How can I be tested for gentamicin poisoning?
A healthcare provider should be able to make an early diagnosis of gentamicin poisoning based on a thorough physical examination and a careful medical history. By performing a Romberg test, (having the patient stand upright with the feet close together and the eyes closed, and the examiner pushing slightly on the shoulders to cause imbalance), and watching the patient walk; by having the patient read text while the examiner rotates the head up and down and side to side; and by testing the patient for high frequency hearing loss, the healthcare provider should be able to determine whether damage to the vestibular system has occurred. If you think you may have gentamicin poisoning, but your doctor who prescribed the gentamicin or a doctor to whom he or she referred you is blaming your symptoms on something else, or taking the position that your symptoms will eventually go away and to not worry, you probably should go for examination by a doctor not associated in any way with the doctor w
