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“Thousand hands Guanyin” 21 actor in the 18 position caused by drugs

The dance of the Avalokitesvara performed by the Chinese Disabled Art Troupe brought shock to people, not only because of the beauty of the dance itself, but also because all the dancers performing this dance performance are deaf and dumb actors. Most of these deaf-mute actors are deafness caused by drugs.

Liu Yan, an actor from the China Disabled People’s Art Troupe: a total of 21 actors, 12 actresses and nine actors.

Reporter: How many of them are caused by drugs?

Liu Yan, an actor from the China Disabled People’s Art Troupe: There are a total of 18 people, and 18 are all caused by drugs.

Most of the 18 deaf actor are both around the age of two, because of the deafness caused by the use of antibiotics during fever.

Jiang Xintian, an actor of the Disabled People’s Art Troupe of China: had a high fever of more than 39 degrees. At that time, her mother took it to the hospital for an injection. Allergies caused deafness.

Liu Yan, an actor from the China Disabled People’s Art Troupe: One-and-a-half years old, gentamicin causes deafness in the ear.

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In the China Children’s Rehabilitation Center, the reporter learned that more than 30% of children under the age of seven in China are deafness caused by drug side effects, and there are two main types of antibiotics for deafness.

Chen Zhensheng, deputy director of the China Children’s Rehabilitation Center: a kind of aminoguanidine antibiotics, its main representatives are streptomycin, gentamicin and small noromycin, the second major category is non-amino steroid antibiotics, on behalf of drugs is Jiemycin and erythromycin.

In fact, in addition to the more familiar antibiotics, drugs such as aspirin and diuretics can affect hearing.

Chen Zhensheng, deputy director of China Children’s Rehabilitation Center: antipyretic analgesics, salicylic acid preparations, such as antipyretic and analgesic tablets that we used to use in the past, as well as aspirin, the third category, we sometimes call it diuretics, get the heart The disease is edematous, and these drugs are used, such as urinary urinary thiophene, etc. This is a large category, in addition to this, there are some anti-tumor drugs can also appear (deafness).

When it comes to drugs that cause deafness, people think of western medicine, but experts point out that long-term use of some traditional Chinese medicines containing heavy metals can also damage the auditory nerve.

Chen Zhensheng, deputy director of the China Children’s Rehabilitation Center: Some contain mercury and contain arsenic. For example, the cinnabar we talked about in the past, these drugs contain some heavy metals. Improper use can also cause deafness.

In 1999 year, the State promulgated the “Specifications for the Clinical Use of Common Ototoxic Drugs”, and published 30 drugs that are prone to deafness. Among them, there are more than ten kinds of drugs: streptomycin, gentamicin, and card. Natamycin, small noromycin, erythromycin, chloramphenicol, vancomycin hydrochloride, aspirin, quinine, furosemide, and uric acid.

(This article is from CCTV 2006 Year of Life, the site excerpts)