OTOTOXICITY
- Ototoxicity - What Is It?
by P.J. Haybach, R.N., M.S.
Ototoxicity is ear poisoning. (Oto=ear. Toxicity=poisoning.) This poisoning happens
when individuals come into contact with drugs or chemicals poisonous to the ear. The poisoning affects the inner ear and/or vestibulocochlear nerve. Because the inner ear is involved in both hearing and balance, ototoxicity can result in disturbances of either or both these senses.
- Ototoxic Drugs
by Marshal Shlafer, Ph.D.; University of Michigan Medical School
An informative resource, written by a medical school pharmacology professor who has taught drugs, their uses, and their actions good and bad for 20+ years.
- Ototoxic Medications
by Timothy C. Hain, M.D.; Northwestern University Medical School
Tabular information on various groups of ototoxic medications, well referenced.
- What You Should Know About Ototoxic Medication
by Stephen Epstein, M.D. - SHHH Journal Oct. 1995
Ototoxic medications are those drugs that have the potential to cause damage to the inner ear structures which may result in temporary or permanent loss of hearing or an aggravation of an existing sensorineural hearing loss.
- Ototoxicity-The Hidden Menace Part I: Lives in Upheaval
© November 2003 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
First published in Audiology Online and Healthy Hearing December 1, 2003.
"Lynn's" passion was flying. She loved her job as a flight attendant. One day she noticed an ingrown toenail. Within a few days it became infected. The Gentamicin1 her doctor prescribed killed the infection. It also killed the balance system in her ears. . . . .
- The Hidden Menace Part II: Ototoxicity and the Practice of Audiology
© November 2003 by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
First published in Audiology Online December 15, 2003.
Examine things an audiologist can do to help patients when their ears "butt heads" with ototoxic substances.
- Cigarette Smoking and Hearing Loss
from the Journal of the American Medical Association [JAMA]
The Hearing Loss Epidemiology Study - Clinical studies have suggested that cigarette smoking may be associated with hearing loss, a common condition affecting older adults.
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