The Overlooked Ototoxin: Workplace Solvents with Associate Prof. Adrian Fuente

Noise isn’t the only occupational threat to hearing.In this episode, Associate Professor Adrian Fuente discusses the ototoxic effects of organic solvents and other workplace chemicals, and why audiologists should be paying closer attention to this. We explore how solvents reach the cochlea via inhalation, their synergistic interaction with noise, and growing evidence of central auditory processing deficits in workers with normal audiograms.From broader frequency involvement to dichotic listening asymmetries and potential corpus callosum changes, this conversation challenges us to rethink the standard case history and hearing conservation model.A must-listen for clinicians working in occupational and adult audiology.