Vestibular And Auditory Ototoxicity Flashcards
1
Q
First aminoglycoside still in use
A
Streptomycin
2
Q
Aminoglycosides are first line therapy for what conditions (3)
A
Neonatal sepsis, TB, pseudomonal infection
3
Q
Usual ototox8c dose for Streptomycin (g/day, number of days)
A
1g/day, 35-90 days
4
Q
Possible ototoxic metabolite of streptomycin
A
Streptidine
5
Q
Reason why inner hair cells are relatively resistant to ototoxicity
A
Increased antioxidant (glutathione) concentration in IHCs and in the apical turn OHCs
6
Q
Definition of drug related hearing loss (how many dbs and conditions)
A
20 db in 2 adjacent frequencies