May 21, 2014
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University are collaborating to develop a device to prevent hearing loss in patients undergoing chemotherapy.
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UIC and Northwestern Univ. Collaborate on Hearing Loss Device
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University are collaborating to develop a device to prevent hearing loss in patients undergoing chemotherapy. Chemotherapy patients are often caught off-guard when they find themselves dealing with hearing loss following treatments, according to David Klodd, professor of audiology in the (University of Illinois at Chicago) UIC College of Medicine. “Some commonly used chemotherapy drugs are ototoxic...they can damage structures in the inner ear involved in hearing,” Klodd said.