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Yes indeed I should've specified on alive subjects lol.

Middle ear only. The tools to test inner ear function are very limited.

Yes you are right it would. A tympanogram can confirm if there are really pressure problems. Have you had a recent audiological evaluation?

Then it doesn't work fine?

For hearing loss.

No. It may cause middle ear barotrauma if you have ET dysfunction already. If you have no issues equilibrating air pressure there is not going to be any problems.

You dropped a piece of plastic on the floor from what 2 feet high? It couldn't possible have been more than 70 db. As many others have pointed our, tinnitus is likely not the main problem here.

Is the noise wasn't a problem then you wouldn't have these ''reactions'' in the first place don't you think?

The aminoglycoside are notorious oxotoxic agents. Macrolides less so

Their compound tries to stop damage in the inner ear as it is still occuring weeks after the incident. This helps hearing function recover and lessens the symptons. AM-101 is not thought to have any effect at the CNS level, thus chronic tinnitus, which is thought to occur at this level, is...

The original post still stands. A cure is most definitely not around the corner.

The infection is far more likely to have caused the increase than the medication to cure it.

Yeah well there isn't much you can do. You can take steroids IMMEDIATELY after a hearing incident and it seems to be a hit or miss. Then there is AM-101 which is still in the clinical trial stage. You can be proactive all you want but those are realistically your only medical options.

Get an audiological evaluation.

No. Only if your tinnitus has increased as a result of aminoglycoside antibiotic ototoxicity. The use of this is extremely narrow.