my script of dexedrine went up this last month. 50>60mg.

yesterday, at night, i took my final pill an hour eary because i had a course. during class, my right ear nearly went deaf. i could only hear out of my left. last night, i cleaned everything out using a peroxide solution. but it only seemed to make it worse. it seemed duller after i took my morning pill as well.

i have a couple questions in regards, posing possible scenarios.
1. the left brain uses more norep than the right. dex has more norep action. could it be merely increasing my left brain strength? do ears function like that?
2a. my stereo has always sat to the right of the couch. (where i listen to music)
2b. i have a pair of sennheiser hd497s that i bought refurbished. the first day, i thought they were imbalanced. is it possible that they were? are headphones often imbalanced. if so, is this enough to cause hearing loss? i wore them for two hours before my class.
3. could it just be a temporary shift in hearing? i've read about that. i haven't listened to loud music in a long time.
4. i made a meatloaf using a relatively high in sodium sauce. perhaps this could be an attributing factor?
5. could the dex be finally making me attentive enough to realize that i have right ear hearing loss? the right side of my body/face has always been the dominant side. i have a hard time believing that this is the case.


generally, i guess the question is: is there any evidence of amphetamine causing a hearing loss or a hearing shift? and is brain dominance enough to affect this?

You're far far overcomplicating something that could be all matter of medical problems from an asprin allergy to a minor stroke. Ask your doctor.

Maybe the headphones were unbalanced and the side which works loudest possibly caused temporary acoustic trauma on that side. Does this coincide with the side of your suspected dullness. Usually there is ringing associated with acoustic trauma, but not always I believe.

Maybe the headphones were unbalanced and the side which works loudest possibly caused temporary acoustic trauma on that side. Does this coincide with the side of your suspected dullness. Usually there is ringing associated with acoustic trauma, but not always I believe.Trauma or tinnitus.

hearing loss?how's it going now?
I use ear rather than head phones - can you try turning (l->r and r->l) them around?
... kinda' works with ear phones.
(I've had that problem previously - needed connections resoldering).

ps - not my ear.

:-)

i've spun it around. it seems to be the headphones, but i don't know. sometimes i think that i might just be convincing myself that it's the problem. it makes sense, though. my gf has the same pair, and--now--they seem imbalanced. i'm going to go try an older pair and see what happens.

i guess that this is what i get for buying refurb headphones.

what kind of earphones do you use?

using the old headphones, i finally have some sort of balance. it's kinda nice. eesh.

tinnitus is a symptom of acoustic trauma, usually caused by exposure to very loud noises

what kind of earphones do you use?
my guys
portable (http://www.addforums.com/forums/showpost.php?p=358753&postcount=1)~music~heaven

... in truth - the Shure's efficiency doesn't burn a hole in my 'Headroom' DAC/AMP 'Desktop' portable with 'Home' module (I traded up from that post) - the setup needs 1 or 2 10000 mAh 4xD NiMH [rechargeable] battery packs setup per day - even with the PTH500s.

It's not really portable with the Home module in - (energy hungry) - but the Shures help out there.

Gym owner tried out the setup today
:-) Nearly blew his head off at 25%
I haven't been beyond 50% max Vol yet.

When I exercise - the volume ramps - feels as though bandwidth is being sucked out of my aural apparatus - with time at the aerobic threshold.

I have never had a reaction like that to dexedrine. It must be the headphones

tinnitus is a symptom of acoustic trauma, usually caused by exposure to very loud noisesTinnitus is a symptom of alot of things.

Yes things like asprin, alcohol and stimulants do reduce your ability to hear, but not by a lot. I think that you might be a little overfocused on this.

If you have never had your hearing checked, you should do so. That will remove all doubt.

Me :D


my script of dexedrine went up this last month. 50>60mg.

yesterday, at night, i took my final pill an hour eary because i had a course. during class, my right ear nearly went deaf. i could only hear out of my left. last night, i cleaned everything out using a peroxide solution. but it only seemed to make it worse. it seemed duller after i took my morning pill as well.

i have a couple questions in regards, posing possible scenarios.
1. the left brain uses more norep than the right. dex has more norep action. could it be merely increasing my left brain strength? do ears function like that?
2a. my stereo has always sat to the right of the couch. (where i listen to music)
2b. i have a pair of sennheiser hd497s that i bought refurbished. the first day, i thought they were imbalanced. is it possible that they were? are headphones often imbalanced. if so, is this enough to cause hearing loss? i wore them for two hours before my class.
3. could it just be a temporary shift in hearing? i've read about that. i haven't listened to loud music in a long time.
4. i made a meatloaf using a relatively high in sodium sauce. perhaps this could be an attributing factor?
5. could the dex be finally making me attentive enough to realize that i have right ear hearing loss? the right side of my body/face has always been the dominant side. i have a hard time believing that this is the case.


generally, i guess the question is: is there any evidence of amphetamine causing a hearing loss or a hearing shift? and is brain dominance enough to affect this?

Tinnitus can also come from hearing damage, or exposure to loud sounds.

I have had temporary episodes the morning after a loud concert.

Hearing damage doesn't always hurt when we are doing it. (And can accumulate.)

I know a musician who played the flute when young, and then got tinnitus later. (In the ear on the side where the sound comes out.) :S Cannot play the flute any more.

I stopped playing guitar after my hearing was damaged. Things just don't sound the same .

Me :D

my right ear is near the sound hole to my guitar. and i play guitar alot. perhaps this could be an issue.

looking into musician's earplugs...

titutiues coulfd also be coudes by virces as well that damage the cells in the ears,,, loud sounds genes play apart as well an few unknow factors as well to name a few things...allways best to see a ear an nose doc there might be able to help,,,

dorm

Allergies, sinus infection, middle ear problems, and so on can do it too. I am getting my hearing back from a serious bout with allergic rhinitis, sinus allergies and a major sinus infection.

Really loud music is not good for your hearing-long term exposure to high decibel levels can cause significant hearing loss.

I will ask my pdoc tomorrow if ritalin could be contributing to this-but I truly doubt it. I am older and that could be part of my hearing loss-hate the term, normal for your age!

There are so many reasons-if it goes away, no worries. If it continues, see a doctor. They would check your ears, do a hearing test, and if there are any findings that abnormal, will treat it appropriately.

Tinnitus can also be caused by withdrawal from some drugs. Hearing is one of the senses. Lots of things can affect/damage/enhance etc our senses.