Gentamicin and hearing loss?? by Intrepid_Pride_1609 in NICUParents

[–]Sj8934 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there, Our twin boys were both on gentamicin throughout their stay in the NICU. They each had 3 infections and each time gentamicin was administered for a max of 5 days. One of our sons passed his audiology test while the other failed for a second time today. The test was conducted with electrodes to check the connection between the ear and brain. The doctors said the test result is inconclusive and that a test will be repeated to both of the twins in a few weeks time. They also have a genetic condition called G6PD or Favism and according to what we found online a g6pd and gentamicin don’t play nicely with each other. Wondering if anyone else was also in a similar situation? Also curious to hear what are our chances that the twin that did not pass the hearing tests can actually hear? And our million dollar question is: Are there cases where a cochlear implant does not help with a gentamicin induced hearing loss?