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A case of profound hearing impairment following the prolonged use of framycetin ear drops

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Britt Tommerup  and
K. Møller
Britt Tommerup*
Affiliation:
Copenhagen, Denmark
K. Møller
Affiliation:
Copenhagen, Denmark
*
ENT dept, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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Abstract

A report is presented of a patient with profound hearing impairment after eleven months' treatment with framycetin ear drops. It emphasizes the risk of prolonged use of these ear drops.

Type
Clinical records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 98 , Issue 11 , November 1984 , pp. 1135 - 1138
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1984

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