# Tonic water

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonic-water/140853>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonic-water/140853 "2002-12-06T04:25:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![RaginAzn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@RaginAzn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaginAzn)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonic-water/140853/1 "2002-12-06T04:25:03Z")

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I’m a fan of tonic water for some reason. Not gin and tonics–just tonic water. My friends have told me that quinine makes your hearing deteriorate. Is this another one of those “yellow 5 lowers sperm count!” debates, another urban legend, or is it actually true? I kind of like being able to listen to music.

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**Author:** ![capybara](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/capybara/32/202_2.png) [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonic-water/140853/2 "2002-12-06T04:29:31Z")

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I think it’s only a dangerous if it’s in high doses, like if you are having malaria treatment. Similar for aspirin.