Antibiotics
Cochlear implants may be safe, effective for organ transplant patients
Published in Vaccine Weekly, February 29th, 2012
The antibiotics and immunosuppressive drugs required by organ transplant patients can cause deafness, said Dr. Brian J. McKinnon, otologist and neurotologist at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Health Sciences University.
Antibiotics can destroy the finite number of dark cells in the inner ear. These cells produce the minute amount of fluid needed to help convert sound waves to neural impulses the...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2012-02-29)
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