Aminoglycoside Ototoxicity: A Human Temporal Bone Study

Raúl Hinojosa, Erik G. Nelson, Stephen A. Lerner, Miriam Redleaf, David Schramm

The Laryngoscope · 2001 · 44 citations · 28 references

Abstract

The study suggests that aminoglycoside antibiotics can injure spiral ganglion cells directly, as well as hair cells. Thus, the characteristic hearing loss of ototoxicity can result from degeneration of either cochlear element.

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