What are ototoxic medications and what effect might it have on a baby’s hearing?
Medication taken by a mother during pregnancy can cause hearing loss. Trimethadione is used to treat seizures and can cause hearing loss if taken by the mother during pregnancy. Other medications known to cause sensorineural hearing loss include acetylsalicylic acid, aminoglycosides, neomycin, nortriptyline, quinine, streptomycin, thalidomide, vancomycin, and viomycin.
