Why don't many doctors enforce the dangers of potential hearing loss from medicines?

Many medications are ototoxics. I told two of my doctors that medicine literature and complains online point out how you will potentially become deaf or develop uncurable tinnitus and both kind of laugh at me. One told me to stop reading online medical information and the other told me to stay with the medicine. The medicine is Furosimide also known as lasix. Is a diuretic and if I don’t take it I may become very ill. There is another medication that I can use to replace it but the doctors aren’t taking me serious.

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Answer #1

If the doctors had to outline all the possible complications for every medication, they’d never have time for anything else…hearing loss is only one, minuscule potential problem….most doctors prefer to make a point of advising patients of the higher risk complications.

Answer #2

Thanks for your response. I read some more on this medication and it does causes hearing loss but only if given at a certain ratio intravenously and I guess it depends on the person and how much you value your senses. For me hearing is very important and loop diuretics like Furosemide are known to cause some permanent damage at higher doses or when combined with certain antibiotics. But some doctors are not aware of the danger because they just want to cure what the medicine is intended to cure. I would rather have them inform me and give me the choice. lol! Then they get mad when I look too much information about potential side effects.

Answer #3

“But some doctors are not aware of the danger because they just want to cure what the medicine is intended to cure.” I am sure they are aware of the dangers, as they have been to medical school and all that. They just don’t feel that it is likely for it to happen, so it’s not necessary to make a big deal about it. They know what they are doing.

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