by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. It doesn’t take much of an ototoxic antibiotic to damage your ears, and it often happens when you least expect it. Following is a professional lady’s story. She wrote: I was prescribed Augmentin and Tobradex [Tobramycin] for conjunctivitis—2 drops each eye twice a day. After the 6th dose, I suddenly developed […]
Ototoxic Drugs
Ciprofloxacin and Tinnitus
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. When you go to your doctor about a specific aliment, the last thing on your mind is that the treatment your doctor prescribes is going to totally change your lifestyle because of some ototoxic side effect–but it happens all the time. Here is one man’s story. About 6 months ago I […]
Rate Your Ear Doctor
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Some people have suggested that I keep a list of the particularly good doctors for treating various ear conditions–and a separate list for the bad ones. I like this suggestion, but I do not have the time to do this either. Furthermore, it is not my focus. Fortunately, such a service […]
Doctors, Prescription Drugs and Naming Names
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady recently took me to task for my reply in my article “Gentamicin and Balance Problems” (October 22, 2006) regarding “the article about the RN who used an antibiotic in her ear which had a hole in it and was thus severely damaged.” In that article I had quoted the […]
Telling Good Doctors from Not So Good Doctors
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. Here’s an easy way to separate the doctors who are truly trying to help you from the doctors that just run “patient mills.” It’s based on the astute observation of J. Apley who, back in 1978, wrote: Doctors who treat the symptom tend to give a prescription. Doctors who treat the […]
Are Epidurals Given During Childbirth Ototoxic?
by Neil Bauman, Ph.D. A lady asked: Have you ever heard of epidurals used during labor and delivery being ototoxic? The reason I ask is because I met a woman whose child was born deaf 6 months ago. She had received 4 different epidurals during her labor and delivery because none of them seemed to […]