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Monitoring neonates for ototoxicity [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Audiology, 2017
Neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at greater risk of permanent hearing loss compared to infants in well mother and baby units. Several factors have been associated with this increased prevalence of hearing loss, including congenital infections (e.g.
Angela C. Garinis   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ototoxicity of Immunosuppressant Drugs: A Systematic Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Background : Nowadays, immunosuppressant drugs are widely used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation and to treat autoimmune diseases. Ototoxicity related to immunosuppressant drugs has been anecdotally reported but scarcely investigated. The aim
Parrino, Daniela   +11 more
core   +2 more sources

Mobile Audiometry for Use in Ototoxicity Monitoring Programs: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Audiol Otol
Ototoxicity monitoring programs (OMPs) for cisplatin-induced hearing loss have not been widely adopted in clinical practice for various reasons. Mobile audiometry (MA) offers cost and convenience advantages over conventional pure-tone audiometry (CA) and it is currently used in hearing screening. However, there is no consensus on whether MA can replace
Yim PWC, Lim ZH.
europepmc   +3 more sources

AUDIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CANCER PATIENTS UNDER TREATMENT OF A CISPLATIN CHEMOTHERAPY AT ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS [PDF]

open access: yesZagazig University Medical Journal, 2021
Background: Ototoxicity refers to the hearing disorder which results from the temporary or permanent inner ear dysfunction after treatment with an ototoxic drug.
Ebtesam Nada   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

In pursuit of preventive audiology in South Africa: Scoping the context for ototoxicity assessment and management

open access: yesJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 2021
Aim: The study explored the South African healthcare context for ototoxicity assessment and management from the audiologists’ perspectives. Materials and Methods: This was done through a survey research methodology that adopted a cross-sectional research
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Nothando Masondo
doaj   +1 more source

Ototoxicity monitoring in children treated with platinum chemotherapy [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Audiology, 2017
To review the prevalence, mechanisms, clinical presentation, risk factors and implications of platinum-induced ototoxicity in paediatric cancer patients based on published evidence, discuss options for monitoring hearing in young children during treatment and review long-term follow-up guidelines.Narrative literature review.Children treated with ...
Beth, Brooks, Kristin, Knight
openaire   +2 more sources

Audiological testing for ototoxicity monitoring in adults with tuberculosis in state hospitals in Gauteng, South Africa

open access: yesSouthern African Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2016
Background: Ototoxicity monitoring during treatment of medical conditions, where the medications used are known to be toxic to the ear, is an important scope of practice of the audiologist; and, is an important clinical service aimed at enhancing ...
Katijah Khoza-Shangase, Megan Stirk
doaj   +1 more source

Auditory monitoring in ototoxicity

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2006
Some pharmaceutical products are capable of damaging the human auditory system. Technological progress has provided numerous resources to monitor hearing but there still is some controversy regarding the selection of the most sensitive and specific tests.to analyze audiological procedures used in the auditory monitoring of individuals exposed to ...
Jacob, Lilian Cassia Bornia   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ototoxicity: A review of South African studies

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2021
Background: Ototoxicity is damage to cells in the inner ear after administering a toxic drug, with a resultant hearing loss. Drugs used to treat illnesses such as cancer, tuberculosis, human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV) and infections are potentially ...
Selvarani Moodley   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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