Proton pump inhibitors, hearing loss, and B12

[WiscGuy]

The linked article is ostensibly about a connection between proton pump inhibitors and hearing loss. Much of the article actually descibes several causes of B12 deficiency.

hindawi.com/journals/bmri/2...

[wedgewood]

Thank you so very much for that article WiscGuy It is so important to realise how evil PPIs can be when used over longer periods . It is a great article that should be read by every GP. . Thanks again .

[Orchard33]

Thanks for the PPI post. Terrifying and horrifying. Personally, I think their side effects are so egregious that their use should be seriously reconsidered. How can NICE approve such a drug when they ration B12? Beggars belief.

[wedgewood in reply to Orchard33]

Yes , it is shocking to realise that NICE approve of the evil PPIs but make life difficult for P.A. patients who need harmless B12 injections which have no bad side effects . It’s total madness .

[tomdickharry]

On reading this article I found this glaring error......

......There, nitrite (nitric acid) can be reduced to nitric oxide (NO) due to the low pH....

NITRITE is a salt of NITROUS acid, not nitric. Nitric acid forms NITRATES.

Haven't read the rest. That mistake made me distrust the whole.

[wedgewood in reply to tomdickharry]

I already knew how evil PPIs are . It has been translated from Polish and someone has slipped up

. No need to distrust the rest of the article .