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Can aminoglycoside cause hearing loss in children?
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Yes: Aminoglycosides is a known class of antibiotics that can cause sensorineural hearing loss that is often permanent. Some of the antibiotics in this class can also cause vertigo (vestibulotoxic). Risks increase with increasing dosages or duration of therapy.
Answered 12/28/2016
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Yes, but...: In the injectable form, aminoglycosides can definitely cause hearing loss. In the inhaled form, for pulmonary infections as in cystic fibrosis patients, aminoglycosides do not cause hearing loss because they are not absorbed into the blood stream.
Answered 7/7/2012
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