by Neil Bauman, Ph.D.
Jeff wrote:
I have permanent, profound unilateral deafness, dizziness and tinnitus caused by an ENT doctor who had me use Tobradex drops in my ear, while assuring me they were safe, despite my questions, and kept me on them even after I developed severe vertigo, until I became deaf.
Most ENT doctors keep trying to sweep me under the rug, while denying there’s any risk to using Tobradex in the ear. I guess I’m the kind of data that doesn’t support their practices, so they’d rather deny my existence.Do you know of any other people who have experienced deafness from topical aminoglycosides? The doctors keep telling me there’s no one else like me out there, but after studying the massive research on aminoglycosides I can’t believe I’m the only victim. My sense of total isolation is as profound as my ototoxic deafness.
I hear you Jeff. And in case it is any consolation, you are definitely not alone. Somewhere between 250,000 and 1,000,000 Americans suffer from damage to their ears from aminoglycoside antibiotics each year! Add to this number, the multitudes that receive damage to their ears from taking any of the hundreds of other ototoxic drugs that their doctors prescribe for them. This is why I wrote the book Ototoxic Drugs Exposed so people could be aware of what drugs can damage their ears and take steps to prevent a similar tragedy happening to them.