Ear Damage Due to Drugs

(Click on the picture to edit it) Close Ear Damage Due Some drugs, such as: • certain antibiotics • diuretics (especially etakrinat acid and furosemide) • aspirin and substances that resembles aspirin (salicylates) • kuinin Could cause damage to the ear. Certain drugs cause loss of hearing and balance, but most of the drugs cause more hearing loss. Almost all of the drug removed from the body through the kidneys. Therefore, any abnormalities in renal function will increase the likelihood of drug accumulation in the blood and reach the levels that can cause damage. Of all types of antibiotics, neomycin has the most harmful effects on hearing, followed by kanamycin and amikacin. Viomisin, gentamicin, and tobramycin can affect hearing and balance. Antibiotic streptomycin more affect the balance. Vertigo (feeling of spinning) and equilibrium disorders caused by streptomycin tends to be temporary. But sometimes can happen Dandy's syndrome, where the disturbances are settled and the balance weight so that patients have difficulty when walking in a dark room. When given injections etakrinat acid and furosemide to renal failure patients who also undergo treatment with antibiotics, there will be permanently deaf or deaf temporarily. Aspirin in high doses used in the long term can lead to deafness and tinnitus (ringing in the ears), which is usually temporary. Kuinin can cause permanent deafness. If there is perforated eardrum, drugs that can cause ear damage is not applied / dripped directly into your ear because it can be absorbed into a fluid in the inner ear. Antibiotics can cause hearing loss is not given to: • pregnant women • elderly • people who previously had suffered from deafness. Sensitivity of each person on these medications varies, but deafness can usually be avoided if the drug levels in blood were within the recommended range. Because it is usually carried out monitoring of drug levels in blood. If possible, before and during treatment were tested for early signs of ear damage .Usually is the inability to hear high-pitched voice. Could happen tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or vertigo.