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What Causes Hearing Loss And Tinnitus After Taking Streptomycin?

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Posted on Mon, 16 Nov 2015
Question: Dear Doctor, I have just cured of "drug resistant TB". Due to medication and use of
aminoglycoside injections , there is hearing loss and tinnitus too.
Kindly advise the best unani medicine for the same.
XXXX
Contact No. 0000 (XXXX - my brother)
mail id - YYYY@YYYY
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Answered by Dr. Munish Sood (59 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
symptom wise approach

Detailed Answer:
Dear
Thanks for contacting with your health concern and before starting any system of medicine do check with following guidelines

1. Since ADR (adverse drug reaction) of streptomycin is OTOTOXIC (tinnitus, giiddiness,vertigo) thus treatment and management will depend upon the existing viable auditory hair cells, thus first step is to check with an E.N.T. Specialist and Audiometry test, till then start with

. Injection Neurobion (vitamin B complex):
1 ampule I/M daily on alternate days
. Tabley Stemetil: 5 mg thrice daily.

2. You may ask for XXXXXXX Ashshifa 500 (unani medicine) for the same.

Dr. Munish Sood
Consultant & Physician
Naimittika
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What Causes Hearing Loss And Tinnitus After Taking Streptomycin?

Brief Answer: symptom wise approach Detailed Answer: Dear Thanks for contacting with your health concern and before starting any system of medicine do check with following guidelines 1. Since ADR (adverse drug reaction) of streptomycin is OTOTOXIC (tinnitus, giiddiness,vertigo) thus treatment and management will depend upon the existing viable auditory hair cells, thus first step is to check with an E.N.T. Specialist and Audiometry test, till then start with . Injection Neurobion (vitamin B complex): 1 ampule I/M daily on alternate days . Tabley Stemetil: 5 mg thrice daily. 2. You may ask for XXXXXXX Ashshifa 500 (unani medicine) for the same. Dr. Munish Sood Consultant & Physician Naimittika