If you’re undergoing treatment or taking medication associated with ototoxicity, we’re here to help monitor and protect your hearing health.
There are certain medications (commonly used to treat cancer) or toxicities from chemotherapy and radiation that can cause damage to the inner ear and affect hearing and balance. Such damage can lead to hearing loss, tinnitus and a number of balance issues. It is important to closely monitor ototoxicity to protect your hearing health.
Typically, ototoxicity will affect the extended high frequencies (9000–20,000Hz) before affecting normal speech frequencies. This makes it especially important to monitor, as you won’t be able to detect the onset of issues – you’ll only be able to detect them when issues worsen.
That’s why we’re here to help monitor your situation and work together with your physician to find the most appropriate dose of medication — both for the disease being treated and protecting your overall hearing health. We have specialized equipment and highly experienced professionals to test and continually monitor your hearing health.
For more information on ototoxicity and protecting your hearing health, don’t hesitate to reach out and talk to one of our hearing professionals.