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Misuse of pain drug linked to hearing loss
Times Staff WriterA powerful and potentially addictive painkiller used by millions of Americans is causing rapid hearing loss, even deafness, in some patients who are misusing the drug, according to hearing researchers in Los Angeles and elsewhere. So far, at least 48...Tags: Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Acetaminophen (drug), Hearing Impairment, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Health
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More children are keeping their tonsils
Times Staff WriterAbout a year ago, Jamie's older sister began complaining about the then 3-year-old's loud snoring. Because Jamie's tonsils seemed enlarged, her parents took her to an otolaryngologist at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, who confirmed that the tonsils...Tags: Surgery, Difficulty Swallowing, New York, Los Angeles, Heart Attack
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Brain Surgery Performed Via Eyelid
The Baltimore SunWhen Liane Lefever complained to her doctor about a persistent ear ache, an examination found a much more serious problem: a brain tumor. For many Americans, that diagnosis could have led to invasive surgery — including slicing open her skull &#...Tags: Gaming, Cancer, Medical Procedures and Tests, Health, Neurosurgery
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Keep your ears a 'swab-free' zone
![The American Academy of Otolaryngology is urging you not to use cotton swabs to clean their ears. With the public going to the pool or the beach, keeping ears in a "swab-free zone" may be easier said than done. Dr. Howard W. Francis, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, explains the purpose of earwax, the potential damage caused by the use of cotton swabs and the safest alternatives for cleaning your ears:](http://snsimages.tribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-06/47286685-03080142-140105.jpg "The American Academy of Otolaryngology is urging you not to use cotton swabs to clean their ears. With the public going to the pool or the beach, keeping ears in a "swab-free zone\" may be easier said than done. Dr. Howard W. Francis, an associate professor in the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine's Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, explains the purpose of earwax, the potential damage caused by the use of cotton swabs and the safest alternatives for cleaning your ears:")
The American Academy of Otolaryngology is urging you not to use cotton swabs to clean their ears. With the public going to the pool or the beach, keeping ears in a "swab-free zone" may be easier said than done. Dr. Howard W. Francis, an associate...Tags: Drugs and Medicines, Ears and Hearing, Heart Attack, Health and Safety at School, Swimmer's Ear
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Dr. Antonio De la Cruz dies at 65; neurotologist performed ear surgery on Rush Limbaugh
Dr. Antonio De la Cruz, a renowned neurotologist at the House Ear Clinic in Los Angeles who performed cochlear implant surgery on conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh, has died. He was 65.
De la Cruz, who also was the director of education...Tags: Hearing Impairment, Electronic Devices, Costa Rica, Neck, Career and Workplace
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Take a deep breath -- more bad news on air pollution
It's easy to see how air pollution would affect respiratory disease: You breathe in smog-filled miasma all day and the ozone, other noxious gases and small particulate matter therein can make you wheeze and cough. Pollutants can trigger asthma attacks and...Tags: New Jersey, Research, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Air Pollution
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