Can tetracycline cause hearing loss?
Audiological monitoring is recommended for potent ototoxic medicines such as cisplatin1. Please continue to report any cases of medicine-induced hearing loss to CARM….Key Messages.
| Medicine Class | Examples |
|---|---|
| Medicines recognised as causing hearing loss | |
| Antibiotics | Aminoglycosides, macrolides, tetracyclines, vancomycin |
Can antibiotics damage inner ear?
Unfortunately, with the super powers of aminoglycosides comes a downside: They can also damage the sensory cells in the inner ear that detect sound and motion. This is known as ototoxicity and can lead to permanent sensorineural hearing loss, dizziness and tinnitus.
Is hearing loss from antibiotics permanent?
Hearing loss can be temporary but is usually irreversible with most agents. Generally, antibiotic-induced ototoxicity is bilaterally symmetrical, but it can be asymmetrical. The usual time of onset is often unpredictable, and marked hearing loss can occur even after a single dose.
How is ototoxicity treated?
Aminoglycoside antibiotics, platinum-based chemotherapeutic agents, loop diuretics, macrolide antibiotics, and antimalarials are the commonly used ototoxic drugs [2] with well-documented efficacy against various infections and malignancies in children and adults.
What antibiotic is most likely to cause damage to the ear?
Certain antibiotics, especially aminoglycosides (such as gentamicin, streptomycin, and neomycin). Hearing-related side effects from these antibiotics are most common in people who have kidney disease or who already have ear or hearing problems.
Which antibiotic can cause deafness?
Common medications that can cause hearing loss include:
- Aminoglycoside antibiotics such as streptomycin, dihydrostreptomycin, kanamycin, gentamicin, neomycin, tobramycin, netilmicin, and amikacin can cause permanent hearing loss.
- Erythromycin is a class of macrolide antibiotics.
Which antibiotics can cause tinnitus?
Gentamicin (Gentafair) and tobramycin (Tobrex) are antibiotics used for the treatment of severe bacterial infections and are a well-known cause of tinnitus and vertigo, along with hearing loss.
Which antibiotics cause nephrotoxicity and ototoxicity?
The aminoglycoside antibiotic gentamicin can cause both ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity, the severity of which varies with circadian time of daily treatment.
