Ringing Ears – A disorder or a side effect of medications
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009I’ve noticed lately that I’ve developed ringing in my ears. Could this be a side effect of one of my medications?
1. You have not listed the medicines that you are taking.
2. The condition that you are suffering from is Tinnitus, which can be due to a number of causes like hypertension; diabetes, pain killers like aspirin, ibuprofen, antibiotics especially amino glycosides like gentamycin, amikacin, etc, and antimalarial medications; local ear infections like otitis media.
3. To identify the cause you need to consult an ENT doctor. Get a thorough examination of not only your ears, nose and throat but also test for diabetes and High Blood Pressure. And a hearing test that includes an impedance audiogram to record the pressure of your middle ear.
Turning Yellow
I am a 26-year-old man working in the public sector. My teeth have been yellow in color since childhood. I have tried different toothpastes to no avail. Kindly suggest a way by which I can get a whiter set of 32.
Yellow or stained teeth from childhood are usually the result of using over chlorinated water or taking antibiotics like tetracycline in the early years. Regular toothpastes will not lighten your teeth, and the effect of whitening toothpastes is barely perceptible even on coffee stains. Get a professional whitening treatment at a dentist’s, which will last longer and offer better results.
My voice is heavy and not very clear. So whenever I speak with my friends, they can’t understand me and when I want to speak very quickly, my voice cracks up and my friends make fun on me. Please tell me what I have to do so that my voice becomes light and I can speak like a normal student and quickly?
You seem to be having multiple problems, if your voice is heavy, you need to be seen by a voice consultant who will do a voice analysis and get to the root of the problem. You also mention that your words are not clear to others, which indicates a pronunciation or diction problem, which can be treated only in consultation with a speech therapist. But don’t worry. Both these problems are curable.