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Old 27th Nov 2014, 18:49
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Mac the Knife

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Quinine in normal doses only occasionally rarely causes tinnitus/hearing problems.

At one time, in large doses, it had an reputation as an abortifacient - tinnitus was normal and deafness did sometimes occur (it is not an effective abortifacient).

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