Popular pain-relieving medicines linked to hearing loss in women If you take ibuprofen or acetaminophen more than once a week, you're damaging your ears. A 14 year study showed 24% hearing loss for women using ibuprofen six or more times a week. According to a study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), women who took ibuprofen or acetaminophen two or more days per week had an inc…