The patient has a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)infection in an abdominal surgical wound.The patient is in a private room,is receiving vancomycin (Vancocin)for the MRSA,and pain is well controlled with a morphine sulfate patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)pump,and is receiving docusate sodium (Colace)to prevent constipation.During the nurse's rounds,the patient begins complaining of ringing in the ears.Which is the most likely cause for the patient's tinnitus?

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Ototoxic medications,such as analgesics,antibiotics (such as vancomycin and aminoglycosides),or diuretics,affect hearing acuity,balance,or both,with the most common symptom being tinnitus (ringing in the ears).Surgical anesthesia,morphine,and docusate sodium do not have the side effect of ototoxicity or tinnitus.

The Patient Has a Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)infection in an Abdominal