Rush's hearing loss caused by the drugs?

[lazarus]

Found this article from Sept 10, 2001:

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-091001vicodin.story

A 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 patients have been identified by doctors at the House Ear Institute in Los Angeles and several other medical centers who have treated patients with sudden hearing loss. The hearing problems appear to be limited to people who abuse Vicodin and other chemically comparable prescription drugs by taking exceptionally high dosages for several months or more, doctors said.

[XanaDUer]

1. And these drugs harm the liver

too.

So God only knows what other health problems Rushbo will have on top of the hearing loss.

[lazarus]

2. just one kick

I think this is serious, because we all had a lot of fun debating what exactly caused this hearing loss.