Open AccessPattern of Ototoxicity in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital
Author(s) -
Abubakar Danjuma Salisu,
Muhammad Ghazali Hasheem
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v19i3.60226
Subject(s) - ototoxicity , medicine , sensorineural hearing loss , hearing loss , diabetes mellitus , otoacoustic emission , pediatrics , audiology , intensive care medicine , chemotherapy , cisplatin , endocrinology
Ototoxicity is a preventable cause of irreversible sensorineural hearing loss. This paper aims to highlight the pattern of ototoxicity seen in a tertiary health institution.