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Ototoxicity management: An investigation into doctors’ knowledge and practices, and the roles of audiologists in a tertiary hospital

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2016
Background: A significant number of medications that are prescribed by doctors to treat cancers, tuberculosis and infections are ototoxic. Disclosure of ototoxic risks is ethical practice as patients have the right to be properly informed about and ...
Anna Wium, Berna Gerber
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Properties of maximum length sequence and nonlinear volterra slice otoacoustic emissions

open access: yes, 2008
Evoked otoacoustic emissions (EOAEs) are produced by the cochlea and provide anobjective and non-invasive measure of cochlear function. A new technique, based onMaximum Length Sequences (MLSs) enables stimulus rates of up to 5000 clicks/s to beused, and ...
Ismail-Koch, Hasnaa
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Evaluation of insert earphones for high-frequency bedside ototoxicity monitoring

open access: yesThe Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development, 2004
Ototoxic hearing loss is usually detected earliest through monitoring of the highest audible frequencies in individuals administered ototoxic medications. Conducting ototoxicity monitoring may require testing patients in the hospital room. This study evaluated the use of insert earphones for obtaining reliable threshold responses at bedside.
Jane S, Gordon   +4 more
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Systemic ototoxicity: a review

open access: yes, 2006
Background: Systemic ototoxicity is a significant cause of vestibulocochlear morbidity in sub-Saharan Africa. It may result in permanent hearing impairment and/or balance problems.Objectives: To review the literature pertaining to the ototoxic potential ...
Shine, NP, NP Shine, Coates, H, H Coates
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Aminoglycoside-induced hearing deficits – a review of cochlear ototoxicity

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2015
This article aims to inform the reader about current knowledge of the effects of aminoglycosides on hearing. The hearing loss caused by aminoglycosides is permanent and can negatively affect the individual’s quality of life.
Lucretia Petersen, Christine Rogers
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Evaluation of methods for determining the ototoxicity of drug substances [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Department of Pharmaceutical and Toxicological Chemistry, Laboratory Preclinical and Clinical Evaluation of Medicines, Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of MoldovaIntroduction.
Spinu, Cristina   +3 more
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Pattern of Ototoxicity in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital

open access: yes, 2010
Ototoxicity is a preventable cause of irreversible sensorineural hearing loss. This paper aims to highlight the pattern of ototoxicity seen in a tertiary health institution. A retrospective study of patients with ototoxicity seen over a seven year period
A.D Salisu   +3 more
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Review paper: The role of otoacoustic emissions in the identification and monitoring of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity

open access: yes, 1999
This review critically evaluates the literature on cisplatin ototoxicity and attempts to address the controversy surrounding the definition of cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in the last 10 years.
Sockalingam, R.   +2 more
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Impact of Cisplatin on Hearing: Analysis Using PTA, High‐Frequency Audiometry, DPOAE, and Speech‐in‐Noise Test

open access: yesOTO Open
Objective To assess hearing loss in patients with cancer receiving cisplatin‐based chemotherapy using high‐frequency pure tone average (HFPTA), distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs), and the speech‐in‐noise (SPIN) test, and to identify ...
Juhi Irfana Basheer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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