Extended high-frequency ototoxicity induced by the first administration of cisplatin

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2000 Jun;122(6):828-33. doi: 10.1016/S0194-59980070009-X.

Abstract

The ototoxicity induced by cisplatin results in high-frequency hearing loss. The sound-pressure thresholds at extended high frequencies of 8 to 20 kHz were measured in 12 patients with head and neck cancer before and after the first administration of cisplatin. Ototoxicity was defined statistically by the newly introduced regression-line analysis. This analysis revealed that the threshold of 1 of the 12 patients increased evenly from 8 to 10 kHz, and the damage to the hearing system of this patient was permanent. The reasons for such a low rate of ototoxicity might be the long-term administration of low doses of cisplatin and the addition of fosfomycin.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Audiometry, Pure-Tone / methods
  • Auditory Threshold / physiology
  • Cisplatin / adverse effects*
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Hearing Loss, High-Frequency / chemically induced*
  • Hearing Loss, High-Frequency / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Severity of Illness Index

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Cisplatin