Drugs That Cause Ringing In Ears
Drugs That Cause Ringing In Ears
Have you heard of Ototoxicity?
Ototoxicity is damage to the hearing or balance functions of the ear by drugs or chemicals.
Ototoxicity is drug or chemical damage to the inner ear.The extent of ototoxicity varies with the drug, the dose, and other conditions. In some cases, there is full recovery after the drug has been discontinued. In other cases, the extent of damage is limited, and may even be too small to be noticed.
Here is a list with the names of some drugs that cause Ototoxicity.
Antibiotics
* amikacin (Amikin)
* streptomycin
* neomycin
* gentamicin (Garamycin)
* erythromycin (E-Mycin, Eryc)
* kanamycin (Kantrex)
* tobramycin (Nebcin)
* netilmycin (Netromycin)
* vancomycin (Vancocin)
Anti-cancer drugs
* cisplatin (Platinol AQ)
* bleomycin (Blenoxane)
* vincristine (Oncovin)
Diuretics
* acetazolamide (Diamox)
* furosemide (Lasix)
* bumetanide (Bumex)
* ethacrynic acid (Edecrine)
A number of other drugs and chemicals may also cause ototoxicity. Aspirin overdose causes ringing in the ears.
Many [tag-tec]tinnitus[/tag-tec] patients start to recover when they seek medical advice but than when they start taking other medicine for other problems the [tag-ice]tinnitus[/tag-ice] start’s again.
So next time the Doctor prescribes medicine to you, ask him if it will cause Ototoxicity?
