any medical experts on this site ?

HeadsUp · 09-09-2008, 10:43 AM

I have a friend who lost her hearing completely after being given Streptomycin when she was 15 years old.

She lives in a rural part of China where medical support is non existant

We want to know are there any new products or methods to correct this without going to the unaffordable route of a Cochlear implant , i have heard the CI is about $70,000 ??

She is a very intelligent educated woman but has worked shovelling coal for 10 years due to discrimination over her hearing impairment , and has no social life due to a lack of acceptance and understanding of disabilities in China so it would be nice to find a way to help.

are there any medical experts on this site ?

thankyou. Em

Bottesini · 09-09-2008, 10:50 AM

hohdougrn is who you want to speak to

jillio · 09-09-2008, 02:36 PM

I'm sure that hohdougrn will confirm that damage done from ototoxic drugs such as Streptomycin is, unfortunately, irreversible.

David · 09-09-2008, 11:35 PM

Talk to Doug. Let us know how it turns out.

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HeadsUp Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2	any medical experts on this site ? I have a friend who lost her hearing completely after being given Streptomycin when she was 15 years old. She lives in a rural part of China where medical support is non existant We want to know are there any new products or methods to correct this without going to the unaffordable route of a Cochlear implant , i have heard the CI is about $70,000 ?? She is a very intelligent educated woman but has worked shovelling coal for 10 years due to discrimination over her hearing impairment , and has no social life due to a lack of acceptance and understanding of disabilities in China so it would be nice to find a way to help. are there any medical experts on this site ? thankyou. Em

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jillio Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,197	I'm sure that hohdougrn will confirm that damage done from ototoxic drugs such as Streptomycin is, unfortunately, irreversible.

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David David Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 571	Talk to Doug. Let us know how it turns out.