The Basics of Ear Wax Management

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan from Now Hear This, and today I’m going to talk to you about the basics of managing earwax. Everyone builds earwax in their ears. This is entirely common and normal and the amount of earwax, as well as the texture and color, can change as we continue to live. It can…

Hearing Loss, Medications and Ototoxic Monitoring

Hi, I’m Dr. Egan from Now Hear This, and today I’d like to talk to you about something called ototoxic monitoring.

Now, the first thing you might be wondering is, what is ototoxic? I don’t even know the first word before the monitoring. Well, ototoxicity is when something, a medication, can cause damage to our inner ear hearing organ, the cochlea. There are many types of ototoxic drugs. Some of the most common include aspirin, when taken in large quantities. There are all sorts of NSAIDs, like ibuprofen and Naproxen.