Pain relievers could be bad for your ears...

If you take pain relievers such as ibuprofen more than twice a week, you could wind up with hearing loss...

Researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital say women under the age of 50 are particularly at risk. They say the same elements in ibuprofen that help block the pain may also reduce blood flow to the cochlea in the inner ear and impair its function.

Pain relievers containing acetaminophen also posed a hearing loss risk but it was slightly less than ibuprofen. They tested aspirin on the ears too and found no hearing loss risk there.