My mother recently took cipro for 10 days for a UTI. Since that time, her hearing is about half what it once was. The loss was very fast. I looked up hearing loss as a side effect of cipro and found that it is possible. Has anyone else noticed this with their loved one? Since I now know my mother could be sensitive to the drug, we won't be using it again. From what I read, the effects are not reversible. I would recommend anyone whose parent is taking cipro to pay attention to possible hearing loss. What a terrible side effect when it does happen.
We use not only a multi page history which I created for each of us but a 3" x 5" index card for Dad with pacemaker information on one side and vitamins, supplements, prescription meds listed on the other side, with allergies listed at the bottom (as well as emergency contact information).
Few years ago I had to experiment with different manufacturers of one pill to find a pill that had the least side-effects :P Even then I just gave up and stopped using the pill, I rather take the risk then have a lesser quality of life from the side effects.
All of the potential side effects is one reason why I don't take meds if I can avoid the; one never knows which side effect might be the one that actually occurs.
Has she had any hearing tests before, so that a baseline was established and could be compared to a new one to determine where the loss occurred (i.e., in what specific range)?
There's another possibility too, that the medicine wasn't pure. Remember where a lot of the ingredients come from.
Please let us know what else you learn about this.
This makes me wonder if it is worth the risk for treating a UTI when other antibiotics could work as well.