Roma, They seldom miss it, but make sure to tell the docs if any tinnitis (ringing in the ears) develops. Cisplatin an a small percentage of people, can cause permanent hearing deficit and even complete loss. The ringing in the ears is an early warning sign that you are one of them, and they can switch him the carboplatin which is the fall back position for people that cisplatin does this damage in.


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