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Gentamicin Information Center: This targeted website has a wealth of useful information for Wobblers. |
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Bilateral vestibulopathy occurs when the balance portions of both inner ears are damaged. The symptoms typically include imbalance and visual disturbance. |
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Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA) helps people with vestibular disorders. |
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An animated presentation of the vestibular system. The viewer can choose between a step by step slide show or a narrated video. |
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Aminoglycosides. Since their introduction in 1944, multiple aminoglycoside preparations have become available. |
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Vestibular System: The Impact of Ototoxicity on the Vestibular System: . |
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Gentamicin. Frequently asked questions; (FAQ). |
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U.S. Social Security Administration website |
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Gentamicin Toxicity: Gentamicin toxicity is the most common single known cause of bilateral vestibulopathy |
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Oscillopsia: The video illustrating oscillopsia is courtesy of the The Chicago Dizziness and Hearing website |
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Warning Insert. Product insert - Gentamicin. |
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Harvard-MIT Program researching vestibular prostheses |
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Vestibular rehabilitation exercises that focus on gaze stability and gait stability. Gait stability includes both static and dynamic balance exercises |
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Gentamicin: Wikipedia entry. |
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Cognitive Aspects of Vestibular Disorders - a transcript of a lecture by Kenneth Erickson, M.D., at a VEDA conference held in Portland, Oregon. |
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This page provides more detail about prognosis and recovery of vestibular function from gentamicin ototoxicity. |
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National Temporal Bone, Hearing and Balance Pathology Resource Registry. An organization that promotes research on hearing and balance disorders |
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The American Auditory Society aims are to increase knowledge and understanding of hearing and balance disorders of the ear. |
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Psychological impacts - vestibular disorders |
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Rotational Chair Testing. |
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Ototoxic Medications - The purpose of this page is to list drugs well known to be toxic to the ear. It is not all-inclusive. |
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Tinnitus Association (USA) exists to cure tinnitus through the development of resources that advance tinnitus research. |
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Tai Chi exercises for balance. |
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Vestibular rehabilitation exercises to do at home. |
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More about the vestibular system with rehabilitation exercises. |
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Australian Prescriber therapeutic guidelines for gentamicin revised in 2010. |
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Balance: An explanation of the different sensory inputs the brain receives that relate to balance. |
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Aminoglycoside dosing - a pharmaceutical summary |
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Aminoglycoside Induced Ototoxicity - from Current Pharmaceutical Design |
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Erik's parents believe his health problems were caused by gentamicin and are campaigning for law changes in Massachusetts. |
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Any drug with the potential to cause toxic reactions to structures of the inner ear is considered ototoxic. |
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A compendium of information on the ototoxic potential of clinically useful drugs. 84 of the 221 page volume are available online. |
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Vancomycin Ototoxicity: Vancomycin is reported as potentiating the ototoxicity of gentamicin and the two are sometimes combined in treatment. |
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An information resource to help increase awareness of balance disorders and the available treatment options. |
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Kidney Damage: Kidney damage associated with gentamicin use. |
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Tobramycin Ototoxicity |
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Relevance
The links provided here will hopefully be of value to Wobblers who are regular users of the email support groups and first visitors to the website. Many links will be familiar to the former but may not be known by the new visitor.
Many of those who have experienced the ill effects of gentamicin have expressed the sense of relief they felt when finding that they were not alone with their symptoms. It is hoped the links here will help and also provide an opportunity to find other resources available online.
Those who have 'Wobblers' as family members and friends, or the clinicians who may also visit the site, are urged to use the links to inform themselves of the challenges a Wobbler experiences.
Web pages do change or are removed. If you find a link that no longer works please let us know through the support groups or contact Gary at Robintek. If the link is of particular and immediate interest try copying the description into Google, you may well find more recent information.