Assamese Physicians' Awareness of Ototoxicity

Authors

  • Writisha Bora
  • Himanshu K. Sanju
  • Vijay Kumar
  • Prasanta Borah
  • Tushar Jain

Keywords:

Ototoxicity, Doctors, Assam, Awareness

Abstract

Introduction
Previous literature has reported ill-effect of ototoxic drug on hearing and balance. Present study investigated awareness among medical doctors for the same.
Method
A total of 55-medical doctors of multiple specialties from Assam, India participated in the present study. A total of 14 questions with Likert Scale based scoring pattern were framed and validated for the present study.
Results
Outcome of the present study showed high awareness percentage about side effect ototoxic drugs was obtained, which was a satisfying outcome.

Conclusion
While low audiological referral and consultation awareness was identified as an area of concern.

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2025-01-21

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Writisha Bora, Himanshu K. Sanju, Vijay Kumar, Prasanta Borah, & Tushar Jain. (2025). Assamese Physicians’ Awareness of Ototoxicity. Otolaryngology, 10(1), 1–4. Retrieved from https://openventio.us/index.php/OOJ/article/view/2502

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025): Volume 10 Issue 1 2025

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