• Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg · Nov 2007

    The protective effect of intratympanic dexamethasone on cisplatin-induced ototoxicity in guinea pigs.

    • Alper Daldal, Onur Odabasi, and Bulent Serbetcioglu.
    • Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Acipayam Goverment Hospital, Denizli, Turkey.
    • Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Nov 1; 137 (5): 747-52.

    ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of intratympanic dexamethasone injection as a protection agent against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity.Study Design And SettingThe four groups of guinea pigs were injected as follows: 1) cisplatin, 2) intratympanic dexamethasone, 3) cisplatin following intratympanic dexamethasone, and 4) cisplatin after intratympanic saline. Before and 3 days following injections, the ototoxic effect was measured with distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs).ResultsThe DPOAEs amplitudes and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) values at 1 to 6 kHz frequencies for group 1 animals after injections significantly decreased over those before injections (P < 0.05). In group 2, there were no significant differences in DPOAE amplitude and SNR values between before and after intratympanic dexamethasone injections (P > 0.05). Considering group 3, there were also no significant differences in DPOAEs amplitudes and SNR values before and after of dexamethasone and cisplatin injections (P > 0.05).ConclusionsIntratympanic dexamethasone injection did not cause any ototoxic effect; in contrast, it might have a significant protective effect after cisplatin injection.

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