Hydrocodone (the drug that is responsible for the ototoxicity) is present in several different pain meds. Vicodin has less per dose than many of the others.