ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Comparison of Amikacin and Netromycin Ototoxicity when Administered to Immature Animals
1 Research Laboratory of Clinical and Experimental Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology,
Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
2 National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow
3 Department of Physics and Mathematics, Pediatric Faculty,
Pirogov Russian National Research University, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Yulia lshanova
ul. Ostrovityanova, d. 1, Moscow, Russia, 117997; moc.liamtoh@avonahsi
The aim of the research was the comparative analysis of ototoxicity of amikacin and netromycin after their introduction to immature animals in therapeutic doses. As a result according to the registration of distortion-product otoacoustic emission and the record of short-latency auditory brainstem response more expressed toxic action of amikacin was revealed which was reflected in more substantial increase of thresholds of the 1st peak and greater decrease of its amplitude in comparison with the group of the animals receiving netromycin. Introduction of amikacin and netromycin took the same damaging effect on the area of outer hair cells responsible for the perception of frequencies 2 and 4 kHz.
Keywords: immature rabbits, the organ of hearing, amikacin, netromycin, auditory brainstem response, distortion-product otoacoustic emission