 "Above & Beyond" Member (500+ posts)
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 718 | Hi SS,
If your brother is on Cisplatin, that is likely the cause of the ringing (or tinnitus). He will want to talk to his MO before proceeding. Cisplatin can cause permanent hearing loss and with that the tinnitus.
Margaret
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C/G: Husband, 48 (at time of dx)
Dx 5/18/07 SCC, BOT, lymph node involvement. T1N2BM0. (Stage 4a, G2/3)
Tx 6/18 - 8/3/07, IMRT x 33 Cisplatin x3 (stopped after 1st dose due to hearing issues). Weekly Erbitux started 6/27/07 completed 8/6/07.
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