Toxic vertigo

Viral bacterial infections, poisoning by drugs and chemicals, can induce dizziness. Cochlear and vestibular lesions vary according to the time of day, night, and severity. Some are dizzy, others are tinnitus and deafness. At present, drug poisoning is more common, such as antibiotics, diuretics, anticancer drugs and other lead and mercury. Among them, aminoglycoside antibiotics are the most common, such as streptomycin, neomycin, kanamycin, and The poisoning caused by oxytetracycline is the most serious poisoning with streptomycin sulfate, which accounts for about 12% of vestibular damage in China.

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