NAPROXEN-ASSOCIATED SUDDEN SENSORINEURAL HEARING-LOSS

Naproxen is a commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID ) whose side effects include tinnitus and transient hearing loss. Sudd en sensorineural hearing loss has rarely been reported as a result of NSAID use. This usually occurs in patients taking other ototoxic medic ations, with poor renal function, or with autoimmune disease. This art icle reports the case of an otherwise healthy patient who experienced permanent sensorineural hearing loss after a brief course of naproxen and reviews the literature on NSATD-related permanent sensorineural he aring loss.