eppie Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Would ya'll happen to know if this is a side effect or should I be looking for dad to have a brain MRI? Dad has had a noticable decline in his ability to hear. I first became concerned when I noticed he wasn't talking much or participating in our conversations...esp about his favorite topics....000 and dirty jokes, sports. I have been worried for a while bout this. Any comments on the subject are welcome. Much love, EPpie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurielK Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hearing loss can be a side effect of some (only one?) chemo drugs. I don't know which one caused my loss. My hearing is better now than when I finished chemo, but not good enough. When I get around to it, I'll do something. Sounds like your dad's situation is worse than mine. My worst problem is in loud restaurants. I can't understand what the waitress is saying. Muriel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzie Q Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Eppie, you can look up the chemo drugs in the Physician's Desk Reference (PDR) online. Sorry, I don't have the link any longer. Look for ototoxicity for any of the chemo agents he's been on. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindi o'h Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Eppie, I see Dad was on both Taxol and Carboplatin. I had those drugs also. I remember that a side effect of one of them was hearing loss in some people. Dang! If there is a solution, I don't know it. Cindi o'h Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamasbabygirl Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 My mom had carbo/taxol and she had makor hearing loss, although her syptoms worsened after WBR. My mom has hearing aids that she now can't wear bc her face is too swollen from the steroids! Our poor parents!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.C. Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Eppie, Yes it id frequent with Carbo, to make it easy for him to participate in a conversation, just talk in a normal tone of voice BUT FACE HIM WHEN YOU DO, DON'T SPEAK TO HIS BACK. Do not rush with an answer to him, but say first DAD, so you get his attention, ARTICULATE your words without showing you are trying. The hearing loss make a person moody and often short of temper. Once you get him talking, show a lot of interest in what he is saying and FACE HIM when he talks. It should come back after the treatments, but still some people will always have trouble following treatments. Hugs Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamasbabygirl Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 I'll take your advice Jackie. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hi Eppie, Alan lost hearing in his left ear, but his was due to WBR. I make sure to let him know I am talking to him and I do speak more slowly. It frustrates him at times, but we work around it. Alan's will not get any better without surgery and that is not an option. I hope your Dad's will improve over time. Prayers for your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchurchi Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Hi Eppie, Alan lost hearing in his left ear, but his was due to WBR. I make sure to let him know I am talking to him and I do speak more slowly. It frustrates him at times, but we work around it. Alan's will not get any better without surgery and that is not an option. I hope your Dad's will improve over time. Prayers for your family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Wood Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Lucie has lost some hearing in one ear, but she had radiation in the area for a skull tumor, and we have attirbuted it to that. Could be that the chemo contributed also. Besides, we ARE getting older -- dang! Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eppie Posted January 23, 2006 Author Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanks everyone for the kind responses. Dad has had Carbo and Taxol and wbr. I will pass the advice I received from you kind folks along to my parents. I wanted to post something about it cuz my imagination was making me crazy last night...thinking and borrowing troubles. Much love to everyone, eppie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battleofbrooklyn Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 My mom lost some hearing -- she described it as a stuffed feeling in her ears -- after Cisplatin, which I guess is similar to Carbo. Drove her nuts at first, but she adjusted and it's slowly come back to normal. Of course, now she's got this raspy voice from radiation. She'd tale not hearing over not talking any day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethluvswill13 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Eppie, Im afraid I don't know...but I'd inform the doctor on how to address the situation. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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