Does anyone know if ecstacy can cause hearing problems?

Question

I took ecstacy for the first time in about two and a half weeks ago, since then I have been feeling light headed, also when I hear medium to high pitched noises they seem to distort in my left ear, it seems to come and go and vary in intensity, but is very annoying.

Will this wear off?

Answer 1

MDMA enhances auditory senses and makes music better for many partygoers, dancing close to the speakers and having louder enhances the effect of the drug so really it the music combined with the E the can cause this. It tintinus

Answer 2

Dont do it anymore that stuff screws you up,it literally turns your brain into swiss cheese,I saw a cat scan of a young girl that did extasy and it was full of holes so yes it is very possible that it affected your hearing and is causing your light headedness and there is also a good chance that feeling will never leave you.It screws your spine up to.

Answer 3

well shame on you for trying extacy this may well be a result, ecstacy is made in bath tubs and contains a whole concoction of chemicals, never take it again its not big, its not clever and it isnt doing you any good. 10 is enough to change the structure of your brain with irreputable damage, do think on

Answer 4

Acute toxic/dangerous effects
MDMA has been involved in some death cases, and very rarely with only MDMA involved in the case. Figures in the United States show that fewer than 10 people per year die with just MDMA in their system, and fewer than 100 per year dying with both MDMA and other drugs present. This is compared with CDC reports that show over 440,000 US deaths from tobacco annually and over 81,000 per year due to alcohol. The CDC also reports over 1,000 infant deaths per year resulting from tobacco use in mothers, and over 3,000 deaths per year from second hand smoke to non-smokers.[14] In fact, more people die each year in America from common food allergies (e.g. shellfish or peanuts) than from MDMA. In the UK, a similar number of people die each year from aspirin, yet there has been a trend in the last 10 years for mdma deaths to slightly rise and aspirin deaths to lower, both are well below 100 deaths a year. However, this does not mean that irresponsible abuses of MDMA will not have dangerous or even lethal effects. Care should be taken not to overheat (the biggest acute threat from MDMA) or to drink too little or excessively large amounts of water. It may be beneficial to eat sweets while under the effects of the drug (MDMA, like most amphetamines, severely depletes the body's glycogen reserves, which can induce hypoglycemic seizures).

Apart from the dangers from impurities, the primary acute risks of taking MDMA resemble those of other stimulant amphetamines. The majority of fatalities and cases requiring emergency care involve hyperthermic syndromes. MDMA appears to decrease heat loss in the body by causing constriction of blood vessels near the skin. In addition, it may sometimes increase heat production by muscles and the brain. These effects may be amplified in people who become dehydrated and are therefore unable to cool by sweating. On top of this, MDMA can mask the body's normal thirst and exhaustion responses, particularly if a user is dancing or is otherwise physically active for long periods of time without hydration. Because of these effects, MDMA can temporarily reduce the body's ability to regulate its core temperature so that high-temperature surroundings (e.g. clubs) combined with physical exertion may lead to hyperpyrexia if precautions are not taken to remain cool. Sustained hyperpyrexia may lead to rhabdomyolysis (skeletal muscle breakdown), which in turn can cause renal failure and death.

It has been argued that "the seriousness of the effects can be dependent on environmental factors other than the drug concentration", as blood concentrations of the drug spanned a large range in cases of death in MDMA users. This notwithstanding, "most of the cases of serious toxicity or fatality have involved blood levels... up to 40 times higher than the usual recreational range." (Kalant H., 2001) [11]

While dehydration is undesirable, there also have been a number of users suffering from water intoxication and associated hyponatremia (dilution of the blood that can cause swelling of the brain). Although many cases of this clearly involved individuals drinking large amounts of water, there are cases where there is no evidence of excessive water consumption. Their cases may be caused by MDMA inducing release of the antiduretic hormone vasopressin by the pituitary gland. The action of vasopressin on the renal tubules leads to the retention of water.

The death of British teen Leah Betts may be the most widely publicised MDMA-related fatality, and resulted from her consuming too much water due to concerns over dehydration. Signs of hyponatremia include confusion, nausea, headache, and loss of consciousness. Hyponatremia in MDMA users is a medical emergency and requires prompt treatment. In general, females are at greater risk of developing symptoms and dying from hyponatremia than males.

MDMA users have also been recorded to demonstrate bruxism (teeth grinding) and trisma (jaw clenching) as a short-term effect from the drug .[12] Many users of MDMA alleviate this by using chewing gum [13], however this can result in temporary mouth ulcers through inadvertent biting of the mouth lining. Temporary jaw ache often results from jaw clenching or excessive chewing. Some users consume supplemental magnesium tablets to relax the jaw muscles and relieve clenching


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Answer 5

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