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Also to know is, is aminoglycoside ototoxicity reversible?

A significant side effect of aminoglycoside administration is kidney damage (nephrotoxicity) and irreversible sensorineural hearing loss (ototoxicity). Nephrotoxicity is largely reversible, whilst hearing loss is permanent.

Also, does gentamicin cause hearing loss? Some adults who received Gentamicin develop symptoms that they attribute to just getting older when in fact, the problems they are having are due to Gentamycin toxicity. Hearing loss, vertigo or dizziness, tinnitus or ringing in the ears can be caused by previous Gentamicin administration.

Keeping this in consideration, can ototoxicity reversed?

Certain medications can damage the ear, resulting in hearing loss, ringing in the ear, or balance disorders. These drugs are considered ototoxic. Hearing and balance problems caused by these drugs can sometimes be reversed when the drug therapy is discontinued. Sometimes, however, the damage is permanent.

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.