The hearing loss can happen without significant signs. My husband lost enough of his hearing to be advised that he should get a hearing aid and he had no symptoms of possible hearing loss all through his treatments. Carboplatin is another chemo drug that seems to be quite frequently used. My husband had both Cisplatin and Carboplatin (later in another round to deal with his metastasis). As far as I can remember, there was no significant difference in John’s reactions to the two meds.

A Waterpik used with warm water, a bit of the mouthwash, on the lowest setting with the tongue scraper attachment cleans out the mouth and gets rid of the gunk really well. John used to say it was the best purchase we had made. I learned about it from this forum. I bought one at a reasonable price at Costco.

Starting from about Week 3, the patient will be find treatment increasingly difficult. Hang in there, I am thinking of you.


Gloria
She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails... Elizabeth Edwards

Wife to John,dx 10/2012, BOT, HPV+, T3N2MO, RAD 70 gy,Cisplatinx2 , PEG in Dec 6, 2012, dx dvt in both legs after second chemo session, Apr 03/13 NED, July 2013 met to lungs, Phase 1 immunotherapy trial Jan 18/14 to July/14. Taxol/carboplatin July/14. Esophagus re-opened Oct 14. PEG out April 8, 2015. Phase 2 trial of Selinexor April to July 2015. At peace Jan 15, 2016.