 I have recently been in the company of friends who have asked, how I became deafened and is there is any cure for the debilitating symptoms I currently experience. The answer to both questions is complex and with link on the side of this blog you can see for yourself the devastating Ototoxic effect this aminoglycoside antiobiotic.
Gentamicin can be extremly toxic to a small percentage of genetically pre-disposed people. Further compound this by adding Vancomycin, another potentially ototoxic antibiotic of the same aminoglycoside family, and result is a dangerously toxic cocktail, which has permanently wiped out 100% of my natural hearing (ototoxicity) . It has left me with permanent and irreversible damage to my (balance) vestibular nerve (eight cranial nerve) and vestibuloocular nerve (between eye and ear) as detailed.
It must however be kept in perspective. I experienced a life threatening septicaemia and endocarditus (infection of my heart valve). As I am allergic to the penicillian family of antibiotics, the drug Gentamicin was available as a last resort to fight this multi-resistant, gram positive hospital bug. Our options were nil so accepting Gentamicin treatment was our last resort.Our family and friends are aware of these symptoms and have been very supportive and non judgemental of my frustrations.
The following is mostly quoted from the web site:
I note there is little detailed here to the total and permanent hearing loss I have experienced as a result of this treatment . I have added that in and is supported by the article linking to the "What are Ototoxic Drugs" button above.
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I have recently been in the company of friends who have asked, how I became deafened and is there is any cure for the debilitating symptoms I currently experience. The answer to both questions is complex and with link on the side of this blog you can see for yourself the devastating Ototoxic effect this aminoglycoside antiobiotic.
Gentamicin can be extremly toxic to a small percentage of genetically pre-disposed people. Further compound this by adding Vancomycin, another potentially ototoxic antibiotic of the same aminoglycoside family, and result is a dangerously toxic cocktail, which has permanently wiped out 100% of my natural hearing (ototoxicity) . It has left me with permanent and irreversible damage to my (balance) vestibular nerve (eight cranial nerve) and vestibuloocular nerve (between eye and ear) as detailed.It must however be kept in perspective. I experienced a life threatening septicaemia and endocarditus (infection of my heart valve). As I am allergic to the penicillian family of antibiotics, the drug Gentamicin was available as a last resort to fight this multi-resistant, gram positive hospital bug. Our options were nil so accepting Gentamicin treatment was our last resort.
Our family and friends are aware of these symptoms and have been very supportive and non judgemental of my frustrations.
The following is mostly quoted from the web site: