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<DIV>I didn't forget you, just couldn't get my scanner working until tonight. Here is the info from the House Ear Institute,</DIV>
<DIV>Diane</DIV>
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<DIV> Medications That May Affect Hearing and/or Balance</DIV>
<DIV>* Cinchona alkaloids<BR> Quinidine<BR> Chioroquine<BR> Quinine (Q-vel)</DIV>
<DIV>* Salycilates (Aspirin and compounds containing Aspirin)</DIV>
<DIV>* Other anti-inflammatory agents<BR> Pyrazolones<BR> Propionic acids (e.g., ibuprofen)<BR> Ascetic acids</DIV>
<DIV>* Aminoglvcosides (in order of degree of toxicity)<BR> Neomycin<BR> Streptomycin<BR> Kanamycin<BR> Amikacin, Gentamicin<BR> Tobramycin<BR> Netilmicin<BR> Ribostmycin, Dihydrostreptomycin</DIV>
<DIV>Other Antibiotics<BR> Ampicillin Chloraphenicol Tetracycline<BR> * Vimycin Capreomycin Minocycline<BR> Colistin Erythromycin Polymyxin B<BR> * Vancomycin Hydrocodon</DIV>
<DIV>Antineoplastics<BR> Alpha-Difluoromethylornithine DFMO) * Cis-Platin (Platinol)<BR> * Carboplatin Bleomycin Vincristine<BR> * Nitrogen Mustard * Vinblastine</DIV>
<DIV>Loop Diuretics<BR> * Ethacrynic Acid (Edecrin) * Furosemide (Lasix)<BR> * Bumetanide (Bumex) Torsemide (Dermadex)<BR> Acetazolamide Mannitol</DIV>
<DIV><BR>* = medications most likely to affect hearing or balance</DIV>
<DIV>House Ear Institute c. 1999<BR></DIV>
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