Those drugs known to cause permanent damage are the aminoglycoside antibiotics and the cancer chemotherapeutic agents cisplatin and carbo-platin. Those known to cause temporary damage are salicylate analgesics, quinine, and loop diuretics. In some instances, exposure to damaging noise while taking certain drugs will increase their ototoxicity. Yes, audiologists can perform hearing tests before, during, and after the administration of medications to detect the progression of ototoxic hearing loss. Hearing tests are done before the administration of the drug to obtain baseline information.
Monitoring is done at scheduled intervals to detect threshold changes as early as possible.
Data gathered through monitoring helps the physician to make a decision to stop or change the drug therapy before hearing in the frequencies critical for speech is damaged. Monitoring of hearing usually continues as part of rehabilitation to determine if the hearing loss is stable. Rehabilitation may include fitting hearing aids , assistive listening devices , and communication management . Signs that may indicate you have a hearing loss. Terminology Terms to describe types of hearing loss and terms preferred by people with hearing loss.