Tag: #Ototoxicants
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Understanding Ototoxicants & Hearing Impairment
Ototoxicants are chemicals that could damage some parts of ears, eardrum, or the auditory canal resulting in hearing impairment alone or in combination with excessive noise (synergistic exposure). Some of these are substances of very high concerns (SVHCs) such as pharmaceuticals, certain pesticides, solvents; metals may harm the hair cells if repeated exposures could result…