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Ototoxicity

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}} Ototoxicity is damage of the ear(oto), specifically the cochleaor auditory nerveand sometimes the vestibulum, by a toxin (often medication).

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Causes
2 Symptoms
3 Treatment
4 See also
5 External links

Causes

A number of drugs have been associated with damage to the cochlea. The best known are aminoglycosideantibiotics, aspirin, nicotineand furosemide.

Erythromycinand some other macrolideantibiotics can induce temporary deafness, which resolves upon withdrawal of the drug.

There appears to be a hereditary predispositionto ototoxic reactions.

Symptoms

Symptoms can be hearing lossor frank deafness, vertigo, and tinnitus.

Treatment

No specific treatment is available, but immediate withdrawal of the drug is warranted.

External links

GPnotebook-375783413
Ototoxic Medications

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/Ototoxicity"

Categories: Otolaryngology| Toxicology

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