In people with more severe hearing loss, hyperbaric oxygen has been shown to improve outcomes compared to steroids alone.

Urine pH ranges from 4.5 to 8 but is normally slightly acidic (i.e., 5.5 to 6.5). Dipsticks use double indicators (methyl red and bromothymol blue) to give a broad range of colors at different pH ...

Since urine is made of water, electrolytes and waste products, slight changes in those balances can affect your urine pH and make it more basic, or higher in alkaline, which may cause a cloudy or ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I have a friend who’s 28 with “really low” urine pH (I don’t know how low). Apparently, it is due to constant dehydration and drinking coffee all day long, to the point ...

"Drinking alkaline water may temporarily increase urine pH, but this is not likely to have a significant impact on overall pH balance in the body," he said.

Does that also apply to urine? Could you please comment on urine pH, its spontaneous changes, causes and potential issues that acidic urine may cause in otherwise healthy males? K.S.

What’s new? In a retrospective analysis, acidic urine (pH <6) was related to worse in-hospital outcomes (death, myocardial infarction, stroke, unplanned revascularization, catecholamine infusion) and ...

DearDr.Roach• I have a friend who’s 28 with “really low” urine pH (I don’t know how low). Apparently, it is due to constant dehydration and drinking coffee all day long, to the point ...