Loss Of Hearing And Hiv

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pediatric hearing loss in hiv+ child

My nine year old son who has Aids and is on epivir,bactrim and zerit has a recently discovered 50 hearing loss. Other than CMV can there be another cause related to the virus or his medications? His Birth Mother did use street drugs ,particularly...

Response from John L. Sullivan, M.D.

University of Massachusetts, Medical School

I am not aware of any ototoxicity induced by antiretroviral therapy; these agents can cause neuropathy so you should check to be sure that that the hearing loss is not sensorineural; there are many causes for eye problems in HIV infected... Read more »

hearing loss from cold, prednisone and hiv

Hello and thanks for your continued help.As a result of a cold, I've had hearing loss and... Read more »

Response from Mark Holodniy, M.D., F.A.C.P., C.I.C. »

HIV & Hearing Loss

How can HIV affect hearing loss and for how long is the damage, is the HIV medication a factor in... Read more »

Response from Graeme Moyle, M.D. »

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Articles

Hearing Loss Not Associated With HIV in MACS and WIHS Cohorts

The main objective in the SPARTAC trial was to look at the impact on disease progression from two different short courses of antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiated during primary HIV infection compared to no immediate ART. Sarah Fidler from... Read more »

Bone Mineral Density Loss Accelerated in HIV-Infected Males

There's nothing like hearing the results of studies directly from those who actually conducted the research. In this interview, you'll meet one of these impressive HIV researchers and read his explanation of a study she presented at CROI 2009. ... Read more »

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration

HIV/AIDS in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Introduction Hearing Impairment The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Stereotyping Communication Between the Hearing and Hearing Impaired HIV Among the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Lack of Information Sexual Contact Substance Abuse Access Issues ... Read more »

Am I Hearing You Right?

In the first installment of this article, we saw how important communication is in accessing HIV information and services. We saw, too, that our brothers and sisters from the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities feel isolated from those of us in the... Read more »

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NBC Universal Show wants to hear your story

Posted by Anonymous, 10 Replies

My name is Ali and I am an Associate Producer for a new television show called "Home Delivery." The show will be airing this fall, and it is basically about helping people in dire need, and setting out to improve and change people's lives in major... Read more »

Fat loss in the cheeks but no HIV disease

Posted by Serge2008, 2 Replies

Hi! I'm a 41yo French heterosexual man and I live in Pennsylvania. Three years ago, I started to notice a sudden fat loss in my cheeks in a short period of time. I was worried about something serious and I had various blood test for cancer and HIV... Read more »

HIV and Memory Loss

Posted by ScotCharles, 4 Replies

I'm curious how many of you --

1. Have experienced easily forgetting things or have trouble learning new things

2. Have a hard time with math

3. Have trouble paying attention for a long period of time

4. Have trouble finding the right words to get... Read more »

Struggling with Dad's Loss & Secrets

Posted by BabuGirl, 4 Replies

My father died in June - having been in the hospital with Pneumonia since April. It was not until a few days before he died that the kids were told that he had AIDS. The stories are not clear - he knew about it for about 15 years, I think he... Read more »

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