Just to follow up: this should hold no matter your reason for the tinnitus (with perhaps few exceptions).
* Noise-induced: of course
* Infection: of course
* ETD: of course
* Drug induced: of course
* Head trauma: of course
Any time there is cellular damage, there is inflammation.
The better question is: is it the cellular damage, or the subsequent inflammatory response, that causes the tinnitus? I think this remains unknown. But of note: anyone taking prednisone following acoustic trauma is trying to interrupt the immune response - so you're inherently buying into the idea.
* Noise-induced: of course
* Infection: of course
* ETD: of course
* Drug induced: of course
* Head trauma: of course
Any time there is cellular damage, there is inflammation.
The better question is: is it the cellular damage, or the subsequent inflammatory response, that causes the tinnitus? I think this remains unknown. But of note: anyone taking prednisone following acoustic trauma is trying to interrupt the immune response - so you're inherently buying into the idea.