“…Platinum-based chemotherapy drugs play an important role in the treatment of cancer at different levels and are the most cited ototoxic agents when analyzing scientific evidence, with the outer hair cells of the cochlea being the most affected structures, 11 leading to hearing loss and impairing social communication. 5 The list of ototoxic antineoplastic drugs includes vinscristine, doxorubicin, gemcitabine, cyclophosphamide, farmorubicin, oxaliplatin, 12 , 13 carboplatin, 14 , 15 and cisplatin, 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 with these drugs being generally used in combination of two to four drugs.…”