OP Contributing Member (25+ posts) Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 27 | Thanks everyone!
By high frequency hearing loss being permanent, does that mean that you are totally deaf? Is it disabling? I conduct most of my business over conference calls, etc. Is it just that you can't hear as well as you used to or make you unable to work?
Also, is it likely that the tinnitus that I'm already experiencing from just the first treatment permanent?
I read an article on About.com that says this:
"How Common Are Ototoxic Side Effects? How common are ototoxic side effects? The short answer is, "No one really knows." We apparently only see (and record) the tip of the iceberg. For extremely ototoxic drugs such as Cisplatin (used in the treatment of cancer), virtually everyone that takes this drug ends up with hearing loss. According to some researchers, not a single person escapes its ravages�100% of the people taking Cisplatin damage their ears.5 The resulting hearing loss "is usually irreversible (permanent)."8"
Here is the link:
http://deafness.about.com/gi/o.htm?zi=1/XJ&zTi=1&sdn=deafness&cdn=health&tm=55&f=10&su=p284.13.342.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.hearinglosshelp.com/articles/ototoxicupheaval.htm
I know you can't speak for my doctor, but just wondering if this is true and how serious it can be to leading a normal life.
Thanks, Gina
Female, age 35 SCC Stage IV, left oral tongue, 2.8 cm T2N2bM0, HPV+, Former Smoker Dx 12/31/12 1/23/13: Hemiglossectomy (1/3 of tongue) & SND Cancer found in 4 lymph nodes, 1 with ECE post surgery 1 tx Cisplatin, 30x iMRT (6 wks) TX ended 4/15/13 |