Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 As my other post states both of our kiddos are HI. My DD is moderate, my son is newly diagnosed at mild (although they think he will definitely progress - 7 months ago he had a very boarderline loss). There are two possibly contributing factors 1)genetics 2)terbutaline which I was on for both. HL is NOT listed as a possible side effect but we all know that drugs are a work in progress. I know that brain development CAN BE affected by terbutaline use during pregnancy and since we " hear " with our brain I'm wondering........any one have any info - for or against? Thanks - Sara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Sara, My response is not scientific in any way, but I am involved with many triplet moms and almost all of us had terbutaline during pg. Of the 100 or so triplet families I know locally and nationally, I have run into three sets of triplets where at least one sibling has with some hearing loss (two of my girls are HI). Those are very small odds (5 kids out of 300). Maybe this med does have some affect, but the greater effect of NOT taking the med is worse (severe prematurity and issues associated with that). Edith Terbutaline As my other post states both of our kiddos are HI. My DD is moderate, my son is newly diagnosed at mild (although they think he will definitely progress - 7 months ago he had a very boarderline loss). There are two possibly contributing factors 1)genetics 2)terbutaline which I was on for both. HL is NOT listed as a possible side effect but we all know that drugs are a work in progress. I know that brain development CAN BE affected by terbutaline use during pregnancy and since we " hear " with our brain I'm wondering........any one have any info - for or against? Thanks - Sara All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Certainly any drug can causes nearly everything, BUT terbutaline is usually taken in the 2nd and 3rd trimester to prevent premature delivery. Ears are formed during the first trimester. Brain is developed throughout pregnancy. They think that prenatal hearing has a positive effect on brain development - early hearing experience. So a baby born with a hearing loss MIGHT be already behind the 8 ball brain development wise simply because there was no stimulation of the brain from sound during pregnancy. So I would think unless your child had auditory neuropathy (which is brain deafness/HOH) that the Terbutaline was unrelated. Believe me, it is the definite lesser of two evils - babies born premature are much more likely to sustain hearing loss -- like 4 in 100 rather than 3 in a 1000 in the regular newborn population. I would think that genetics is more likely. Lots of studies are going on and they ALWAYS want families with more than 1 hearing impaired member. You can get all the genetic testing done free on all of you. Terbutaline > >As my other post states both of our kiddos are HI. My DD is moderate, >my son is newly diagnosed at mild (although they think he will >definitely progress - 7 months ago he had a very boarderline loss). > >There are two possibly contributing factors >1)genetics >2)terbutaline which I was on for both. HL is NOT listed as a possible >side effect but we all know that drugs are a work in progress. I know >that brain development CAN BE affected by terbutaline use during >pregnancy and since we " hear " with our brain I'm wondering........any >one have any info - for or against? > >Thanks - Sara > > > > > > >All messages posted to this list are private and confidential. Each post is the intellectual property of the author and therefore subject to copyright restrictions. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Thanks! So far we have two differne answers although I " know " that it wasn't the culprit. I guess I'm just trying to put off having to deal with all the guilt issues that go with a genetic diagnosis (Of course I know those guilty feelings will be unfounded - be I know they will appear!) My obgyn said there is no evidence and she gave me stats of a study on 149 women. Then my audi contacted someone who is is medical school now who said absolutely it can cause deafness. But again - there HLs wouldn't be progressive if it was from the Terb. Like I said - just trying to cover all my bases and I guess putting reality off for a little bit more.! pcknott@... wrote: Certainly any drug can causes nearly everything, BUT terbutaline is usually taken in the 2nd and 3rd trimester to prevent premature delivery. Ears are formed during the first trimester. --------------------------------- Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 I thought they quit using Terb years ago, but I guess I am wrong. I looked it up in a book I have, and it IS supposedly ototoxic but only causes dizziness and vertigo in some people. Neither of those is deafness. You just never know. It's like margarine, butter, red meat, . . . some say go for it, some say they're killing us. You make the best decision for yourself and family with the info. you have and go from there. Don't feel guilty. You're surely a great person and mama! > > Thanks! So far we have two differne answers although I " know " that it > wasn't the culprit. I guess I'm just trying to put off having to deal with > all the guilt issues that go with a genetic diagnosis (Of course I know > those guilty feelings will be unfounded - be I know they will appear!) > > My obgyn said there is no evidence and she gave me stats of a study on > 149 women. > > Then my audi contacted someone who is is medical school now who said > absolutely it can cause deafness. > > But again - there HLs wouldn't be progressive if it was from the Terb. > > Like I said - just trying to cover all my bases and I guess putting > reality off for a little bit more.! > > pcknott@... wrote: > Certainly any drug can causes nearly everything, BUT terbutaline is > usually taken in the 2nd and 3rd trimester to prevent premature delivery. > Ears are formed during the first trimester. > > --------------------------------- > Love cheap thrills? Enjoy PC-to-Phone calls to 30+ countries for just > 2¢/min with Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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